Nonfiction

“. . . the kind of compelling narrative that all historians should emulate.”

Evaluating the literary merit of a new project produced by a beloved comedienne can be tricky as the skill of the author may not match the level of goodwill enjoyed by the entertainer.

“. . . sad, funny, and occasionally impressive.”

“. . . guarantees equal degrees of enjoyment, enlightenment, and giggling nostalgia.”

“. . . an intellectual tapestry that is both a page-turner and an education.”

“. . . provides enough information for Clock Tickers out there to decide whether this is an empowering way to go.”

“. . . we must today fear that the medicalization of ordinary life has something to do with our having excessively medicalized mental disorders.”

This entertaining and well-structured book is an ethnography of the New Domesticity movement which the author sees as sweeping America.

When Raymond Sokolov took on the daunting task of replacing the legendary food editor Craig Claiborne who retired from the New York Times in 1971, he was head of a four-person department t

“Bravo, Dr. Farmer, for saying what most clinicians are loathe to admit.”

“an overindulgent act of naval gazing.”