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“Grabbing the reader from the start with a brief introduction to human evolution and anthropology, author Dunn moves through the answer to these and other questions with a sure use of langu

“Command Culture is a significant work, providing an important new perspective on the ‘performance controversy.’ Anyone with an interest in that controversy will benefit from readi

“an extraordinary book of stunning black and white images of the men and boys, women and girls, who lost limbs and loved ones and managed to pick up the pieces of their lives and move on af

“Mr.

“Ms. Osborne’s research into the life—and unfortunately, the death—of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) goes well beyond the project itself.

“A key take away from this important book is the imperative to ‘know your place,’ both those places where you live, which are in flux and constantly evolving, and also those places with whi

“wonderful and intensively researched . . . a fascinating, thoroughly engaging exploration of India. . .

“Ms. Eilperin regales us with the facts with all the smoothness of a skilled storyteller. . . .

Addressing the role of urban placemaking in the context of the challenges of contemporary society, authors Robert Steuteville and Philip Langdon observe, “While the world has big issues, we should

“If he would just inject a little humor and poke a little fun at the French, Mr.

“Sportswriter Jim Murray could write about anything.”