Books--Reviews

Displaying 101 - 150 of 410 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
101	"Grace": poignant reflection on life, times Northern Iowan 91:37, p.13	02/10/1995	A review of the book "Days of Grace" by Arthur Ashe.
102	A look at the controversy Northern Edition 3:3, p.10	02/01/1995	Review of "The Bell Curve".
103	Fantasy anthology "Realms of Infamy" sparks imagination with tales of giants, thieves, murderers Northern Iowan 91:32, p.7	01/24/1995	A review of the book " Realms of Infamy."
104	"Vietnam: Perspectives and Performance" Northern Edition 2:28, p.11	11/16/1994	Review of local production.
105	Light on jargon, heavy on emotion Northern Iowan 91:15, p.10	10/14/1994	Review of Tom Clancy's "Without Remorse".
106	'War of comics' sets three television funnymen on quests for bestsellers Northern Iowan 91:14, p.10	10/11/1994	Review of Jerry Seinfeld's Sein Language, Paul Reiser's Couplehood, and Tim Allen's Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man.
107	A psychedelic journey on 'Highway 13' Northern Edition 2:21, p.8	09/28/1994	Review of Ken Lyftogt's Highway 13.
108	Anarchy, self-liberation rule in 'T. A. Z.' Northern Edition 2:20, p.11	09/21/1994	Review of Hakim Bey's "T. A. Z".
109	Feminist fairy tales and more Northern Iowan 91:5, p.13	09/09/1994	Review of James Finn Garner's book "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories".
110	Mr. Peabody set the wayback machine Northern Edition 2:18, p.13	09/07/1994	Review and essay on Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test".
111	'He was such a nice, clean, quiet boy' Northern Edition 2:16, p.7	08/24/1994	Review of Larry Stover's book, Pluto, Animal Lover
112	"Waltz" lacks music of "Bridges"; Waller's second effort crosses the fine line into sentimental triteness Northern Iowan 90:22, p.12	11/21/1993	A review of the book "Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend" by Robert Waller.
113	Charles Sifford: "Just Let Me Play" Northern Iowan 89:64, p.8	07/23/1993	Review of Charles Sifford's autobiography 'Just Let Me Play'.
114	NI book review: "Drive" Northern Iowan 89:61, p.7	07/02/1993	Review of Larry Bird's autobiography 'Drive'.
115	Fiction Review: Bottoms Up, Jeff Putnam Northern Iowan 89:61, p.7	07/02/1993	Review of book 'Bottoms Up' by Jeff Putnam.
116	Guidebook for the peripatetic Euro-drunkliographer Northern Iowan 89:51, p.7	04/09/1993	Review of book 'Let's Blow through Europe' by Thomas Neenan and Greg Hancock.
117	Mostly Harmless Northern Iowan 89:48, p.9	03/30/1993	Review of book "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams.
118	Iowa stories track a fading way Northern Iowan 89:45, p.8	03/09/1993	Review of "Voices from the Land".
119	The beauty of truth Northern Iowan 89:33, p.6	01/26/1993	A review of the book "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt.
120	Gunfire stories Northern Iowan 89:31, p.7	01/19/1993	A review of the book "Songs of my Hunter Heart" by Robert C. Gish.
121	Buffet's voice zany, meandering Northern Iowan 89:27, p.9	12/04/1992	A review of the book "Where is Joe Merchant" by Jimmy Buffet.
122	"What it takes" cuts to core of campaigning Northern Iowan 89:9, p.11	09/29/1992	Review of Richard Ben Cramer's new book.
123	"Shampoo Planet" christens the "Global Teen" Northern Iowan 89:7, p.9	09/22/1992	Review of Douglas Coupland's "Shampoo Planet".
124	The Bridges of Madison County Northern Iowan 89:2, p.10	09/01/1992	Review of first Waller novel.
125	Burn this Northern Iowan 87:44, p.14	03/08/1991	A review of the book 'Burn This' by Landford Wilson.
126	"David's Story" explains the Vietnam drug front Northern Iowan 87:38, p.11	02/15/1991
127	Simple, everyday life takes on new meaning; "All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten" Northern Iowan 87:34, p.10	02/01/1991	Review of book, "All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten", by Robert Fulghum.
128	Book review Northern Iowan 87:30, p.9	01/18/1991	A review of the book "Veteran's Day: A Combat Odyssey" by Rod Kane.
129	The purgatory between high school and work: College Northern Iowan 87:17, p.11	10/30/1990	Review of book "The Unofficial College Dictionary" in which students define terms such as jock, cheerleader, and college.
130	Long road to freedom: Russia and Glasnost Northern Iowan 86:26, p.9	12/05/1989	Review of the book.
131	Bookshelf Northern Iowa Today 73:1, p.28	07/01/1989	Review of Allan Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind".
132	Satanic Verses to hit campus Northern Iowan 85:42, p.4	03/03/1989	Library will acquire copy; a look at the controversy surrounding the book.
133	Book says pop culture damages education Northern Iowan 84:27, p.1	12/04/1987	Professors react to Allen Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind".
134	Music Review Northern Iowan 83:37, p.15	02/13/1987	Reviews of some books written about rock and roll music.
135	Wambaugh's new novel Northern Iowan 81:30, p.8	01/29/1985	Review of Joseph Wambaugh's novel "Lines and Shadows".
136	Book depicts nuclear war Northern Iowan 81:29, p.3	01/25/1985	Offers opinions about Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth.
137	New help for dorm room cooks Northern Iowan 81:26, p.15	12/11/1984	A cookbook for the non-kitchen cook is offered as an alternative; book is entitled "The On-Campus Cookbook".
138	Environmental book reviewed Northern Iowan 81:17, p.14	11/02/1984	A review of the book "Season of Spoils".
139	Meditations in green: Fact disguised as fiction? Northern Iowan 80:31, p.8	01/27/1984	Ketels reviews the novel "Meditations in Green," by Stephen Wright.
140	'Out of this World' book Northern Iowan 80:4, p.18	09/09/1983	Review of the book "Life, the Universe, and Everything."
141	That's "The Breaks" Northern Iowan 79:49, p.8	04/15/1983	Review of the book "The Breaks".
142	"Warlock:" unsuccessful detective -spy experiment Northern Iowan 79:48, p.12	04/12/1983	Review of the book "Warlock".
143	"Dad" focuses on families - without sentimentality Northern Iowan 79:46, p.8	04/05/1983	Review of the book, "Dad".
144	"Reinharts Women" are some unusual "characters" Northern Iowan 79:44, p.14	03/29/1983	Review of the book, "Reinhart's Women".
145	A diagnosis of rape Northern Iowan 79:43, p.12	03/25/1983	Review of the book, "Take a Chance on Me".
146	Kundera's Book of Laughter develops memorable themes Northern Iowan 79:43, p.12	03/25/1983	Review of "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting".
147	In the Belly of the Beast is an account of solitary confinement Northern Iowan 79:26, p.13	12/10/1982	Book review.
148	Appreciative evaluatory volume of "Vonnegut" Northern Iowan 79:24, p.15	12/03/1982	Review of Professor Klinkowitz's book on Kurt Vonnegut.
149	Sixty Stories of winning wit Northern Iowan 79:21, p.11	11/16/1982	Review of Donald Barthelme's book 'Sixty Short Stories'.
150	"Legends of the Fall" is a compelling trilogy Northern Iowan 79:18, p.12	11/05/1982	Review of the book "Legends of the Fall" written by Jim Harrison.