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Books--Reviews

Displaying 101 - 150 of 410
Title Date Summary
101 "Grace": poignant reflection on life, times
Hayworth--Bret
Northern Iowan 91:37, p.13
2/10/1995 A review of the book "Days of Grace" by Arthur Ashe.
102 A look at the controversy
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Edition 3:3, p.10
2/1/1995 Review of "The Bell Curve".
103 Fantasy anthology "Realms of Infamy" sparks imagination with tales of giants, thieves, murderers
Malek--Jeremy
Northern Iowan 91:32, p.7
1/24/1995 A review of the book " Realms of Infamy."
104 "Vietnam: Perspectives and Performance"
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Edition 2:28, p.11
11/16/1994 Review of local production.
105 Light on jargon, heavy on emotion
Thompson--Ryan
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
Herndon--Abby
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'
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Edition 2:21, p.8
9/28/1994 Review of Ken Lyftogt's Highway 13.
108 Anarchy, self-liberation rule in 'T. A. Z.'
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Edition 2:20, p.11
9/21/1994 Review of Hakim Bey's "T. A. Z".
109 Feminist fairy tales and more
Herndon--Abby
Northern Iowan 91:5, p.13
9/9/1994 Review of James Finn Garner's book "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories".
110 Mr. Peabody set the wayback machine
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Edition 2:18, p.13
9/7/1994 Review and essay on Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test".
111 'He was such a nice, clean, quiet boy'
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Edition 2:16, p.7
8/24/1994 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
Nodurft--Brian
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"
Etzen--Jason
Northern Iowan 89:64, p.8
7/23/1993 Review of Charles Sifford's autobiography 'Just Let Me Play'.
114 Fiction Review: Bottoms Up, Jeff Putnam
Miller--Christy
Northern Iowan 89:61, p.7
7/2/1993 Review of book 'Bottoms Up' by Jeff Putnam.
115 NI book review: "Drive"
Etzen--Jason
Northern Iowan 89:61, p.7
7/2/1993 Review of Larry Bird's autobiography 'Drive'.
116 Guidebook for the peripatetic Euro-drunkliographer
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:51, p.7
4/9/1993 Review of book 'Let's Blow through Europe' by Thomas Neenan and Greg Hancock.
117 Mostly Harmless
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:48, p.9
3/30/1993 Review of book "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams.
118 Iowa stories track a fading way
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:45, p.8
3/9/1993 Review of "Voices from the Land".
119 The beauty of truth
Nodurft--Diane M. (Class of 1994)
Northern Iowan 89:33, p.6
1/26/1993 A review of the book "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt.
120 Gunfire stories
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:31, p.7
1/19/1993 A review of the book "Songs of my Hunter Heart" by Robert C. Gish.
121 Buffet's voice zany, meandering
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:27, p.9
12/4/1992 A review of the book "Where is Joe Merchant" by Jimmy Buffet.
122 "What it takes" cuts to core of campaigning
Wilkinson--William J. (Class of 1995)
Northern Iowan 89:9, p.11
9/29/1992 Review of Richard Ben Cramer's new book.
123 "Shampoo Planet" christens the "Global Teen"
Bresland--John (Class of 1994)
Northern Iowan 89:7, p.9
9/22/1992 Review of Douglas Coupland's "Shampoo Planet".
124 The Bridges of Madison County
Bresland--John (Class of 1994)
Northern Iowan 89:2, p.10
9/1/1992 Review of first Waller novel.
125 Burn this
Tope--Chris
Northern Iowan 87:44, p.14
3/8/1991 A review of the book 'Burn This' by Landford Wilson.
126 "David's Story" explains the Vietnam drug front
Tope--Chris
Northern Iowan 87:38, p.11
2/15/1991
127 Simple, everyday life takes on new meaning; "All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten"
Tope--Chris
Northern Iowan 87:34, p.10
2/1/1991 Review of book, "All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten", by Robert Fulghum.
128 Book review
Tope--Chris
Northern Iowan 87:30, p.9
1/18/1991 A review of the book "Veteran's Day: A Combat Odyssey" by Rod Kane.
129 The purgatory between high school and work: College
Korschot--Adrienne
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
Granger--Brian
Northern Iowan 86:26, p.9
12/5/1989 Review of the book.
131 Bookshelf
Robinson--James B. (Philosophy and Religion Facult
Northern Iowa Today 73:1, p.28
7/1/1989 Review of Allan Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind".
132 Satanic Verses to hit campus
Putze--Aaron A. (Class of 1993)
Northern Iowan 85:42, p.4
3/3/1989 Library will acquire copy; a look at the controversy surrounding the book.
133 Book says pop culture damages education
Danielson--Denise
Northern Iowan 84:27, p.1
12/4/1987 Professors react to Allen Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind".
134 Music Review
Riley--Tim
Northern Iowan 83:37, p.15
2/13/1987 Reviews of some books written about rock and roll music.
135 Wambaugh's new novel
Simcox--Laura (Laurie)
Northern Iowan 81:30, p.8
1/29/1985 Review of Joseph Wambaugh's novel "Lines and Shadows".
136 Book depicts nuclear war
Bond--Mark R. (Class of 1992)
Northern Iowan 81:29, p.3
1/25/1985 Offers opinions about Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth.
137 New help for dorm room cooks
Bingham--Elizabeth (Class of 1915)
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
11/2/1984 A review of the book "Season of Spoils".
139 Meditations in green: Fact disguised as fiction?
Ketels--Denton
Northern Iowan 80:31, p.8
1/27/1984 Ketels reviews the novel "Meditations in Green," by Stephen Wright.
140 'Out of this World' book
Cashman--Teresa K. (Class of 1986)
Northern Iowan 80:4, p.18
9/9/1983 Review of the book "Life, the Universe, and Everything."
141 That's "The Breaks"
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:49, p.8
4/15/1983 Review of the book "The Breaks".
142 "Warlock:" unsuccessful detective -spy experiment
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:48, p.12
4/12/1983 Review of the book "Warlock".
143 "Dad" focuses on families - without sentimentality
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:46, p.8
4/5/1983 Review of the book, "Dad".
144 "Reinharts Women" are some unusual "characters"
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:44, p.14
3/29/1983 Review of the book, "Reinhart's Women".
145 A diagnosis of rape
Finder--Sally (Student--1983)
Northern Iowan 79:43, p.12
3/25/1983 Review of the book, "Take a Chance on Me".
146 Kundera's Book of Laughter develops memorable themes
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:43, p.12
3/25/1983 Review of "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting".
147 In the Belly of the Beast is an account of solitary confinement
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:26, p.13
12/10/1982 Book review.
148 Appreciative evaluatory volume of "Vonnegut"
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:24, p.15
12/3/1982 Review of Professor Klinkowitz's book on Kurt Vonnegut.
149 Sixty Stories of winning wit
Goff--Blaine
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
Goff--Blaine
Northern Iowan 79:18, p.12
11/5/1982 Review of the book "Legends of the Fall" written by Jim Harrison.

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