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May 16, 2005
The Coast of Akron

Beneath the bright cocktail patter of 'Akron,' there is not only the whiff of smugness that often accompanies the irreproachably hip, but also a critical remoteness.

April 21, 2003
Descent of Man

James Frey’s barroom machismo is the key to a swaggering recovery in his new memoir of addiction.

October 30, 2000
By Midas Touched

Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis
By Nicholas Gage; 424 pages; Alfred A. Knopf; $26.95.
America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
By Sarah Bradford; 500 pages; Viking; $29.95.

March 31, 2003
Pulling the Plug

From the wilderness (the Adirondacks) comes a voice (Bill McKibben’s Enough) telling us that the end is near unless we repent (technologically). Scientists aren’t likely to listen.

August 30, 1999
Townmouse

Disney's controlled experiment in small-town life is both a little Utopia and a breed of fascism. But mostly, there's not enough there there.

March 22, 1999
"The Handyman"
July 12, 2004
Famous Ames

Jonathan Ames hopes to parlay his quirky downtown charisma into cold, hard cash. But can a mid-list mensch make the cultural leap?

April 12, 1999
Immaculate Confection

"East of the Mountains," David Guterson's follow-up to "Snow Falling on Cedars," is polished, heartwarming, civic-minded -- and devoid of mystery.

February 28, 2005
In the Belly of the Mouse

Recasting the business biography as a study in self-sabotage.

September 27, 1999
Goodfella

Frank McCourt's latest is another virtuoso display of charm and sheer likeability. But the suspicion arises: Is he really a misanthrope?

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