Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Michael Schiavo

*HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION* At a time when we need to rediscover how the idea of America can manifest itself in a practical philosophy, along comes Philip Gura's excellent American Transcendentalism to inspire us with the story of the greatest intellectual movement in our brief history. Tracing the intersecting paths of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Bronson Alcott -- and le... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Michael Schiavo

I read this book in a day and was captivated by the story of Crazy Joe Gallo and his brothers, Larry and Albert ("Kid Blast"). Gallo is truly a unique figure in the history of the Italian underworld and there are so few books out there that tell a complete story of his life. Still, while this is more a thumbnail sketch of an extremely complicated tale, Folsom goes fairly in-depth into the characters that i... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Michael Schiavo

*HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION* Dexter Filkins is a veteran reporter par excellence and The Forever War, his chronicle of the ongoing military campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the "war on terror," unreels in candid vignettes that never fail to stir and horrify with heartrending perspicacity. Destined to become a classic of war reportage, a la Michael Herr's Dispatches, this book is a must-read.