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Kirkus reviews MONDRIAN by Nicholas Fox Weber: “Passionately rendered and richly detailed”
“Written with a scholarly precision that revels in the nuances of Mondrian’s remarkable life and work, Weber’s book offers an immersive, if lengthy, biographical experience for lovers of both art history and modernism.”
Mark Stevens says in MONDRIAN by Nicholas Fox Weber “this monk can dance”
“In Mondrian, the monk of modernism finally gets the flesh-and-blood portrait he deserves.”
Kirkus reviews FACING SUICIDE by James Barrat: “An important, well-considered contribution to a critical topic”
“Some of the material here is inspiring, some takes excursions into darkness, but Barrat tackles both aspects of his subject with empathy and intelligence, relating human stories that need to be told. An important, well-considered contribution to a critical topic.”
John Banville calls MONDRIAN by Nicholas Fox Weber “fastidiously passionate”
“Nicholas Fox Weber’s biography of Piet Mondrian is as fastidiously passionate as his subject’s paintings. How wonderful it is to read of Mondrian’s gaiety and zest.”
Clancy Martin calls FACING SUICIDE by James Barrat “brilliant and important”
“It will be the indispensable handbook on the subject of suicide in the 21st century. And it will save lives”
Booklist Gives a Starred Review to OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler
“Hessler shares the words of his students—variously curious, skeptical, tired, and wise—in what is, at heart, a meditation on teaching and learning from one’s students.”
In its starred review, Publishers Weekly calls OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler: “… an enthralling take on China’s remarkable progress and its downside”
“…an expansive panorama of China, from poignant descriptions of the depopulation of the Fuling countryside brought about by China’s rapid industrialization to the grim worldview promulgated at his daughters’ school.”
Pamela Druckerman calls OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler “wryly observed, deeply empathetic”
“This is journalism at its most humane, and (especially for those of us who aren’t Sinologists) a perfect primer on what China is really like.”
Philip Gourevitch calls OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler “fascinating and engrossing”
“…an extraordinary work of foreign correspondence and memoir, drawn from a quarter century of direct and intimate observation.”
James Fallows praises OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler
“The hardest and most important challenge in writing about China is conveying the vivid individuality of the people who make it up. Peter Hessler does this wonderfully again.”
Kirkus reviews OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler: “…a valuable light on the reality of life in today’s China”
“Beyond the headlines of strategic rivalry and military confrontation with China are countless stories of real people trying to live in a complex country …he tells their stories with empathy and affection.”
The Daily Telegraph (UK) gives four stars to THE LAST YAKUZA by Jake Adelstein
“…one still comes away from The Last Yakuza finding its subject not just sympathetic, but even lovable.”
Publishers Weekly Calls THE LAST YAKUZA by Jake Adelstein “painstakingly reported and paced like a thriller”
“Painstakingly reported and paced like a thriller, this is a must-read for anyone interested in organized crime.”
Juliet Schor Praises OWN THIS! by R. Trebor Scholz
“…the essential, brilliant, accessible guide to this rapidly growing movement. If you are interested in work, technology, climate or the future of humanity-read this book.”
Rob Verchick Selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute 2023-2024 Fellow
On May 5th, Rob Verchick was named a member of Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s 2023–2024 class of fellows, a cohort whose projects contend with the urgent, the beautiful, and the vast: from reckoning with the challenges of climate change to creating digital models of iconic Italian violins to detecting distant galaxies.
Financial Times Reviews THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick
“His book tackles one of the most fraught climate policy questions: what should be done to adapt to a world facing growing evidence of climate stress?”
John M. Barry praises THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick as a “tour and a tour-de-force on the subject”
“Rob Verchick has given us both a tour of and a tour de force on the subject. Ranging from comparative anatomy to anthropology, history, philosophy, engineering, and politics, this is a fascinating, provocative—and important—book.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse praises THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick “a smart roadmap for planning for the future on a changing planet.”
“Rob Verchick has created a smart roadmap for planning for the future on a changing planet.”
Po Bronson praises THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick
“…a very important addition to the canon of climate literature—thinking ahead even further out, investigating the colossal mess…”
Michael Hardt praises THE NEW POWER ELITE by Heather Gautney a “worthy successor to Mills’ classic polemic”
“This worthy successor to Mills’ classic polemic reveals the enormous obstacles that face any project for democracy and equality in the US.”
Kirkus reviews MONDRIAN by Nicholas Fox Weber: “Passionately rendered and richly detailed”
“Written with a scholarly precision that revels in the nuances of Mondrian’s remarkable life and work, Weber’s book offers an immersive, if lengthy, biographical experience for lovers of both art history and modernism.”
Mark Stevens says in MONDRIAN by Nicholas Fox Weber “this monk can dance”
“In Mondrian, the monk of modernism finally gets the flesh-and-blood portrait he deserves.”
Kirkus reviews FACING SUICIDE by James Barrat: “An important, well-considered contribution to a critical topic”
“Some of the material here is inspiring, some takes excursions into darkness, but Barrat tackles both aspects of his subject with empathy and intelligence, relating human stories that need to be told. An important, well-considered contribution to a critical topic.”
John Banville calls MONDRIAN by Nicholas Fox Weber “fastidiously passionate”
“Nicholas Fox Weber’s biography of Piet Mondrian is as fastidiously passionate as his subject’s paintings. How wonderful it is to read of Mondrian’s gaiety and zest.”
Clancy Martin calls FACING SUICIDE by James Barrat “brilliant and important”
“It will be the indispensable handbook on the subject of suicide in the 21st century. And it will save lives”
Booklist Gives a Starred Review to OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler
“Hessler shares the words of his students—variously curious, skeptical, tired, and wise—in what is, at heart, a meditation on teaching and learning from one’s students.”
In its starred review, Publishers Weekly calls OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler: “… an enthralling take on China’s remarkable progress and its downside”
“…an expansive panorama of China, from poignant descriptions of the depopulation of the Fuling countryside brought about by China’s rapid industrialization to the grim worldview promulgated at his daughters’ school.”
Pamela Druckerman calls OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler “wryly observed, deeply empathetic”
“This is journalism at its most humane, and (especially for those of us who aren’t Sinologists) a perfect primer on what China is really like.”
Philip Gourevitch calls OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler “fascinating and engrossing”
“…an extraordinary work of foreign correspondence and memoir, drawn from a quarter century of direct and intimate observation.”
James Fallows praises OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler
“The hardest and most important challenge in writing about China is conveying the vivid individuality of the people who make it up. Peter Hessler does this wonderfully again.”
Kirkus reviews OTHER RIVERS by Peter Hessler: “…a valuable light on the reality of life in today’s China”
“Beyond the headlines of strategic rivalry and military confrontation with China are countless stories of real people trying to live in a complex country …he tells their stories with empathy and affection.”
The Daily Telegraph (UK) gives four stars to THE LAST YAKUZA by Jake Adelstein
“…one still comes away from The Last Yakuza finding its subject not just sympathetic, but even lovable.”
Publishers Weekly Calls THE LAST YAKUZA by Jake Adelstein “painstakingly reported and paced like a thriller”
“Painstakingly reported and paced like a thriller, this is a must-read for anyone interested in organized crime.”
Juliet Schor Praises OWN THIS! by R. Trebor Scholz
“…the essential, brilliant, accessible guide to this rapidly growing movement. If you are interested in work, technology, climate or the future of humanity-read this book.”
Rob Verchick Selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute 2023-2024 Fellow
On May 5th, Rob Verchick was named a member of Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s 2023–2024 class of fellows, a cohort whose projects contend with the urgent, the beautiful, and the vast: from reckoning with the challenges of climate change to creating digital models of iconic Italian violins to detecting distant galaxies.
Financial Times Reviews THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick
“His book tackles one of the most fraught climate policy questions: what should be done to adapt to a world facing growing evidence of climate stress?”
John M. Barry praises THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick as a “tour and a tour-de-force on the subject”
“Rob Verchick has given us both a tour of and a tour de force on the subject. Ranging from comparative anatomy to anthropology, history, philosophy, engineering, and politics, this is a fascinating, provocative—and important—book.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse praises THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick “a smart roadmap for planning for the future on a changing planet.”
“Rob Verchick has created a smart roadmap for planning for the future on a changing planet.”
Po Bronson praises THE OCTOPUS IN THE PARKING GARAGE by Rob Verchick
“…a very important addition to the canon of climate literature—thinking ahead even further out, investigating the colossal mess…”
Michael Hardt praises THE NEW POWER ELITE by Heather Gautney a “worthy successor to Mills’ classic polemic”
“This worthy successor to Mills’ classic polemic reveals the enormous obstacles that face any project for democracy and equality in the US.”