By RACHEL DONADIO Published: November 25, 2007 To the average tourist, or even the devoted Italophile, the Italy of Roberto Saviano’s “Gomorrah” is an utterly unrecognizable place. There is no Renaissance art, no leisurely lunches or bustling piazzas, no world-class design, no achingly...

" Que ceci soit clair : je m'appelle bien Saïda Bénérafa. Jusqu'à quarante et quelques années, je n'avais jamais quitté New-Bell Douala n° 5. Je n'étais pas encore la jeune fille de cinquante ans qui passionne Belleville. Pourtant, même à cette époque, je faisais déjà la Une du téléphone arabe...

Afrikaans vuur in Parijs Loukoum woont samen met zijn 3 zusjes, zijn vader, een werkloze straatveger, en zijn (niet natuurlijke) moeder, M'am, in Belleville, een kleurrijke wijk van Parijs. Op een dag heeft M'am zoveel geld dat het hele gezin ervan op vakantie kan gaan en men reist af naar het...

- A comprehensive series designed to showcase particular features of a country. - Provides in-depth information plus maps, charts, and vivid 4-color images that enhance students' research. Grades 5-8 Social Studies - Culture: I - Explain how language, literature, the arts, architecture,...

Bob Woodward, the best investigative reporter in the country, spent six years examining the CIA using hundreds of inside sources and secret documents to paint a picture of the world's largest espionage apparatus.

Last Hurrah By SAM TANENHAUS Thanks to all, panelists and commentators alike, for your thoughtful and vivid contributions to our first Reading Room. Anything you’ve left unsaid? Fresh apercus you’re keen to share? In December we’ll return to discuss another classic, “The Education of Henry...

Against All Enemies is Richard Clarke's account of the U.S, war on terrorism that has launched a firestorm of controversy, especially his claims that the Bush administration wasn't paying proper heed to the threat from Al Qaeda before Sept. 11, 2001. Clarke has served under four presidential...

Jesus, Interrupted Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We...

Publisher Comments: With his unmatched investigative skill, Bob Woodward tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President George W. Bush and his top national security advisers, after the initial shock of the September 11 attacks, led the nation to war. Extensive quotations from the secret...

By FRANKLIN FOER Published: May 2, 2004 Society has developed a clever strategy for keeping convicted civil servants off the streets: it makes them pundits. Like Oliver North and G. Gordon Liddy, the Watergate conspirator John W. Dean served his sentence and emerged a talking head. At times, Dean...