http://dir.salon.com/topics/salon_books/?source=rss&aim=salon_books en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST By Eryn Loeb Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/22/abortion_doctor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/22/abortion_doctor/index.html?source=rss Susan Wicklund has received death threats and worn a bulletproof vest to work. But what really scares her, she writes in "This Common Secret," is the war on reproductive rights. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/feature/2008/08/21/speculation_nation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/feature/2008/08/21/speculation_nation/index.html?source=rss "Irrational Exuberance" author Robert Shiller predicted both the dot-com bust and the housing market collapse -- and now his new book offers fixes for America's bubble mentality. By Logan Scherer Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/07/30/chick_lit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/07/30/chick_lit/index.html?source=rss Why are publishers slapping chick-lit-style covers on books written by women, whether they fit the genre or not? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/feature/2008/07/29/obamanomics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/feature/2008/07/29/obamanomics/index.html?source=rss Global warming, recession, war, healthcare, the energy crisis: A new book argues that Barack Obama has an answer for everything. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/01/farewell_my_subaru/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/01/farewell_my_subaru/index.html?source=rss "Farewell, My Subaru" is a low-carbon "Odyssey," dripping with wry humor and fast food grease biofuel. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/14/kevin_phillips_bad_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/14/kevin_phillips_bad_money/index.html?source=rss Kevin Phillips' newest excoriation of the state of the union, "Bad Money," is the right book for the right time. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/19/true_enough_excerpt_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/19/true_enough_excerpt_3/index.html?source=rss Americans' first source in news is overrun by marketing videos. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.html?source=rss On hot-button issues -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide -- we're quick to see bias in even the most objective news. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/17/true_enough_excerpt_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/03/17/true_enough_excerpt_one/index.html?source=rss Why do 9/11 deniers see an alternative story in pictures of the attacks? Because we all interpret images according to our biases. By King Kaufman Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/01/25/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/01/25/friday/index.html?source=rss Deadspin editor Will Leitch's new book gives a foam middle finger to ESPN and other sporting powers that be. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/11/29/robot_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/11/29/robot_love/index.html?source=rss Is that a hard drive in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? By Ben Van Heuvelen Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/07/sunstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/07/sunstein/index.html?source=rss Legal sage Cass Sunstein says democracy is the first casualty of political discourse in the digital age. By Thomas Rogers and Matthew Fishbane Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss Who will survive "The Deathly Hallows"? Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Steve Almond -- and Stephen Amidon's children -- join Salon staff and place their bets. By Robert Marshall Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/12/castaneda/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/12/castaneda/index.html?source=rss The godfather of the New Age led a secretive group of devoted followers in the last decade of his life. His closest "witches" remain missing, and former insiders, offering new details, believe the women took their own lives. By Steve Paulson Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/30/armstrong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/30/armstrong/index.html?source=rss Historian and former nun Karen Armstrong says the afterlife is a "red herring," hating religion is a pathology and that many Westerners cling to infantile ideas of God. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss By Adrienne Crew Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2003/06/27/black_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2003/06/27/black_geeks/index.html?source=rss Growing up, all the kids -- black and white -- exiled me for being an obsessive reader. This year, I finally found three books that capture the black nerd experience. By the Associated Press Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2002/08/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/08/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2002/04/22/recs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/04/22/recs/index.html?source=rss Stylish new Wodehouse editions and more of our favorite books. By Allen Barra Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2002/03/14/didonato/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/03/14/didonato/index.html?source=rss The long-lost novel that inspired Jimmy Breslin to write "The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez." By Gary Kamiya Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2001/04/07/mcveigh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2001/04/07/mcveigh/index.html?source=rss He was prepared to shed blood to defend liberty. What separates American terrorist Timothy McVeigh from thousands of other gun-worshiping zealots? By Charles Taylor Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2000/09/01/arrogance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2000/09/01/arrogance/index.html?source=rss Forget the sketchy allegations of wife-beating. Anthony Summers' new book makes clear that Richard Nixon's real crimes were against his country.