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Roberta Smith, "Precious Works From a Perilous Land," NYT, 25 June, reviews "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures From the National Museum, Kabul," an exhibit now showing at Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alexander F. Remington, "A Silent Killer," Washington Post, 28 June, reviews Stephan Talty's The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army.

Maira Kalman, "Time Wastes Too Fast," NYT, 25 June, on her visit to Monticello, is from her current series for the Times, "And the Pursuit of Happiness." Penguin published her first series, "The Principles of Uncertainty."

Charles Postel, "Bursting into the Modern Age," Washington Post, 28 June, reviews Jackson Lears's Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920.

Jonathan Yardley, "A Hero for Hard Times," Washington Post, 28 June, reviews Elliott Gorn's Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One.

Posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 12:06 AM | Comments (0) | Return

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