Ricks (Harper LJ starred review): 'In this instructive new book, he offers a judicious account of the equivocal inheritance left to modern Americans by their 18th-century forebears.' Frustratingly, the book feels as if it was rushed through in the midst of one.' First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned From the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. So it’s a surprise to find very little opinion in 'The Fabric of Civilization.'' Loved and Wanted: A Memoir of Choice, Children, and Womanhood by Christa Parravani (Henry Holt: Macmillan): 'It’s a crisis, not just for Parravani but for all of us. a digestible treatise on Europe’s economic and political history of the last few decades.' The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel (Basic: Hachette): 'Postrel specializes in sharp, informed commentary on broad subjects. & S.): 'To say this novel is niche would be an understatement, to call it wacky would be apropos - but much like the neighborhood it’s named for, 'Cobble Hill may delight readers of a certain age and income bracket.' Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson (Penguin): ' The book is a soulful journey that blends together biography, autobiography, philosophy, Kentucky history, the story of bourbon’s origins and an insider’s look at how the Van Winkle whiskey is made and marketed.' Kraft by Jonas Lüscher (FSG: Macmillan): '. a spare yet extraordinary novel.' Also, Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention by Ben Wilson (Doubleday: Random House): ' 'Metropolis' is a bold undertaking that makes for gripping reading…' Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar (Atria: S. The NYT reviews At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop (FSG: Macmillan): '.

a moving example of how to write about climate change, not didactically, but with the deep impact of both personal loss and literary elegance.' Also, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper (Grand Central: Hachette): 'Even when this book threatens to buckle under the weight of detail, Cooper's resolve to excavate the truth about Britton's murder will keep a reader engaged enough to want to follow this case to its unexpected conclusion.' Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Riverhead: Penguin): ' Wintering is refreshingly free of self-pitying navel-gazing and trite exhortations to buck up.' NPR reviews Particulate Matter by Felicia Luna Lemus (Akashic: Ingram): '. Want to get the latest book news delivered to your inbox each day? Sign up for our daily Book Pulse newsletter.

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