New & Notable Nonfiction: February 2012

by Katherine Boo

The best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition. Full review >

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by Shimon Edelman

An elegant tour de force that combines neuropsychology with liberal references to Shakespeare and Homer. Full review >

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by Arthur Goldwag

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by Robert Kanigel

A mesmerizing interplay of lives and socio-historical contexts. Full review >

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by Francis Spufford

A highly creative, illuminating, genre-resisting history. Full review >

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by Andrew Preston

A frank, exhaustive, marvelously readable study. Full review >

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edited by John Brockman

A winning combination of good writers, good science and serious broader concerns. Full review >

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by Mikey Walsh

A poignant memoir that bears comparison to the bestselling Running With Scissors—but better written and far darker. Full review >

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by Tim Weiner

A sober, monumental and unflinchingly critical account of a problematic institution. Full review >

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by Tracie McMillan

Attentive foodies may already know much of the information, but on the whole, McMillan provides an eye-opening account of... Full review >

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by William J. Broad

A fascinating, persuasive case for demythologizing yoga and recognizing its true value to mind and body. Full review >

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by Jim Yardley

An expert journalist compresses the culture class of nations into one palatable sports season. Full review >

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