April 5, 2019 7:27 AM PT Share Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URLCopied! Print 1 Entertainment & Arts Book reviews: Going ‘off the grid’ — what it means and what it takes and why Eight books about moving away from the city and living without power, running water, cars and in some cases, companionship. July 18, 2010 2 Entertainment & Arts Book review: ‘Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food’ by Paul Greenberg A serious study, written with wit, of such matters as the tension between the need to feed our world and to preserve it. July 18, 2010 3 Entertainment & Arts Book review: ‘What Is Left the Daughter’ by Howard Norman In his 10th book, the author ponders death, survival, legacy and the power of forgiveness. July 18, 2010 4 Entertainment & Arts Jack and Allen, in their own words An assemblage of about 200 letters between Beat men Ginsberg and Kerouac offers insight into their friendship, their souls and their writing. July 18, 2010 5 Entertainment & Arts Book review: ‘The Thieves of Manhattan’ by Adam Langer Novelist Adam Langer skewers the publishing trade — and some of its recent trends — while digging toward something deeper. July 18, 2010 6 Entertainment & Arts Book review: ‘Meeks’ by Julia Holmes The chief protagonist of this debut novel is a meek man in an allegorical place where decisive action is called for. Imagine a Kafka-esque hero in a fin de siècle reality show. July 18, 2010 7 Entertainment & Arts Discoveries: ‘The Lakotas and the Black Hills’ Also: ‘Murder in the High Himalaya,’ ‘Surviving the Dragon’ July 18, 2010 8 Entertainment & Arts Word Play: Polly Shulman’s fairy tales meet true life In ‘The Grimm Legacy,’ magical objects reside in a lending library in New York City. July 18, 2010
