Pauline Uchmanowicz

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Book Review: The Book of Calamities: Five Questions about Suffering and Its Meaning August 25, 2008

Peter Trachentenberg assess human suffering in relation to circumstance, endurance, justice, God, and obligation in The Book of Calamities.

Washington: The Making of the American Capital May 28, 2008

Bordewich tells the seldom-told tale of the city’s ultimate birth on the banks of the Potomac.

Book Review: Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt December 21, 2007

One of only four Vanderbilt biographies to date, Renehan’s book prominently features the Hudson River and surrounding environs, from which Vanderbilt launched his remarkable career.

Food and Function June 21, 2007

Local 111’s chef, David Wurth, uses the bistro’s close proximity to regional farmland to create new, rustic American cuisine that emphasizes local organic and grass-fed ingredients.

Book Reviews: Varieties of Disturbance June 20, 2007

Largely devoid of setting, definitive narrative structure, character development, and other familiar conventions, these 57 stories defy easy categorization.