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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A certain sort of British memoir takes education as its queasy, pivotal center. The narrators of these books — among them Robert ...

A record of multiple conflicts—from the Spanish Civil War to Vietnam and beyond—with characteristic unflinching attention and sympathy. As Gellhorn put it: "I gave up trying to think or judge, and ...

"Almost as soon as I began writing for magazines and newspapers," Geoff Dyer tells us in the introduction to "Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews," "I hoped one day to ...

Introduction -- Image of imperialism -- Understanding a photograph -- Political uses of photo-montage -- Photographs of agony -- The suit and the photograph -- Paul Strand -- Uses of photography : for ...

Part travelogue, part social observation, the author, who was the oldest, second tallest and most self-conscious person on the boat, presents an entertaining look at life on board an American aircraft ...

White Sands by Geoff Dyer, Pantheon, 233 pages, $25. We’re in trouble with genre here in this book by one of the finest and most fascinating writers we have before it even begins. Dyer explains in a ...

The award-winning author of four novels and numerous works of non-fiction chooses his favourite works of war reportage. His latest book, "Homework: A Memoir", is out now. A record of multiple ...

"In his most recent book, Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It, Geoff Dyer confessed that not only did he not take pictures in the course of his travels but that he does not even own a ...

I strongly recommend the latest by Balls (in DC) and Dyer (in Shanghai). It covers both sides of the “does China’s reserve management matter” debate. But it gets two key points absolutely right: China ...

A certain sort of British memoir takes education as its queasy, pivotal center. The narrators of these books — among them Robert Graves’ WWI-scarred reminiscence, "Good-Bye to All That" (1929), and ...

When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. A record of multiple conflicts—from the Spanish Civil War ...