Recent content from Curt Schleier
Book says no jewel was safe when Texas' 'King of Diamonds' was in town
NONFICTION: He was the '60s answer to Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief," but his jewel heists never were solved.
How Calvin Trillin mastered 'The Lede' and other annoyingly brilliant writing things
NONFICTION: The craft of reporting is raised to an art in a collection from the New Yorker writer.
Review: 'Silent Spring Revolution,' by Douglas Brinkley
NONFICTION: Historian charts the rise of the U.S. environmental movement.
Review: 'Dinners With Ruth,' by Nina Totenberg
NONFICTION: An ode to friendship between an NPR correspondent and a Supreme Court justice.
Review: 'The Long Way Home,' by Tom Montgomery Fate
NONFICTION: One man's journey in search of a spiritual home.
Review: 'Wastelands,' by Corban Addison
NONFICTION: Corporate profits vs. doing the right thing. No contest, as "Wastelands" shows us once again.
Review: 'The Lioness,' by Chris Bohjalian
Books in brief
Review: 'The Treeline,' by Ben Rawlence
A deep dive into how global warming threatens the boreal forests — the loss of which threatens us all.
Review: 'The Correspondents,' by Judith Mackrell
Women writers fought bureaucracy and stereotypes to report from the front lines of World War II.
Review: 'Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century,' by Tim Higgins
NONFICTION: A colorful and entertaining deep dive into Elon Musk's car company.