"LaSalle's marvelous Complicated Women is the best kind of film book, making us see with fresh eyes the women of pre-Code Hollywood, a truly revolutionary lot by any standards. LaSalle wittily and insightfully celebrates the multiform 'New Woman' of the late '20s and early '30s."—Molly Haskell, author of From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies

"In The Crimson Letter Mr. Shand-Tucci builds on the work of other scholars to describe how gay Harvard men were exposed to a world of learning and artistic achievement. Gay faculty members mentored gay students, gays formed friendships, collaborated and became patrons of the arts . . . Mr. Shand-Tucci says there is an important untold story about the singular environment Harvard provided for gays and how it shaped their later contributions to American culture."—Dinitia Smith, The New York Times

"The Dependent Gene is a masterful analysis and a breath of fresh air in the stale atmosphere of current trends in behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology. A useful and engaging guide for the lay reader, the practicing scientist, and all who seek a more integrative approach to the endlessly fascinating process of development."—Robert Lickliter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

"Marvelously eye-opening . . . Brings an original dimension to the story by recounting the development of the American contraceptive industry, and demonstrating its resilience in the face of militant attempts to suppress it . . . Tone convincingly upends [long-held views and] offers fascinating vignettes."—Daniel J. Kevles, The New York Times Book Review

"[This book is] almost as engaging as the times it so energetically resurrects. Filled with interviews from Sylvester's friends, family, fellow musicians, and admirers, Gamson's account vibrantly reconstructs pre-AIDS San Francisco—the baths and bars, the dizzying sense of personal freedom, and the tragedies that followed when the drugs-and-disco-fueled bacchanal came crashing down . . . Gamson efficiently weaves, among what sometimes seems a never-ending party along Castro Street, the serious issues San Francisco also grappled with, including antigay crusades and the shocking assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk. Of course, as the book reaches its later chapters, the shadow of AIDS grows more ominous. Complications from the disease would claim Sylvester in 1988. Yet, this isn't a dour book, and Gamson's descriptions of places and people crackle with humor and zest."—Renée Graham, The Boston Globe

"In his new book, Fever, Tim Riley goes beyond his unique fusion of technical music knowledge and stunningly perceptive emotional exegisis of lyrics to a wider-angle social vision . . . Riley is at his very best."—Ron Rosenbaum, The New York Observer