Books

Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Girls in the Balcony," by Nan Robertson about how women at "The New York Times," struggled for equality.

Book critic John Leonard reviews "Talking To High Monks In The Snow," Lydia Minatoya's memoir of growing up a Japanese American (It's published by Harper Collins).

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Overworked American," Harvard economics professor Juliet Schor's examination of why we all work more than we did a few decades ago. (It's published by Basic Books).

Book critic John Leonard reviews "Outerbridge Reach," by Robert Stone.

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a new guide to cheating, titled "Cheating 101: The Benefits and Fundamentals of Earning the Easy 'A'."

Book critic John Leonard reviews "The Spyglass Tree" (published by Pantheon) the new novel by Albert Murray. It's the sequel to his critically acclaimed book, "Train Whistle Guitar."

Book critic John Leonard reviews "The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception," by Michael Baigent ("baa-gent") and Richard Leigh. The authors contend that the interpretation of the scrolls has been deliberately slowed by scholars that want to protect their religious views. (It's published by Summit Books).

Book critic John Leonard reviews "To The End of Time," by former Time magazine journalist and executive Richard Clurman. The book is an account of the big stakes merger between Time Inc and Warner Communications.

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "Strong Motion," Jonathan Franzen's new novel that mixes thriller, science fiction, feminism, and romance. (It's published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux).

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg reviews "Fifty Years Among the New Words," a new collection of columns from the journal "American Speech."