NYT 2016 Best Book Picks

Thanks: New York Times Book Review

1. The Association of Small Bombs, Karan Mahajan, fiction. Review here.
2. The North Water, Ian McGuire, fiction. Review here.
3. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, fiction. Review here.
4. The Vegetarian, Han Kang, fiction. Review here.
5. War and Turpentine, Stefan Hertmans, fiction. Review here.
6. At the Existentialist Cafe, Sarah Bakewell, nonfiction. Review here.
7. Dark Money: The Hidden History of Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, Jane Mayer, nonfiction. Review here.
8. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond, nonfiction. Review here.
9. In the Darkroom, Susan Faludi, nonfiction. Review here.
10. The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, Hisham Matar, nonfiction. Review here

The 10 Best Books of 2012: NYT Picks

Thanks: NY Times

FICTION

BRING UP THE BODIES
By Hilary Mantel.
A John Macrae Book/ Henry Holt & Company, $28.

BUILDING STORIES
By Chris Ware.
Pantheon Books, $50.

A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING
By Dave Eggers.
McSweeney’s Books, $25.

NW
By Zadie Smith.
The Penguin Press, $26.95.

THE YELLOW BIRDS
By Kevin Powers.
Little, Brown & Company, $24.99.

NONFICTION

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.
By Katherine Boo.
Random House, $27.

FAR FROM THE TREE
Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity.
By Andrew Solomon.
Scribner, $37.50.

THE PASSAGE OF POWER
The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
By Robert A. Caro.
Alfred A. Knopf, $35.

THE PATRIARCH
The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.
By David Nasaw.
The Penguin Press, $40.

WHY DOES THE WORLD EXIST?
An Existential Detective Story.
By Jim Holt.
Liveright Publishing/W. W. Norton & Company, $27.95.

Noted Tamil Writer Nanjil Nadan in New York City: நியு யார்க் நகரில் நாஞ்சில் நாடன்

நன்றி: அமெரிக்காவில் நாஞ்சில் நாடன்

Best & worst cellphones by radiation output levels

Listing is based on phones currently available from major carriers. You can also see all available phones or all phones (current and legacy) ranked by radiation.

BEST PHONES (low radiation)		WORST PHONES (high radiation)
	Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) [AT&T]		Motorola MOTO VU204 [Verizon Wireless]
	Motorola RAZR V8 [CellularONE]		T-Mobile myTouch 3G [T-Mobile]
	Samsung SGH-t229 [T-Mobile]		Kyocera Jax S1300 [Virgin Mobile]
	Samsung Rugby (SGH-a837) [AT&T]		Blackberry Curve 8330 [Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS]
	Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) [AT&T]		Motorola W385 [U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless]
	Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) [CellularONE, T-Mobile]		T-Mobile Shadow [T-Mobile]
	T-Mobile Sidekick [T-Mobile]		Motorola C290 [Sprint, Kajeet]
	LG Xenon (GR500) [AT&T]		Motorola i335 [Sprint]
	Motorola Karma QA1 [AT&T]		Motorola MOTO VE240 [Cricket, MetroPCS]
	Sanyo Katana II [Kajeet]		Blackberry Bold 9000 [AT&T]

Best and Worst PDAs/Smartphones

Listing is based on all PDAs/Smartphones in the database. You can also see all PDAs/Smartphones ranked by radiation.

BEST PHONES (low radiation)		WORST PHONES (high radiation)
	Nokia 9300i		Kyocera Jax S1300 [Virgin Mobile]
	Nokia 7710		T-Mobile myTouch 3G [T-Mobile]
	T-Mobile MDA (WIZA200)		Blackberry Curve 8330 [Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS]
	Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) [AT&T]		Palm Treo 600
	Nokia 9300		T-Mobile Shadow [T-Mobile]
	Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) [AT&T]		Blackberry Bold 9000 [AT&T]
	Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) [CellularONE, T-Mobile]		Blackberry Curve 8300 Smartphone
	Blackberry Storm 9500 Smartphone		Palm Treo 650
	Blackberry Storm 9530 [Verizon Wireless]		Blackberry Curve 8300 [AT&T, T-Mobile]
	Nokia E90		Sony Ericsson P910a