Come one, come all!

Here are the latest batch of titles reviewed in LJ’s freely-accessible, web-only Xpress Reviews. We’re covering international cuisine, theatre essays, brewing beer at home (!), sex secrets, Neal Pollack’s memoir, pregnancy advice, and a slew of graphic novels from Daredevil to gothic manga.

Xpress Reviews for Week of Dec. 12, 2006

NONFICTION
Boulud, Daniel with Melissa Clark. Braise: A Journey Through International Cuisine. Ecco: HarperCollins

Brustein, Robert. Millennial Stages: Essays and Reviews, 2001–2005. Yale Univ.

Calagione, Sam. Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiasts Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home. Quarry: Quayside

Davis, Pat. The Passion Parties® Guide to Great Sex: Secrets and Techniques to Keeping Your Relationship Red Hot. Broadway

Pollack, Neal. Alternadad. Pantheon

Weiss, Robin Elise. The About.com Guide to Having a Baby: Important Information, Advice, and Support for Your Pregnancy. Adams Media

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Brubaker, Ed (text) & Michael Lark & Stefano Gaudiano (illus.). Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out. Vol. 1. Marvel (GN)

Cossette House/Aniplex (text) & Asuka Katsura (illus.). Le Portrait de Petite Cossette. Vol. 1. Tokyopop (manga)

Fross, Kitty & Erica David & others (text) & Patrick Scherberger (illus.). Marvel Adventures Spider-Man. Vol. 1. Marvel (GN)

Kannagi, Satoru (text) & Yukine Honami (illus.). Rin! Vol. 1. Juné: Digital Manga (yaoi manga)

Kari, Erika. Vampire Doll. Vol. 1. Tokyopop (manga)

Kim, Young-Oh. Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man. Vol. 1. Dark Horse (manhwa)

Matoh, Sanami. Ra-I. Tokyopop (manga)

Moore, Stuart (text) & Pablo Villalobos & Claude St. Aubin & Frederico Zumel (illus.). Stuart Moore’s Para. Penny Farthing (GN)

Nakamura, Shungiku. Junjo Romantica. BLU: Tokyopop (yaoi manga)

Satoshi, Shiki. Daphne in the Brilliant Blue. Tokyopop (manga)

Takizawa, Seiho. Who Fighter with Heart of Darkness. Dark Horse (manga)

Tsuzuki, Setsuri. Broken Angels. Vol. 1. Tokyopop (manga)

Yoshida, Sunao (text) & Kiyo Kyujo (illus.). Trinity Blood. Vol. 1. Tokyopop (manga)

Yoshinaga, Fumi. Gerald & Jacques. Vol. 1. BLU: Tokyopop (yaoi manga)