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Kirkus Star 1493
by Charles C. Mann
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Kirkus Star 1861
by Adam Goodheart
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Kirkus Star ARRIVAL CITY
by Doug Saunders
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Kirkus Star THE BEAUTY AND THE SORROW
by Peter Englund
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Kirkus Star BENTO'S SKETCHBOOK
by John Berger

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Kirkus Star BLOOD, BONES, AND BUTTER
by Gabrielle Hamilton
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Kirkus Star BLUE NIGHTS
by Joan Didion
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Kirkus Star DEATH IN THE CITY OF LIGHT
by David King
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Kirkus Star THE DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC
by Candice Millard
Cover art for THE ECSTASY OF INFLUENCE
Kirkus Star THE ECSTASY OF INFLUENCE
by Jonathan Lethem

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Kirkus Star FOUNDING GARDENERS
by Andrea Wulf
Cover art for IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS
Kirkus Star IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS
by Erik Larson
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Kirkus Star HEARTS TOUCHED BY FIRE
by Harold Holzer
Cover art for THE HONORED DEAD
Kirkus Star THE HONORED DEAD
by Joseph Braude
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Kirkus Star INFERNO
by Max Hastings

Cover art for THE SOCIAL ANIMAL
Kirkus Star THE SOCIAL ANIMAL
by David Brooks
Cover art for AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST
Kirkus Star AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST
by Mary Johnson