NONFICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"Fierce, frank, raw and profoundly moving."
A feminist playwright and activist's riveting account of how uterine cancer helped her "find [her] way back to [her] body, and to the Earth."
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NONFICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"A vivid depiction of a splintered childhood and the lovely wholeness procured from it."
A slim yet resonant autobiographical entry from the Nobel laureate's early years in West Africa.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 30, 2013
"In a blood sport littered with casualties, this is an account of an unlikely survivor."
A comedian's life is no laughing matter in this memoir of short chapters that examine the author's source of material as a series of open wounds.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 25, 2013
"A heartfelt witness to the changing political and emotional landscape of the Cuban-American experience."
NONFICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Genuinely insightful through and through--a must-read for anyone interested in the trans experience."
The warm, engaging memoir about how a transsexual woman and her family came to terms with her transition from male to female.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"A delightful chronicle of the education of a cook who steps back frequently to extol the scientific and philosophical basis of this deeply satisfying human activity."
Having described what's wrong with American food in his best-selling
The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006),
New York Times contributor Pollan (Journalism/Univ. of California;
Food Rules, 2012, etc.) delivers a more optimistic but equally fascinating account of how to do it right.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Those who have followed Sedaris through the years will find plenty to enjoy, though not much in the way of surprise or revelation."
NONFICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"An unflinching portrait that will surely satisfy Harris' fans."
A candid narrative deconstructs the turbulent personal and professional life of the late
Deadliest Catch star Phil Harris.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 22, 2013
"Historians may question a few dates and events, but for enjoyable historical narratives, this book is a real winner."
A novelistic historical account of the bloodline that "stamped their mark forever on the English imagination."
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NONFICTION
Released: April 22, 2013
"Intelligent and quietly provocative."
A naturalist's account of how turning his backyard into a certified wildlife habitat inspired him to explore "the limits of coexistence" more globally.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 22, 2013
"An entertaining and well-intentioned biography that lacks a deeper understanding of its subject."
Journalist Cook (
The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s, 2012, etc.) gives a largely forgotten TV pioneer his due.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 19, 2013
"Emotionally complex and genuinely affecting."
A Louisiana-born journalist's memoir of how he came to terms with questions of personal belonging that accompanied his "country mouse" sister's tragically premature death.
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