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Released: June 4, 2013
"A work as charming and elegant as the actress herself, conveying her remarkable career as a survivor of the Iranian debacle."
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"Droll and sometimes useful commentary on early child care."
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Released: June 4, 2013
"A rousing tale of the longest murder trial to that date in Manhattan, and the author's conjecture as to the true villain is spot-on--but he should have focused more on the trial."
Ostensibly the tale of a dramatic murder trial with three famous defense attorneys, "the first fully recorded murder trial in U.S. history," but actually more of an intriguing exploration of Manhattan in 1799.
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Released: June 4, 2013
"Guys' guys may enjoy, but they could just as easily listen to Carton's radio show."
"The Howard Stern of Sports Radio" offers a mishmash of intermittently interesting anecdotes and biographical sketches.
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Released: June 4, 2013
"This brave and engaging memoir is a gift to readers struggling with drinking problems."
A leading American mystery writer and her son recall their lives as alcoholics and their diverse paths to sobriety.
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Released: June 4, 2013
"Better than your average memoir of rise, fall and redemption."
Pitching great Gooden tells the story of his spectacular baseball career and the loss of it all through a devastating cocaine addiction.
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Released: June 4, 2013
"Chayut's account of self-reckoning is remarkable not only for the portrait of an unexpected turnaround, but also for its appealing prose."
A former Israeli soldier's lucid memoir on his ideological conversion from a boy raised amid Holocaust memorials to a young man whose belief in Zionism and absolute evil was shaken.
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Released: June 4, 2013
"The president's supporters and, really, all political junkies will love this. Republicans, not so much."
A veteran author, journalist and commentator chronicles the campaign that assured President Barack Obama a second term and cemented a consensus among Americans stretching back to the New Deal.
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Released: June 6, 2013
"A fascinating work enriched by the author's deep knowledge and command of his material."
An in-depth look at the intriguing dark days at the break of World War II, when fear of a "Fifth Column" was rampant.
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Released: June 10, 2013
"Enchanting travels with the good-natured Parks."
English-born expat novelist Parks (
The Server, 2012, etc.) pokes affectionate fun at his fellow train travelers and surveys a rapidly changing Italian landscape.
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Released: June 10, 2013
"A serviceably written yet inspired exploration of the meaning of commitment."
A celebrated long-distance hiker's account of how she captured the Appalachian Trail speed-hiking record.
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Released: June 11, 2013
"A thoughtful, deeply personal approach to understanding the Vietnam War for the Americans who fought it."
An argument for rethinking the stereotypes of Vietnam veterans in light of oral histories of ex-servicemen and women from New York City.
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