NONFICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"This inelegant argument won't change many minds among critics or the public."
A valiant but unsatisfying effort to reappraise a band loved by the masses and loathed by critics.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 11, 2013
"The ballet students barely survived through the civil war, foraging for food, burning furniture for heat, searching for venues and always dancing. Kendall's great success is her illustration of the profound love and devotion of these dancers for their art."
It's remarkable that so many great dancers and choreographers came out of repressive, revolutionary Russia. This book is the story of how and why.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"However inspiring and well-intended their efforts, though, their actions still smack of cultural imperialism."
The spirited but problematic account of how a "plump, white, Gucci-wearing Jewish girl from California" traveled to Kenya to challenge the Maasai tradition of male-only warriors.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"This personal collection of tales, yarns and folklore may not be enough to cure readers' wanderlust, but it does provide a diverse and acutely observed portrait of our country."
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Caputo (
Crossers, 2009, etc.) chronicles his journey with a vintage Airstream trailer from the southernmost point of the United States to the northernmost reachable point in Deadhorse, Ala., in hopes of discovering what keeps this country united.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"Like most oral histories, a tad self-indulgent but filled with insights and good dish that movie buffs will relish."
Tape recordings made in the three years before Orson Welles' death in 1985 capture the legendary film director's outsized personality.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"Berry gave it the old college try, but the ultimate fantasy sports book has yet to be written--then again, it's possible that such an entity is a pipe dream."
NONFICTION
Released: July 22, 2013
"Eisler's fine, thorough work begs for a fresh reappraisal of this pioneering artist."
A welcome new evaluation of a significant American artist honed by the Wild West spirit and hucksterism of the age.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 23, 2013
"For tipplers or teetotalers, an extended essay on drink in some precincts where it is welcome and others where it is criminal--rakish, rich and nicely served."
A cosmopolitan and prodigious drinker conducts a tour to selected locales where alcohol flows easily and to others where such spirits are strictly forbidden.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 29, 2013
"A broad, less-than-enlightening look at an important historical moment in America that historians have been "too eager to dismiss." "
An account of the American civil rights movement leading up to the infamous 1963 March on Washington, which "aimed not just to end racial segregation and discrimination in the South but also to ensure that Americans of all races had access to quality education, affordable housing, and jobs that paid a living wage."
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NONFICTION
Released: July 30, 2013
"Enriched by Paterniti's singular art of storytelling, this is a deeply satisfying voyage across a remarkable landscape into the mysteries and joys of the human heart."
A beguiling, multifaceted narrative larded with delightful culinary, historical, political, psychological and literary layers, set in the kingdom of Castile with a piece of cheese in the starring role.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2013
"Invaluable for scholars of the era, though many readers will yearn for more of the author's warm, human voice."
A veteran academic recalls his involvement in the meetings, demonstrations and civil unrest at the dawn of his career at the University of Chicago.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 5, 2013
"No triumphs of modern psychiatry on display here, but rather a sympathetic portrait of seriously ill patients that could guide future practitioners on the art of helping, if not always healing, the sick."
In her residency and now as a professor (Psychiatry and Human Behavior/Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown Univ.) and a hospital inpatient psychiatrist, Montross (
Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab, 2007) describes her encounters with patients in crisis, first admitted to emergency rooms and then referred for hospital stays.
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