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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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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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Released: April 19, 2013
"A splendidly edited, generous gift to lovers of Cather and American literature."
A revealing, even revelatory collection of correspondence from Willa Cather (1873–1947), a woman who never wanted her letters made public.
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Released: April 18, 2013
"A poignantly eloquent meditation on the genetics of belonging."
The moving, heartbreakingly lucid story about how a family learned to cope with, and ultimately appreciate, a daughter born with Down syndrome.
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Released: April 16, 2013
"The author seems likable enough, but her basic premise could have been condensed into a magazine article. For childless readers who fear that others think they are selfish."
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Released: April 16, 2013
"A beguiling journey of self-discovery."
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Released: April 16, 2013
"An excellent choice for bikers and those who appreciate how a city's history can be changed by the simplest of passions."
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Released: April 16, 2013
"A rich, vibrant collection that pries wide the door to the East, welcoming Western readers inside."
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Released: April 16, 2013
"Often-heard, occasionally useful advice on how to be a successful mom and partner."
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Released: April 16, 2013
"Shepherd's experience with Zen is not everyone's, but it should prove helpful to those struggling with spiritual practice."
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Released: April 16, 2013
"A feast of bite-sized morsels of humor and wisdom."
Accomplished novelist Lipman (
Tweet Land of Liberty: Irreverent Rhymes from the Political Circus, 2012, etc.) exposes her journalistic roots by collecting over 30 "(all too) personal" essays and columns that have appeared in a number of periodicals.
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Released: April 16, 2013
"Although the narrative occasionally veers into aw-shucks-I'm-just-a-country-boy territory, this is a warm account of a star who has managed to remain humble."
