NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"A thoughtful reconsideration of China's actual place in the new world order, based on reality rather than fanciful speculation."
A Hong Kong–based executive suggests that the dreaded Chinese juggernaut has a few cracks in its armor.
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FICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"A good beach read, set in a beach town."
A fast-paced novel about the enduring friendship of three young women who spent their summers in Avalon on the Jersey shore before dispersing across the country.
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FICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Grecian packs in almost more plot than a body can stand, but he presents with fine precision the gray and gritty atmosphere of late-Victorian England."
Scotland Yard inspector Walter Day, first introduced in Grecian's
The Yard (2012), returns to help solve a murder or two in the Black Country of the Midlands.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Current affairs books always run the risk of going rather quickly from the New Releases shelf to the remainder bin, but Feldman's book carries enough insight to warrant serious attention from anyone interested in what may well be the defining relationship in global affairs for decades to come."
NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Perfect for an intro course that features some of the literature the book discusses."
A genial guide to exactly what the title promises, for readers who aren't particularly experienced or critical.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"A dramatic study emphasizing some of the combined consequences of ideological obsessions and bureaucratic thoughtlessness."
How budget-cutting responses to recession produce increases in death rates and epidemiclike breakdowns in public health.
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FICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Less chipper than most of Sarah Booth's excursions--and it's time to lay that silly ghost Jitty to rest."
The best families of Zinnia, Miss., fear that a beautiful corpse will tie them to the Lincoln assassination.
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FICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"A plodding debut with lip-smacking, bloody reminiscences from the perp and dreary foul-ups from the cops."
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 21, 2013
"Nineteen books and five Geisel medals or honors along, Elephant and Piggie are still delivering funny, emotionally perceptive stories for just-emerging readers. As the big guy says: "BIG FUN!" (Early reader. 5-8)"
Gerald the elephant and Piggie return with another playground psychodrama, this one with a twist.
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FICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Maggie continues her winning ways with more thrills and romantic problems, but this time, the horrors of her experiences add depth to the already pleasing adventures."
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 21, 2013
"Who wouldn't? (Picture book. 6-9)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 21, 2013
"While not as strong as the first two titles in the series (1 2 3 Beep Beep Beep!: A Counting Book and Stop! Go! A Book of Opposites, both 2013), Biggs' playful vehicles keep this one chugging along. (Board book. 18 mos.-3)"