NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 4, 2012
"An up-to-date and revealing rock biography that sets a standard of completion that will likely prove hard to beat."
A full account of the singularly influential English band, drawing on extensive research and interviews with some (but not all) of the major players.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 27, 2012
"A rich trove of insights for art lovers of all stripes."
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 26, 2012
"Formidably knowledgeable and bracingly opinionated."
An account of opera's evolution stressing performance practices rather than theoretical mandates.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2012
"Like Bennett's catalog of music--you may not fall in love with each individual story, but it's hard to argue with the way it's being told."
The legendary master of the American songbook shares stories and lessons learned from a life in music.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2012
"Great read for those interested in events in the fashion industry and the personalities who shape it."
A lively glimpse of the fashion industry and the characters behind it from American
Vogue creative director Coddington.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A fun and fascinating read."
True crime meets pop-music history in this history of the Peppermint Lounge, the Twist and the Mafia's unwitting role in starting a national craze.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Just one volume in Nelson's long story that remains much like its author: funny, inspirational and bawdy, with a well-honed sense of humor."
Legendary musician Nelson and his friends share a year's worth of stories, lyrics, riffs and dirty jokes.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Some arresting snapshots of the coaching life, but the captions are sometimes as conventional as a cautious coach."
New York Daily News football columnist Myers (
The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game that Changed the NFL, 2008) explores the lives and careers of some iconic coaches.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Few of the supporting players come off smelling like roses, but Sullivan's sensitive portrait of his main subject is a good start toward explaining and rehabilitating a lonely genius who was poorly understood in his lifetime."
When former
Rolling Stone senior editor Sullivan (
The Miracle Detective: An Investigation of Holy Visions,
2004, etc.) was commissioned to write about the circumstances surrounding Michael Jackson's shocking death in 2009, the author quickly grasped that only a book would do the bizarre story justice.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 8, 2012
"A thorough, lovingly researched paean to a father and a way of life."
New Yorker staff writer Talbot debuts with an affectionate biography of her father, stage, screen and TV actor Lyle Talbot (1902–1996).
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"A poignant reminder of the power of hope."
Sports journalist Crothers' (
The Man Watching: A Biography of Anson Dorrance, the Unlikely Architect of the Greatest College Sports Dynasty Ever, 2006, etc.) moving account of an impoverished Ugandan girl's unlikely rise to prominence in the world of competitive chess.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"A text that thrums with life and assures the rest is not silence."
The inspiring, salacious, sad, materialistic, insecure, arrogant, hilarious and dull ruminations of a most gifted actor.
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