NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Gripping descriptions of deteriorating ecosystems that may soon require less travel and perhaps none at all for readers to experience."
The Earth has always been prone to violent changes, natural disasters, mass extinctions and climate extremes. Global warming will make matters worse, but this lyrical natural history is both a polemic and a preview.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Sure to appeal to hunters and nature lovers."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Mostly engaging, diverse tales of offbeat travel adventures."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"A showcase for clean, plain-English science and nature writing and a treat for readers."
Ariely (Psychology and Behavioral Economics/Duke Univ.;
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourselves, 2012, etc.) presents a smorgasbord of top-notch science writing covering everything from the 1,000 species in the human gut to efforts to reverse-evolve a chicken into a dinosaur.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A moving call to action."
Freelance journalist Kavin (
The Everything Travel Guide to Italy, 2010, etc.) hunts down the story of what happened to her rescue dog Boy Blue.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"Sensitive without being overly sentimental. "
The heartwarming story of a working-class single mother, her autistic son and the stray cat who brought them together as a family.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"This could have been a fine book if the author's writing matched his energy."
From July to October 2011, Horan (
Seeds, 2011, etc.) traveled to 10 owner-operated farms to take part in the harvesting of their crops; this is his flawed but enthusiastic and highly detailed report of that experience.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012
"Appealing reading for those interested in memoirs about the Camino de Santiago and other epic modern-day treks."
A journalist chronicles his month-long, 500-mile trek with his grown son along one of the world's most famous pilgrim routes.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012
"A superb biography of a fiercely driven explorer who traveled across the last inaccessible areas on earth before technical advances made the journey much easier."
Bown (
1494: How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half, 2012, etc.) delivers an intensely researched, thoroughly enjoyable life of one of history's best explorers.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"An interesting bit of Americana well reported."
As
Orange Coast editor in chief Smith (
Straw Men, 2001, etc.) reports, the Federal Duck Stamp Program is one of the most successful government programs ever.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"Entertaining natural history."
A richly informative memoir from a veteran scientist who has devoted his career to Antarctica.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 15, 2012
"A minor but pleasing entry in Bass' body of work."
Prolific nature writer Bass (
The Black Rhinos of Namibia, 2012, etc.) offers a view of fine country and his family's past through the scope of a rifle.
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