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Released: April 1, 2013
"For cat lovers, a pleasant and moving story of love and identity among mothers, daughters and felines. Non–cat lovers need not apply."
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Released: April 1, 2013
"A fresh and often witty account in which the author quotes freely from correspondence and periodicals to create a lively portrait of Victorian England and of the widespread passion for flowers and gardening at that time."
A deftly told tale of a magnificent water lily that, during the Victorian age, captured the attention of British horticulturalists, wowed the British public and became the inspiration for the Crystal Palace, then the largest building in the world.
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Released: April 1, 2013
"A straightforward but unremarkable book for dog lovers or those considering a dog."
Novelist and essayist McCaig (
The Dog Wars: How the Border Collie Battled the American Kennel Club, 2007, etc.) chronicles his experiences training sheepdogs for companionship and competition.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2013
"Lonely Planet for the realm beyond the "No Trespassing" signs."
A handbook of spelunking's edgier, smellier cousin--navigating the secret passageways of urban areas, particularly sewers and subway tunnels--with a liberal dose of ego and occasional misogyny.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2013
"Cozy and chatty, these stories offer an intriguing glimpse into life as a nurse on a remote Scottish island."
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Released: April 1, 2013
"At a time when women weren't supposed to want to travel beyond their fenced yards, stewardesses set their sights on the sky; this book lovingly salutes them."
A historian chronicles the stewardess' trajectory from friendly nurse to sultry sex symbol during the "golden age" of flying, 1945–1970.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 26, 2013
"Many of the characters require more than the three or four pages Dotson allots them to make any lasting impression, but the sheer multitude of tales underscores his argument about an America chock-full of unassuming people whose lives enrich the nation."
The longtime
Today Show correspondent offers a collection of heartwarming stories about ordinary citizens, "people who live the values our country cherishes."
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Released: March 26, 2013
"The author's stimulating deconstruction of contemporary economic theory parallels a treatment of major positive developments in physical sciences and pays due respect to the functions of government and law."
Former
Nature and
New Scientist editor Buchanan (
The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You, 2007, etc.) offers his take on why economic theory breaks down when it comes to making predictions.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 26, 2013
"In lesser hands, such a story could be maudlin or gimmicky, but Tyer's evocative prose of quiet melancholy and gentle humor avoids such pitfalls."
Journalist Tyer deftly weaves memoir and reportage in a tale of the reclamation of a river and the failed reclamation of a father's love.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 25, 2013
"A journey that pays dividends, both for poet-wanderer Armitage and for readers."
Award-winning poet Armitage (Poetry/Univ. of Sheffield;
Seeing Stars, 2011, etc.) does what poets sometimes do: takes a walk, observes keenly and reports.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 25, 2013
"A well-composed argument for the biological foundations of human morality."
Is morality a learned aspect of human nature, or is it innate? Are thinking and acting morally behaviors exclusive to humans?
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NONFICTION
Released: March 19, 2013
"Pleasant, sensitive storytelling."
The charmingly quirky story of a woman and the flock of spirited chickens that stole her heart.
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