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Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"A stimulating treatment that should help readers deal with irrational biases that they would otherwise consciously reject."
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Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"More than two-thirds of this rehabilitative work is a fascinating, accessible study of a little-known people."
A cultural anthropologist defends his deeply engaged lifetime of work with the Amazon Indians.
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Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"An inspiring personal story, but unfortunately, the author relegates his pioneering new methods to a short epilogue."
A "memoir and a manifesto" by the co-chair of the Harvard Graduate School Institute Connecting Mind, Brain and Education, who references his own experiences as a high school dropout to make the case for a much-needed learning revolution.
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Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"Entertaining and enlightening for suspicious minds."
An unlikely bromance between two reformed playas becomes the source of an in-depth look at the ways of philandering men.
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Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"Rhetorically soaring but somewhat lacking in substance."
An education-reform manifesto from Rhee, StudentsFirst founder and former chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools.
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Released: Feb. 4, 2013
"A merrily readable literary history/dating manual."
A fun, frothy complement to cultural historian Prioleau's
Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World (2003).
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Released: Feb. 1, 2013
"A valuable look at the intellectual lives (and fragile potential) of girls buffeted by American social realities, and an excellent reflection on the challenges of teaching."
A moving memoir depicting a teacher's experience leading a literary workshop for gifted young girls from a forsaken neighborhood in Cincinnati.
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Released: Jan. 31, 2013
"Pleasant, geeky fun."
A female journalist/digital media strategist's wry account of how she used mathematics, data analysis and spreadsheets to find the love of her life.
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Released: Jan. 29, 2013
"A useful journalistic examination of a troubling societal phenomenon."
A freelance journalist from Louisville, Ky., returns home to chronicle litigation that would end public school desegregation--a lawsuit filed by African-American parents on behalf of their children.
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Released: Jan. 24, 2013
"An enjoyable exploration of the evolution and implications of online dating."
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Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"A compassionate narrative about how one group of friends helped each other thrive after the deaths of their spouses."
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Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Lankford presents some persuasive evidence, but the scorn he displays for those with differing views significantly detracts from his message."
A fierce attack on the view that suicide terrorists are true martyrs to a cause, worthy of respect or honor because of their commitment.
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