NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 14, 2011
"A well-rounded treatment of the life of a man who made significant contributions to his country and the world at large."
The long-awaited authorized biography of George F. Kennan (1904–2005), the creator of America's Cold War containment strategy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 8, 2011
"Inevitably a mixed bag, but with high ambitions and a strong sense of purpose."
Conceptual ambition, sense of purpose and a fan's evangelical devotion distinguish this collection from the typical novelist's gathering of nonfiction miscellany.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"Mostly impressive work from a writer who frequently causes readers to challenge their own perspectives."
Though many of the articles collected here illuminate the surfaces of popular culture, the best of them go deeper into the heart of America.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 18, 2011
"Erudite and occasionally dense, but ultimately illuminating, even transformative."
FICTION
Released: Oct. 14, 2011
"But yes, it matters, and such is the stuff of biography. How do we know the truth about anyone's life? Hollinghurst's carefully written, philosophically charged novel invites us to consider that question."
Lives tangle and untangle in a literate, literary mystery at the heart of World War I by Man Booker Prize winner Hollinghurst (
The Line of Beauty, 2004, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 11, 2011
"Dazzling work—Eugenides continues to show that he is one of the finest of contemporary novelists."
A stunning novel—erudite, compassionate and penetrating in its analysis of love relationships.
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