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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 4, 2011
Kirkus Star IT CALLS YOU BACK: AN ODYSSEY THROUGH LOVE, ADDICTION, REVOLUTIONS, AND HEALING
by Luis J. Rodriguez
"Raw, searing reading from start to finish."
In this brilliantly jagged sequel to the gang-life classic, Always Running (1994), acclaimed journalist, poet and fiction writer Rodriguez (Music of the Mill, 2005, etc.) chronicles his struggle to leave behind a drug- and crime-ridden world that always threatened to "call him back." Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 26, 2011
DENG XIAOPING AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHINA
by Ezra F. Vogel
"Vogel meticulously considers all facets of this complex leader for an elucidating—and quite hefty—study."
A thorough picking-over of Deng Xiaoping's record and accomplishments, setting him firmly as the linchpin linking an antiquated authoritative thinking to modern growth and acceleration. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 23, 2011
Kirkus Star HEMINGWAY'S BOAT: EVERYTHING HE LOVED IN LIFE, AND LOST, 1934-1961
by Paul Hendrickson
"Appearing on the 50th anniversary of Hemingway's death, this beautifully written, nuanced meditation deserves a wide audience."
A splendid view of Papa and his beloved boat Pilar. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 14, 2011
Kirkus Star LOVE AND CAPITAL: KARL AND JENNY MARX AND THE BIRTH OF A REVOLUTION
by Mary Gabriel
"A saga as richly realized as a fine Victorian novel."
Former Reuters journalist Gabriel (The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta and Claribel Cone, 2002, etc.) offers a rich, humanizing portrait of the Marx family. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 12, 2011
STONE ARABIA
by Dana Spiotta
"Spiotta keenly understands how busily we construct images of ourselves for the public, and how hard loved ones work to dismantle them."
A woman tussles with memories of her brother, a rock 'n' roll cult hero, in a sharp, challenging novel about identity and family history. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 28, 2011
A WORLD ON FIRE: BRITAIN'S CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
by Amanda Foreman
"A staggering work of research, occasionally toilsome to read."
Exhaustive record of Britain's growing alarm at the escalating American Civil War and outright sympathy and shelter for the Confederacy. Read full book review >