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BEA 2012 Nonfiction (page 2)


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Cover art for TURN HERE SWEET CORN
NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012

"An education on organic farming and its importance, as well as a heartfelt love letter to the land."
One family's quest to build, maintain and protect their organic farm. Read full book review >
Cover art for SQUEEZE THIS!
NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012

"A good start on a rich subject."
A solid, readable academic inquiry into accordion technology and culture, showing how the instrument has adapted to changing times and trends. Read full book review >
Cover art for BLOOD KNOTS
NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012

"A fishing book that will appeal to initiates in the piscatorial arts (especially as practiced in the British Isles), but may be a bit tedious to others."
The coming-of-age memoir of an avid angler, weighted with plenty of fishing detail and lore and tied with a filament of retrospective reverie. Read full book review >
Cover art for RIDING FURY HOME
NONFICTION
Released: April 3, 2012

"A decent cultural study, but many readers may desire more analysis and wisdom."
In her debut memoir, Wilson portrays our culture's intolerance of homosexuality through a mother-daughter story of dysfunction, loss and empowerment. Read full book review >
Cover art for DESERT ROSE
NONFICTION
Released: April 27, 2012

"In an intimate glimpse, Coretta steps out from her husband's shadow."
A glowing portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow by her sister. Read full book review >
Cover art for BAG OF BONES
NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"A quick read about a gruesome crime with a twist at the end--will appeal mostly to die-hard fans of historical true crime."
The final installment of the author's true-crime trilogy about New York City in the Gilded Age. Read full book review >