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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012
CLASH OF CROWNS: WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, RICHARD LIONHEART, AND ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE--A STORY OF BLOODSHED, BETRAYAL, AND REVENGE
by Mary McAuliffe
"With measured verve, McAuliffe presents an accessible text that occasionally approaches Barbara Tuchman's talented touch."
A recovery from romantic fable of some of the brightest stars of Western medieval history. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012
TURN HERE SWEET CORN: ORGANIC FARMING WORKS
by Atina Diffley
"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 >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
ROCKING THE PINK: FINDING MYSELF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CANCER
by Laura Roppé
"Some readers may find hope from Roppé's successful battle with cancer, but her self-indulgent tone may leave others unsatisfied."
A cancer diagnosis almost derails a woman's journey to rock stardom. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2012
DARKROOM: A MEMOIR IN BLACK AND WHITE
by Lila Quintero Weaver, illustrated by Lila Quintero Weaver
"A powerful story of a tumultuous era by an author more adept at visual art than textual storytelling."
A debut graphic memoir provides a unique child's perspective on racial strife in 1960s Alabama. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 28, 2012
HUNTING DOWN THE JEWS: VICHY, THE NAZIS AND MAFIA COLLABORATORS IN PROVENCE, 1942-1944
by Isaac Levendel, Bernard Weisz
"A meticulous, very specific "on the ground" research study."
A grassroots-level, chilling dissection of French collaboration in southeastern Vichy. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 17, 2012
GODFORSAKEN: BAD THINGS HAPPEN. IS THERE A GOD WHO CARES? YES. HERE'S PROOF.
by Dinesh D’Souza
"A modern apologetic with appeal for like-minded readers."
Conservative writer and speaker D'Souza (The Roots of Obama's Rage, 2010, etc.) draws on years of experience publicly debating atheists in crafting a new argument for the existence, and benevolence, of God. Read full book review >