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MARCH 15, 2014
A fascinating, magnificently epic family saga told by a gifted storyteller. Full review >
APRIL 29, 2013
Bloodcurdling recollections from a regular guy who answered the call when the alarm bell rang. Full review >
APRIL 21, 2014
After this auspicious start, one hopes that the good doctor will keep on writing. Highly recommended. A keeper. Full review >
NOV. 10, 2013
Expertly crafted narrative nonfiction that reveals the framework of people’s lives. Full review >
JUNE 1, 2013
Engelhardt is an accomplished poet and writer, and there is not a single significant misstep in this moving and engrossing... Full review >
MARCH 5, 2014
A personal look at the disintegration of the Soviet Union, experienced through the eyes of an occasionally callow, but... Full review >
APRIL 1, 2014
A vivid, intimate memoir that, with great clarity and attention to detail, tells an unforgettable survival story. Full review >
FEB. 25, 2014
A tender love letter to the plateau continent. Full review >
AUG. 5, 2014
Both sophisticated and rowdy, Mindermann reminds us that the cops and FBI often wore white hats during their darker days in... Full review >
JAN. 11, 2014
A compelling narrative of the design and development of Ford cars in the 1950s and ’60s. Full review >
NOV. 27, 2013
An enjoyable look at how outdoorsy vacations have changed, though the appeal isn’t too broad. Full review >
A welcome memoir of France that offers a complex mosaic of memories. Full review >
MAY 31, 2014
Entertaining, intelligent and compassionate essays that provoke reflection. Full review >
JUNE 25, 2014
An affecting memoir of dysfunction in a fragmented life that gains clarity and grace in its telling. Full review >
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