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The Best Nonfiction of 2010 (page 2)

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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 5, 2010
Kirkus Star AT HOME: A SHORT HISTORY OF PRIVATE LIFE
by Bill Bryson
"Informative, readable and great fun."
Bryson (The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir, 2006, etc.) takes a delightful stroll through the history of domestic life. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star MADISON AND JEFFERSON
by Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg
"A superb book that greatly deepens our understanding of these founders."
A monumental account of a 50-year political partnership that shaped the early history of the United States. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 14, 2010
Kirkus Star THERE IS POWER IN A UNION: THE EPIC STORY OF LABOR IN AMERICA
by Philip Dray
"In the end, Dray's account is evenhanded--not all bosses are bad, not all activists good--but it is clear where his sympathies lie, especially in his prescriptions for a renewed international labor movement for the future."
Exemplary history of the American labor movement, from its time-shrouded beginnings to its murky present. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 7, 2010
Kirkus Star THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS: THE EPIC STORY OF AMERICA'S GREAT MIGRATION
by Isabel Wilkerson
"An impressive take on the Great Migration, and a truly auspicious debut."
In her ambitious debut, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wilkerson (Journalism, Narrative Nonfiction/Boston Univ.) examines the Great Migration of African-Americans from World War I to the 1970s. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 6, 2010
Kirkus Star SHOWTIME: A HISTORY OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL THEATER
by Larry Stempel
"Not just a catalog or reference book, but a highly astute, integrative cultural history."
A comprehensive critical analysis of significant Broadway shows from the 18th century to The Lion King and beyond. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 30, 2010
Kirkus Star CHARLIE CHAN: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE HONORABLE DETECTIVE AND HIS RENDEZVOUS WITH AMERICAN HISTORY
by Yunte Huang
"Multilayered, provocative and highly accessible, this will appeal to Chan fans, scholars and general readers."
China-born poet and critic Huang (English/Univ. of California, Santa Barbara/Transpacific Imaginations: History, Literature, Counterpoetics, 2008, etc.) recounts the making of an American folk hero. Read full book review >