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NONFICTION
Released: April 24, 2012
AFTER CAMELOT: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY--1968 TO THE PRESENT
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
"A big, juicy read for Kennedy fans."
Taraborrelli (The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, 2009, etc.) continues the Kennedy family saga begun in Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (2000). Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 3, 2012
Kirkus Star MRS. KENNEDY AND ME: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR
by Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin
"Of the many words written about Jacqueline Kennedy, these are among the best."
Evocative memoir of guarding First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy through the young and sparkling years of the Kennedy presidency and the dark days following the assassination. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 8, 2012
ONCE UPON A SECRET: MY AFFAIR WITH PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY AND ITS AFTERMATH
by Mimi Alford
"Voyeuristic and occasionally fascinating."
Kiss-and-tell memoir about the author's affair with President John F. Kennedy, beginning when she was a White House intern in 1962. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 10, 2012
FAIRY TALE INTERRUPTED: WHAT JFK JR. TAUGHT ME ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, AND LOSS
by RoseMarie Terenzio
"A fitting personal tribute to a unique boss."
Entertaining memoir from the personal assistant and publicist to John F. Kennedy Jr. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star 11/22/63
by Stephen King
"Though his scenarios aren't always plausible in strictest terms, King's imagination, as always, yields a most satisfying yarn."
King (Under the Dome, 2009, etc.) adds counterfactual historian to his list of occupations. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 14, 2011
JACQUELINE KENNEDY: HISTORIC CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY
by Caroline Kennedy, Michael Beschloss
"All politics is local--and personal. These interviews are invaluable in providing a fly-on-the-wall view of life in the Kennedy White House--and there has never been so intimate a view from a First Lady's perspective."
The late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis speaks candidly about life in Camelot. Read full book review >