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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2004
Kirkus Star THE PROPHET OF LOVE: AND OTHER TALES OF POWER AND DECEIT
by Elizabeth Kolbert
"Choice political journalism. "
Observant, quicksilver explorations of the Big Apple's political landscape. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 3, 2005
GONE TO NEW YORK: ADVENTURES IN THE CITY
by Ian Frazier
"A vivid collection of essays expertly blending reporting, history, humor and one man's abiding affection for a city's quirks. "
Generous slices of New York wry, from humorist/essayist Frazier (The Fish's Eye, 2002, etc.). Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 5, 2008
SCHOOLED
by Anisha Lakhani
"A fun read that could use more snap."
A young Manhattan teacher falls in love with all the glitz that other people's money can buy in this debut novel from Lakhani, a one-time teacher at an elite Upper East Side school. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 2, 2010
A VOICE FROM OLD NEW YORK: A MEMOIR OF MY YOUTH
by Louis Auchincloss
"An anthropological guide to the phantom politesse of Old New York, rendered as neatly as ever."
The prolific author's last book is a farewell to a way of life that was gone before he was. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
A DECADE OF HOPE: STORIES OF GRIEF AND ENDURANCE FROM 9/11 FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
by Dennis Smith
"A stirring tapestry of real-life heroes."
The 10th anniversary of 9/11 is memorialized through 25 heartrending accounts of loss and resilience. Read full book review >