The Most Disappointing Nonfiction of 2010

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I REMEMBER NOTHING

And Other Reflections

By Nora Ephron (Author)

Pub Date: Nov 9, 2010

Bland, often rambling anecdotes from the acclaimed director and screenwriter.
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THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas

By Tom Clavin (Author)

Pub Date: Nov 1, 2010

Lazy, hackneyed biography of the lounge act to end them all.
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ACTING WHITE

The Curious History of a Racial Slur

By Ron Christie (Author)

Pub Date: Oct 12, 2010

A notable black Republican's jeremiad on African-American self-image.
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LONG WAY HOME

On the Trail of Steinbeck's America

By Bill Barich (Author)

Pub Date: Oct 12, 2010

The thin chronicle of a cross-country trip modeled on John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley.
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EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE

A Memoir of Family

By Condoleezza Rice (Author)

Pub Date: Oct 12, 2010

Former Secretary of State Rice presents a low-key, modest memoir about growing up an only child to highly educated teachers in segregated Birmingham, Ala.
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SLEEPWALK WITH ME

and Other Painfully True Stories

By Mike Birbiglia (Author)

Pub Date: Oct 12, 2010

Popular comedian Birbiglia reminisces about his wacky childhood pipe dreams, sleep disorders and occupational and social failures.
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