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The Most Disappointing Nonfiction of 2010 (page 3)

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NONFICTION
Released: April 6, 2010
GROUNDED: A DOWN TO EARTH JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD
by Seth Stevenson
"A limitless world squeezed through a limited scope. Disappointing."
An anemic travelogue from a Slate contributor. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 2, 2010
PRINCESS NOIRE: THE TUMULTUOUS REIGN OF NINA SIMONE
by Nadine Cohodas
"A timid, uncontroversial look at one of the most controversial, outspoken female musicians in history."
By-the-numbers biography of irascible jazz singer Nina Simone (1933–2003). Read full book review >