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New and Notable Nonfiction for October


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Cover art for AMERICA THE VULNERABLE
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2011

"A sobering, sober-minded manifesto."
A former National Counterintelligence Executive for the NSA writes that the United States is right now being infiltrated by online spies, thieves and virtual warriors. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2011

"Essentially a history of the Pacific war from January to June 1942 (Midway does not enter the picture until 100 pages in), this is a lucid, intensely researched, mildly revisionist account of a significant moment in American military history."
A wholly satisfying history of America's most satisfying naval victory, won in June 1942 with vastly inferior forces. Read full book review >
Cover art for AMERICAN NATIONS
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 3, 2011

"Woodard offers a fascinating way to parse American (writ large) politics and history in this excellent book."
Forget about the United States and Canada. Read full book review >
Cover art for RIN TIN TIN
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 4, 2011

"Although occasionally excessive in its claims for the ultimate significance of it all, a terrific dog's tale that will make readers sit up and beg for more."
New Yorker staff writer Orlean (My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere, 2004, etc.) follows the long and curious trail of the celebrity dog born on a World War I battlefield. Read full book review >
Cover art for ALIBIS
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 4, 2011

"These essays sing with bracing clarity."
From the acclaimed Egyptian-born author, gorgeous musings on longing and memory fueled by travel. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 4, 2011

"Classic Pinker, jammed with facts, figures, and points of speculative departure; a big, complex book, well worth the effort for the good news that it delivers."
Frightened of your own shadow? Read full book review >