New and Notable Nonfiction for October (page 3)

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 4, 2011

IT CALLS YOU BACK: AN ODYSSEY THROUGH LOVE, ADDICTION, REVOLUTIONS, AND HEALING

by Luis J. Rodriguez

"Raw, searing reading from start to finish."

In this brilliantly jagged sequel to the gang-life classic, Always Running (1994), acclaimed journalist, poet and fiction writer Rodriguez (Music of the Mill, 2005, etc.) chronicles his struggle to leave behind a drug- and crime-ridden world that always threatened to "call him back." Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 3, 2011

AMERICAN NATIONS: A HISTORY OF THE ELEVEN RIVAL REGIONAL CULTURES OF NORTH AMERICA

by Colin Woodard

"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 >

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 1, 2011

AMERICA THE VULNERABLE: INSIDE THE NEW THREAT MATRIX OF DIGITAL ESPIONAGE, CRIME, AND WARFARE

by Joel Brenner

"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 >

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 1, 2011

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY

by Craig L. Symonds

"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 >

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