NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 20, 2011
The British astrophysicist and prolific science writer presents a skillful, contrarian examination of the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 17, 2011
"Comprehensive, definitive, grim and gripping."
Military historian Parker (
The Battle of the Bulge: The German View, 1998, etc.) returns with a sharply focused look at a grisly 1944 incident, the massacre of more than 80 American prisoners outside Malmédy, Belgium.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 13, 2011
"A unique testimonial from today's professional, highly specialized military, with a clear extra appeal to animal lovers."
Straightforward telling of an unusual wartime narrative: the reintroduction of the Marines' Military Working Dog (MWD) teams to frontline combat for the first time since Vietnam.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 8, 2011
"A probing psychological exploration that delves to rarely tapped depths."
An African-American woman's plight to properly grieve for her murdered brother while untangling her own psychological hang-ups.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2011
"This crisp, clean book won't be the last word on the perplexing events in Iraq, but for now it's one of the better ones."
Emmy-winning
60 Minutes producer Bonin tells the story of America's (mis)adventures in Iraq through the lens of Ahmad Chalabi.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2011
"An impressive guide for teaching religious tolerance and respect to readers of all ages."
The Dalai Lama (
A Profound Mind: Cultivating Wisdom in Everyday Life, 2011, etc.) proposes an ethical approach to a happier existence that transcends religion.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2011
"A satisfying stream of travel, training, horseplay and nuts-and-bolts military minutiae along with the usual fireworks."
Another macho memoir of a special-forces badass but with a charming, mildly exotic British overlay.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2011
"From serious to sublime, there's a bounty of periodical perfection here."
More reliably solid, educational reading material awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 5, 2011
"Engaging stories from a storyteller who doesn't just know his subject--he loves it."
The sports journalist and author of sports-related mysteries chats candidly about his first 10 nonfiction books, beginning with
A Season on the Brink (1986), and chases down some of their principal characters for a reunion.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 5, 2011
"Engrossing history, vivid contemporary reporting and a cogent call to action, expertly blended in an illuminating text."
Expanding on his
New Yorker article exposing fraud in the olive oil industry, Mueller considers the trade's past, present, and future.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"A great incentive to fire up Spotify, or even the old stereo."
New Yorker music editor Ross (
Listen to This, 2010, etc.) curates the year's finest scribbling about sound.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Amusing and serious in equal measures, Epstein grants readers the pleasurable company of a master observer of humanity's foibles."
The celebrated essayist anatomizes our sociocultural obsession with gossip, delineating the ways that it can bring people together as well as tear them apart.
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