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New and Notable Nonfiction for June (page 3)


Cover art for THE SPORTSMAN
NONFICTION
Released: June 7, 2011

"A cathartic, inspiring tale that promises much more to come."
Freethinking NFL linebacker opens up about his adventures tackling the globe for two seasons on the Travel Channel. Read full book review >
Cover art for PARIS TO THE PAST
NONFICTION
Released: June 27, 2011

"A nicely organized, reliable companion for touring by train from Paris."
In this sequel to Caro's The Road from the Past: Traveling Through History in France (1994), the author discovers that with today's high-speed trains, she doesn't need a car to visit historic France. Read full book review >
Cover art for FORBIDDEN LESSONS IN A KABUL GUESTHOUSE
NONFICTION
Released: June 21, 2011

"A moving message from a courageous humanitarian, and more timely than ever."
"For the cost of one [American] bombing run," the author writes in this hard-hitting debut memoir, "I doubtless could have fed and clothed and cared for those 100,000 displaced Afghan refugees. Read full book review >
Cover art for FIRE AND RAIN
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011

"A vivid freeze-frame of Hall of Fame musicians, some of whom would go on to make fine records, none ever again as central to the culture."
Through the lens of four fabulously successful musical acts, a Rolling Stone contributing editor looks at the moment 1960s idealism "began surrendering to the buzz-kill comedown of the decade ahead." Read full book review >