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NONFICTION
Released: June 7, 2011
Kirkus Star THE MAN IN THE ROCKEFELLER SUIT: THE ASTONISHING RISE AND SPECTACULAR FALL OF A SERIAL IMPOSTOR
by Mark Seal
"Impossible to put down—Patricia Highsmith couldn't have written a more compelling thriller."
Vanity Fair contributing editor Seal (Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa, 2009) unravels the complex case of "Clark Rockefeller," a fiendishly clever con man who, over the course of three decades, insinuated himself into the highest echelons of American society using only his wits and a borrowed name. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL: THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES
by Bill Moyers
"A bright treat for browsers."
A collection of bracing interviews with American writers and thinkers. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
DOG SENSE: HOW THE NEW SCIENCE OF DOG BEHAVIOR CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER FRIEND TO YOUR PET
by John Bradshaw
"Enthusiasm for all things dog will help offset the sluggish pace of the author's prose and dense scientific reasoning."
An anthrozoologist dissects the history and behavior of man's best friend. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
FIRE AND RAIN: THE BEATLES, SIMON & GARFUNKEL, JAMES TAYLOR, CSNY, AND THE LOST STORY OF 1970
by David Browne
"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 >