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New and Notable Nonfiction: November 2011

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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 21, 2011
Kirkus Star NOT THE LAST GOODBYE: ON LIFE, DEATH, HEALING, AND CANCER
by David Servan-Schreiber
"A profoundly human book that touches readers with a rare and healing candor."
With poignant simplicity and heartbreaking humility, recently deceased psychiatrist Servan-Schreiber (Anticancer: A New Way of Life, 2008, etc.) recounts the events of the year preceding his final battle with brain cancer. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 15, 2011
WHO'S IN CHARGE?: FREE WILL AND THE SCIENCE OF THE BRAIN
by Michael S. Gazzaniga
"A fascinating affirmation of our essential humanity."
The more we learn about the human brain, the more puzzling the question of free will becomes. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 14, 2011
Kirkus Star HOWARD COSELL: THE MAN, THE MYTH, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SPORTS
by Mark Ribowsky
"The definitive word on a loved, loathed, maddeningly complex broadcasting legend."
You could make a case that Howard Cosell (1918–1995) was the single most important sports broadcaster ever. You would be right. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 14, 2011
KEARNY'S MARCH: THE EPIC CREATION OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 1846-1847
by Winston Groom
"Galloping popular history, guaranteed to entertain."
Manifest Destiny fulfilled: Groom (Vicksburg, 1863, 2009, etc.) spotlights four journeys during two tumultuous years in American history that marked a "stupendous westward shift." Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 11, 2011
Kirkus Star THE BEAUTY AND THE SORROW: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
by Peter Englund, translated by Peter Graves
"An exquisite book."
The Great War, as experienced by 20 ordinary people. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 11, 2011
Kirkus Star THE SHADOW WORLD: INSIDE THE GLOBAL ARMS TRADE
by Andrew Feinstein
"The detail is occasionally overwhelming, but Feinstein's book is sound, timely and invaluable. Diligent readers will be rewarded."
A highly pertinent, deeply damning indictment of the flourishing of the world's "second-oldest profession." Read full book review >