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FICTION
Released: Nov. 15, 2010
Kirkus Star SOPHIE CRUMB: EVOLUTION OF A CRAZY ARTIST
edited by S. Crumb, A. Crumb, R. Crumb
"A revelation."
This is a unique volume, an artistic autobiography of year-by-year sketchbook drawings, ranging from the scrawls of a two-year-old to a fully developed vision. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 11, 2010
Kirkus Star GIVE ME TOMORROW: THE KOREAN WAR'S GREATEST UNTOLD STORY—THE EPIC STAND OF THE MARINES OF GEORGE COMPANY
by Patrick O'Donnell
"George Company's performance at Chosin Reservoir practically defines heroism. O'Donnell brings it to vivid life."
Military historian O'Donnell (They Dared Return: The True Story of Jewish Spies Behind the Lines in Nazi Germany, 2009, etc.) chronicles a Marine company's struggles in the toughest campaign of the Korean War. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 9, 2010
Kirkus Star CAESARS' WIVES: THE FIRST LADIES OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
by Annelise Freisenbruch
"Not nearly as soporific as most classical studies--a captivating look at imperial Rome's roots in the making of the modern stateswoman."
A groundbreaking study of some of the most powerful women in early Western civilization. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 9, 2010
Kirkus Star CHASING THE SUN: THE EPIC STORY OF THE STAR THAT GIVES US LIFE
by Richard Cohen
"Apollo, Ra, Inti or Huitzilopochtli--all would rock with delight at Cohen's sweeping endeavor."
A remarkably comprehensive and engrossing synthesis of the sun's influence on science, art, religion, literature, mythology and politics. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 5, 2010
Kirkus Star THE MASTER SWITCH: THE RISE AND FALL OF INFORMATION EMPIRES
by Tim Wu
"Eye-opening reading, with implications for just about anyone who uses that utility, which means just about everyone."
Powerful forces are afoot to take control of the Internet--for profit, of course. It's happened before, writes Slate contributor Wu (Copyright and Communications/Columbia Univ.; co-author: Who Controls the Internet?, 2006), and the corporations have won just about every time. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 2, 2010
LEARNING TO DIE IN MIAMI: CONFESSIONS OF A REFUGEE BOY
by Carlos Eire
"An engrossing Cuban-American story that will leave readers wanting more."
In a follow-up to his 2003 National Book Award–winning Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, Eire (History and Religious Studies/Yale Univ.) describes his early years of exile in the United States. Read full book review >