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New & Notable Nonfiction: April 2012

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NONFICTION
Released: April 24, 2012
Kirkus Star LIKE ANY NORMAL DAY: A STORY OF DEVOTION
by Mark Kram Jr.
"A heartbreaking story of love and dedication told with remarkable compassion and literary skill."
Philadelphia Daily News writer Kram explores the complicated relationships among family, love, duty and assisted suicide. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 24, 2012
STRAPHANGER: SAVING OUR CITIES AND OURSELVES FROM THE AUTOMOBILE
by Taras Grescoe
"A captivating, convincing case for car-free--or at least car-reduced--cities."
A unique look at mass transit in 13 major cities. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 19, 2012
GARBOLOGY: OUR DIRTY LOVE AFFAIR WITH TRASH
by Edward Humes
"An important addition to the environmentalist bookshelf."
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Humes (Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution, 2011, etc.) examines how wastefulness is built into the American way of life. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 17, 2012
AMERICAN CANOPY: TREES, FORESTS, AND THE MAKING OF A NATION
by Eric Rutkow
"A meaty history of the American forest and a convincing testament to its continued political, cultural and environmental importance."
An appreciation of how much American history was shaped and defined by trees. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 12, 2012
Kirkus Star THE ART OF THE SALE: LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF LIFE
by Philip Delves Broughton
"Entertaining, balanced and provocative."
Sales was not part of the curriculum at Harvard Business School. Former Daily Telegraph journalist Broughton (Ahead of the Curve: Two Years At Harvard Business School, 2008) explains why that's a big problem. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 11, 2012
Kirkus Star HORSESHOE CRABS AND VELVET WORMS: THE STORY OF THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS THAT TIME HAS LEFT BEHIND
by Richard Fortey
"Informative, engrossing and delightful."
A leading natural scientist's search for animals and plants that have survived nearly unchanged for millions of years. Read full book review >