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New & Notable Nonfiction: January, 2013

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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 29, 2013
Kirkus Star THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS
by Jeanne Theoharis
"Even though her refusal to give up her bus seat sparked a revolution, Rosa Parks was no accidental heroine. She was born to it, and Theoharis ably shows us how and why."
Theoharis (Political Science/Brooklyn Coll.; co-author: Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare, 2006, etc.) has discovered the soul of Rosa Parks (1913–2005), and it's not that of a docile, middle-age seamstress. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 29, 2013
Kirkus Star UNKNOWN PLEASURES: INSIDE JOY DIVISION
by Peter Hook
"Electric transmissions from a bygone era, etched in blood by someone who was there in body and spirit."
The propulsive bass guitarist for Joy Division puts his fingers on the beating pulse of one of the U.K.'s most influential bands. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 29, 2013
Kirkus Star THE FUTURE: SIX DRIVERS OF GLOBAL CHANGE
by Al Gore
"Provocative, smart, densely argued--and deserving of a wide audience and wider discussion."
A tour de force of Big Picture thinking in which the former vice president gets his inner wonk on. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 28, 2013
Kirkus Star P.G. WODEHOUSE: A LIFE IN LETTERS
by P.G. Wodehouse, edited by Sophie Ratcliffe
"Editor Ratcliffe's (On Sympathy, 2009) generous annotations and judicious edits give scope to a rich, brilliant, happy, oblivious life."
The life and times of the creator of Bertie and Jeeves, as told to friends and family. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 28, 2013
Kirkus Star THE DISASTER DIARIES: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE APOCALYPSE
by Sam Sheridan
"An upbeat and entertaining survival guide for the end of the world."
How to survive any possible disaster, from aliens to zombies to everything in between. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2013
Kirkus Star GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY, HOLLYWOOD, AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
by Lawrence Wright
"A patient, wholly compelling investigation into a paranoid "religion" and the faithful held in its sweaty grip."
A devastating history-cum-exposé of the Church of Scientology. Read full book review >