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New & Notable Nonfiction: March 2012

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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2012
Kirkus Star MY FRIEND DAHMER
by Derf Backderf, illustrated by Derf Backderf
"An exemplary demonstration of the transformative possibilities of graphic narrative."
A powerful, unsettling use of the graphic medium to share a profoundly disturbing story. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2012
Kirkus Star THE SONG OF THE APE: UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGES OF CHIMPANZEES
by Andrew R. Halloran
"Halloran is a wonderful storyteller, and his gripping account of living among the apes alternates between thrills and chills, humor and tender moments."
A young primatologist at rainforest conservancy in Nicaragua digs into the mystery of chimpanzee language. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2012
Kirkus Star IF WALLS COULD TALK: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF THE HOME
by Lucy Worsley
"Anyone who lives in a home with a kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom will delight in reading this history of the development of home life."
This masterful social history illustrates the lessons you could never have learned in school, and with a great deal more entertainment. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
Kirkus Star MR. PRESIDENT: HOW AND WHY THE FOUNDERS CREATED A CHIEF EXECUTIVE
by Ray Raphael
"Raphael's exceptional history of the beginning years of the United States should be required reading, especially in an election year."
Renowned historian Raphael (Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation, 2011, etc.) delivers an authoritative biography of the Constitutional Convention and the herculean task faced by the representatives. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
Kirkus Star BEAUTIFUL THING: INSIDE THE SECRET WORLD OF BOMBAY'S DANCE BARS
by Sonia Faleiro
"Gritty, gripping and often heartbreaking--an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction."
A harsh, cinematic look at the international sex trade. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
Kirkus Star DEVIL IN THE GROVE: THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE GROVELAND BOYS, AND THE DAWN OF A NEW AMERICA
by Gilbert King
"Deeply researched and superbly composed."
A thoroughgoing study of one of the most important civil-rights cases argued by Thurgood Marshall in dismantling Jim Crow strictures. Read full book review >