NONFICTION
Released: March 19, 2012
"Rashid's concluding advice, although reasonable, requires too many leaders to come to their senses, but readers will welcome this insider's lucid, expert account of a disaster in the making."
In this grim but insightful sequel to
Descent into Chaos (2008), veteran Pakistani journalist Rashid's outlook is perfectly expressed by the title of that earlier overview.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 19, 2012
"Exceptional observations of the biological world worthy of any naturalist's library."
NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
"Anyone who enjoys a play of words and appreciates the turn of a phrase in a beautifully constructed sentence will value this book for years to come."
Not just a remarkable memoir of McWilliam's (
Wait Till I Tell You, 1997, etc.) battle with the onset of blindness, but also a blissful celebration of the poetry of her prose.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
"A candid, inspiring narrative of the author's brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a renewed sense of self."
Unsentimental memoir of the author's three-month solo hike from California to Washington along the Pacific Crest Trail.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
"Essential reading for Civil War buffs and a great overview of a key battle for neophytes."
NONFICTION
Released: March 21, 2012
"Thoughtful, heartfelt and frequently moving, like the best music."
