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New & Notable Nonfiction: November 2012 (page 3)

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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
Kirkus Star THE ANTIDOTE: HAPPINESS FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T STAND POSITIVE THINKING
by Oliver Burkeman
"This broad approach toward harnessing our "negative capability" deserves wide readership; the author's nonprescriptive message has the potential to effect genuine, lasting changes for people who find happiness just out of reach."
A fascinating, wide-ranging exploration of negativity, positivity, failure, success and what it means to be happy. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
Kirkus Star THOMAS JEFFERSON: THE ART OF POWER
by Jon Meacham
"An outstanding biography that reveals an overlooked steeliness at Jefferson's core that accounts for so much of his political success."
A Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer lauds the political genius of Thomas Jefferson. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
Kirkus Star THE GREAT CHARLES DICKENS SCANDAL
by Michael Slater
"A sexy story resting on a bed of comprehensive scholarship and pursued with Sherlock-ian imagination."
A noted Dickens scholar and biographer traces the story of Dickens' relationship with young actress Nelly Ternan, an affair that has titillated Dickens fans and scholars since the mid 19th century. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 12, 2012
Kirkus Star THE INJUSTICE SYSTEM: A MURDER IN MIAMI AND A TRIAL GONE WRONG
by Clive Stafford Smith
"A wrongful-conviction saga different from most others because there is no justice at the end."
Stinging account of a questionable 1986 death penalty case by the lawyer who tried to get it overturned. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 8, 2012
Kirkus Star THE AMISTAD REBELLION: AN ATLANTIC ODYSSEY OF SLAVERY AND FREEDOM
by Marcus Rediker
"A first-rate example of history told from the bottom up."
Rigorous account of a slave-ship rebellion that altered American and African societies. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
Kirkus Star AMONG THE ISLANDS: ADVENTURES IN THE PACIFIC
by Tim Flannery
"A breathtaking, informative tour of faraway lands."
From the tides of the South Pacific to the impossible peaks of jungle islands, one zoologist sets out to find the living riches of the planet. Read full book review >