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New & Notable Nonfiction: November 2012 (page 4)

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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
Kirkus Star A LITTLE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
by William Bynum
"Nonscientists especially will applaud Bynum's lively narrative, which certainly delivers on his opening line: "Science is special.""
A brief but panoramic account of science from Hippocrates to Crick. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
Kirkus Star THE LAST LION: WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL: DEFENDER OF THE REALM, 1940-1965
by William Manchester, Paul Reid
"Essential for Manchester collectors, WWII buffs and Churchill completists."
A (very) posthumous study of the late, great British leader by the late, great popular historian, aided by journalist Reid. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
Kirkus Star THE ANNOTATED AND ILLUSTRATED DOUBLE HELIX
by James D. Watson, edited by Alexander Gann, Jan Witkowski
"Readers old or new are in for a fine treat; there really has been nothing in the history of science writing comparable to Watson's tell-all memoir."
The classic Double Helix (1968) is here again, this time annotated and illustrated and told in all the bold, brash, bumptious style that has become Watson's (Avoid Boring People and Other Lessons from a Life in Science, 2007, etc.) trademark in the intervening years. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
Kirkus Star MARBLES: MANIA, DEPRESSION, MICHELANGELO, AND ME: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR
by Ellen Forney, illustrated by Ellen Forney
"Forney's story should resonate with those grappling with similar issues, while her artistry should appeal to a wide readership."
For anyone who loves graphic memoir or has concerns about bipolar swings, creativity and medication, this narrative will prove as engaging and informative as it is inspirational. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
CUSTER
by Larry McMurtry
"The distilled perceptions of a lifetime of study, beautifully illustrated."
A Pulitzer Prize winner's idiosyncratic take on one of American history's great blunderers. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
Kirkus Star THE RICHARD BURTON DIARIES
by Richard Burton, edited by Chris Williams
"A text that thrums with life and assures the rest is not silence."
The inspiring, salacious, sad, materialistic, insecure, arrogant, hilarious and dull ruminations of a most gifted actor. Read full book review >