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NEW CELEBRITY BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS
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RATHER OUTSPOKEN
by Dan Rather
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THE GUTTENBERG BIBLE
by Steve Guttenberg
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MY CROSS TO BEAR
by Gregg Allman
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JIMI HENDRIX
by Leon Hendrix
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NEVER SAY NEVER
by Ricki Lake
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ASJA 2012 WRITING AWARDS WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS
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RUNNING AWAY TO HOME
by Jennifer Wilson
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BLOOD WORK
by Holly Tucker
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BETTER BY MISTAKE
by Alina Tugend
Cover art for THE KITCHEN COUNTER COOKING SCHOOL
Kirkus Star THE KITCHEN COUNTER COOKING SCHOOL
by Kathleen Flinn
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NOT DEAD YET
by Phil Southerland
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BOOKS ON THE KENNEDYS
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ONCE UPON A SECRET
by Mimi Alford
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JOHN F. KENNEDY AND THE RACE TO THE MOON
by John M. Logsdon
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Kirkus Star MRS. KENNEDY AND ME
by Clint Hill
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JACQUELINE KENNEDY
by Caroline Kennedy
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FAIRY TALE INTERRUPTED
by RoseMarie Terenzio
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BOOKS FOR THE TITANIC'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
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HOW TO SURVIVE THE <i>TITANIC</i>
by Frances Wilson
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TITANIC TRAGEDY
by John Maxtone-Graham
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SHADOW OF THE <i>TITANIC</i>
by Andrew Wilson
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VOYAGERS OF THE TITANIC
by Richard Davenport-Hines
Cover art for GILDED LIVES, FATAL VOYAGE
GILDED LIVES, FATAL VOYAGE
by Hugh Brewster
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BASEBALL BOOKS FOR MLB OPENING DAY
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Kirkus Star CONNIE MACK
by Norman L. Macht
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Kirkus Star CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
by Chris Lamb
Cover art for SUMMER OF '68
SUMMER OF '68
by Tim Wendel
Cover art for DRIVING MR. YOGI
DRIVING MR. YOGI
by Harvey Araton
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THE JUJU RULES
by Hart Seely
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NEW & NOTABLE NONFICTION: APRIL 2012
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Kirkus Star THE ART OF THE SALE
by Philip Delves Broughton
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Kirkus Star BYE BYE BABYLON
by Lamia Ziadé
Cover art for CONNIE MACK
Kirkus Star CONNIE MACK
by Norman L. Macht
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Kirkus Star CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
by Chris Lamb
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Kirkus Star DRIFT
by Rachel Maddow
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BOOKS ON OBAMA
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DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
by Barack Obama
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Kirkus Star THE BRIDGE
by David Remnick
Cover art for BARACK OBAMA
BARACK OBAMA
by David Maraniss
Cover art for YOUNG MR. OBAMA
YOUNG MR. OBAMA
by Edward McClelland
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WHAT OBAMA MEANS
by Jabari Asim
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BOOKS ON THE MIDDLE EAST
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QUICKSAND
by Geoffrey Wawro
Cover art for KING'S COUNSEL
KING'S COUNSEL
by Jack O'Connell
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ROCK THE CASBAH
by Robin Wright
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DREAMS AND SHADOWS
by Robin Wright
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RESET
by Stephen Kinzer
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BOOKS ON THE SEX TRADE
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Kirkus Star BEAUTIFUL THING
by Sonia Faleiro
Cover art for THE NATASHAS
THE NATASHAS
by Victor Malarek
Cover art for THE DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE
Kirkus Star THE DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE
by Louise Brown
Cover art for THE WHISTLEBLOWER
THE WHISTLEBLOWER
by Kathryn Bolkovac
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SOME GIRLS
by Jillian Lauren
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NEW & NOTABLE NONFICTION: MARCH 2012
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Kirkus Star THE AGE OF INSIGHT
by Eric Kandel
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Kirkus Star BEAUTIFUL THING
by Sonia Faleiro
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Kirkus Star DEVIL IN THE GROVE
by Gilbert King
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Kirkus Star THE FOREST UNSEEN
by David George Haskell
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Kirkus Star FREEDOM'S CAP
by Guy Gugliotta
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BOOKS FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY
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Kirkus Star THE DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC
by Candice Millard
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INDEPENDENCE
by John E. Ferling
Cover art for MADISON AND JEFFERSON
Kirkus Star MADISON AND JEFFERSON
by Andrew Burstein
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JAMES MADISON
by Richard Brookhiser
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LINCOLN ON WAR
by Harold Holzer
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BOOKS ON CHILDHOOD & CHILD-REARING
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BEYOND THE SLING
by Mayim Bialik
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WHEN I WAS A CHILD I READ BOOKS
by Marilynne Robinson
Cover art for DISPATCHES FROM A NOT-SO-PERFECT LIFE
DISPATCHES FROM A NOT-SO-PERFECT LIFE
by Faulkner Fox
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PARENTLESS PARENTS
by Allison Gilbert
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SMART PARENTING, SMARTER KIDS
by David Walsh
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NEW BOOKS ON HEALTH
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THE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION OF MEDICINE
by Eric Topol
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THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH
by Jonathan Wolff
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HOW WE DO HARM
by Otis Webb Brawley
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HEART 411
by Marc Gillinov
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THE ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION PROGRAM
by Gary Small
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BOOKS ON COLLEGE/ HIGHER EDUCATION
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COLLEGE
by Andrew Delbanco
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DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, JUST SEND MONEY
by Helen E. Johnson
Cover art for CRAZY U
CRAZY U
by Andrew Ferguson
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IN THE BASEMENT OF THE IVORY TOWER
by Professor X
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CHANGE.EDU
by Andrew S. Rosen
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NEW EXCELLENT MEMOIRS
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REZ LIFE
by David Treuer
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THE FRY CHRONICLES
by Stephen Fry
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THE LIVING END
by Robert Leleux
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REVOLUTION 2.0
by Wael Ghonim
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INTIMATE WARS
by Merle Hoffman
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BOOKS ON NELSON MANDELA
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SAVING NELSON MANDELA
by Kenneth S. Broun
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NELSON MANDELA
by Nelson Mandela Foundation
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LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
by Nelson Mandela
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NELSON MANDELA
by Martin Meredith
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NO BREAD FOR MANDELA
by Ahmed Kathrada
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BOOKS ON AUTISM
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CARLY'S VOICE
by Arthur Fleischmann
Cover art for THE AUTISM REVOLUTION
THE AUTISM REVOLUTION
by Martha Herbert
Cover art for THE AGE OF AUTISM
THE AGE OF AUTISM
by Dan Olmsted
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BAD ANIMALS
by Joel Yanofsky
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THE GOLDEN HAT
by Kate Winslet
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BOOKS ON SPACE
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SPACE CHRONICLES
by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Cover art for EXPLORING MARS
EXPLORING MARS
by Scott Hubbard
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Kirkus Star PACKING FOR MARS
by Mary Roach
Cover art for FIRST CONTACT
Kirkus Star FIRST CONTACT
by Marc Kaufman
Cover art for THE 4 PERCENT UNIVERSE
Kirkus Star THE 4 PERCENT UNIVERSE
by Richard Panek
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BOOKS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2012
Cover art for WHO'S AFRAID OF POST-BLACKNESS?
WHO'S AFRAID OF POST-BLACKNESS?
by Touré
Cover art for ALL ABOUT THE BEAT
ALL ABOUT THE BEAT
by John McWhorter
Cover art for BEST AFRICAN AMERICAN ESSAYS: 2009
BEST AFRICAN AMERICAN ESSAYS: 2009
by Debra J. Dickerson
Cover art for LIFE UPON THESE SHORES
LIFE UPON THESE SHORES
by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Cover art for THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS
Kirkus Star THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS
by Isabel Wilkerson
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NEW & NOTABLE NONFICTION: FEBRUARY 2012
Cover art for BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Kirkus Star BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
by Katherine Boo
Cover art for THE HAPPINESS OF PURSUIT
Kirkus Star THE HAPPINESS OF PURSUIT
by Shimon Edelman
Cover art for THE NEW HATE
Kirkus Star THE NEW HATE
by Arthur Goldwag
Cover art for ON AN IRISH ISLAND
Kirkus Star ON AN IRISH ISLAND
by Robert Kanigel
Cover art for RED PLENTY
Kirkus Star RED PLENTY
by Francis Spufford
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