BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

A FREE MAN

by Aman Sethi

Alternately sad, defiant, carefree and understated, this journey into a world hidden in plain sight is well worth taking. Full review >

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NONFICTION

GOD'S HOTEL

by Victoria Sweet

The author’s compelling argument for Laguna Honda’s philosophy of “slow medicine” will make readers contemplate if perhaps... Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES

by Christopher L. Hayes

A provocative discussion of the deeper causes of our current discontent, written with verve and meriting wide interest. Full review >

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BUSINESS

PREDATOR NATION

by Charles Ferguson

A deeply argued call to action from a lucid, impassioned polemicist. Full review >

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BUSINESS

WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUY

by Michael J. Sandel

An exquisitely reasoned, skillfully written treatise on big issues of everyday life. Full review >

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HISTORY

NIGHTCAP AT DAWN

by J.B. Walker

A bracing cooperative effort taking readers as close to war as humanly possible. Full review >

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NONFICTION

QUIET

by Susan Cain

An intriguing and potentially life-altering examination of the human psyche that is sure to benefit both introverts and... Full review >

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NONFICTION

WHEN GOD TALKS BACK

by T.M. Luhrmann

An erudite discussion both profoundly sympathetic and richly analytical. Full review >

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BUSINESS

WAIT

by Frank Partnoy

A fascinating addition to the study of decision-making. File alongside Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Ariely and other similar... Full review >

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NONFICTION

VISIT SUNNY CHERNOBYL

by Andrew Blackwell

In each chapter, Blackwell finds he loves the polluted places for all the ways they aren’t ruined. With great verve, and... Full review >

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