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Best Nonfiction Collections of 2018

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THE WORLD-ENDING FIRE

by Wendell Berry ; edited by Paul Kingsnorth

A great place to start for those who are not familiar with Berry’s work; for those who are, it will be a nostalgic stroll... Full review >

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DAEMON VOICES

by Philip Pullman edited by Simon Mason

A collection of pieces infused with abundant wisdom, provocative notions, and illuminating insights. Full review >

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PROVOCATIONS

by Camille Paglia

Your mileage, as they say, may vary where this shrewd cultural historian—and shallow contemporary observer—is concerned.... Full review >

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THE ANNOTATED MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT

by Ulysses S. Grant ; edited by Elizabeth D. Samet

This is the edition that serious students of the Civil War, and Grant’s role in it, will want. Indispensable. Full review >

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CALL THEM BY THEIR TRUE NAMES

by Rebecca Solnit

Solnit is careful with her words (she always is) but never so much that she mutes the infuriated spirit that drives these... Full review >

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