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Entertaining Nonfiction to Lift Your Spirits

  • NONFICTION

    TRY TO GET LOST

    FEB. 18, 2020

NONFICTION

TRY TO GET LOST

by Joan Frank

Philosophical, sophisticated literary forays that are a pleasure to dwell in. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS ILLUSTRATED

    MARCH 3, 2020

  • NONFICTION

    THE HUNT FOR HISTORY

    MARCH 10, 2020

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE HUNT FOR HISTORY

by Nathan Raab

Though the anecdotes are unconnected, they are unfailingly entertaining. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE FALCON THIEF

    FEB. 11, 2020

  • NONFICTION

    FIRST, CATCH

    MARCH 10, 2020

NONFICTION

FIRST, CATCH

by Thom Eagle

A graceful, enlightening contribution to food writing. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    SALMON

    MARCH 3, 2020

NONFICTION

SALMON

by Mark Kurlansky

In championing a critically important part of the natural world, Kurlansky sounds an urgent alarm that commands our... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME

    MARCH 17, 2020

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME

by Bess Kalb

An endearing, bittersweet, and entertainingly fresh take on the family memoir. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    FASTER

    MARCH 17, 2020

HISTORY

FASTER

by Neal Bascomb

A luminous book of sports history that explores a forgotten corner of the history of the Third Reich as well. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE RUMI PRESCRIPTION

    MARCH 3, 2020

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