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5 Truths More Fearsome Than Fiction

  • NONFICTION

    CHARGED

    APRIL 9, 2019

CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

CHARGED

by Emily Bazelon

A vitally important new entry in the continued heated debates about criminal justice. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE VOLUNTEER

    JUNE 25, 2019

  • NONFICTION

    THE MASTERMIND

    MARCH 5, 2019

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE MASTERMIND

by Evan Ratliff

A wholly engrossing story that joins the worlds of El Chapo and Edward Snowden; both disturbing and memorable. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    COLD WARRIORS

    AUG. 27, 2019

HISTORY

COLD WARRIORS

by Duncan White

Both profound and profoundly important and as engaging as a gripping Cold War thriller. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    BULLETS AND OPIUM

    MAY 7, 2019

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BULLETS AND OPIUM

by Liao Yiwu translated by David Cowhig Jesse Cowhig Ross Perlin

An indispensable historical document capturing the plight of “people scarred by history and then worn down by money and... Full review >

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