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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
LEONARDO DA VINCITotally enthralling, masterful, and passionate, this book should garner serious consideration for a variety of book prizes. Full review >
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STALINA well-written, finely detailed installment in a definitive biography—sure to receive many prize nominations this year. Full review >
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HANK AND JIMby Scott Eyman
An entertaining, richly documented biography that will be appreciated by film and theater scholars as well as fans of these... Full review >
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ALIby Jonathan Eig
An exemplary life of an exemplary man who, despite a few missteps, deserves to be remembered long into the future. Full review >
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LOU REEDEssential reading for Reed fans and strongly recommended for anyone interested in rock as art. Full review >
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CALDERby Jed Perl
Not only an essential record of the first 40 years of Calder’s life, but an exceptional chronicle of the genesis of... Full review >
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FREUDImpressively well-researched, powerfully written, and definitively damning. Full review >
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HOOVERA thoughtful resurrection of a brilliant man who, aside from the Founding Fathers, did more good before taking office than... Full review >
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THE KELLOGGSA superb warts-and-all account of two men whose lives help illuminate the rise of health promotion and the modern food... Full review >
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THE SONGS WE KNOW BESTThis incisive, groundbreaking portrait of the enigmatic and influential poet will be indispensable to all future... Full review >
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JANE AUSTEN AT HOMEby Lucy Worsley
A charming, well-researched journey to “Austen-land.” Full review >
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HENRY DAVID THOREAUThoreau has inspired so many esteemed biographies that it's difficult to claim any new one as definitive. However, Walls... Full review >
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CHURCHILL AND ORWELLA superb account of two men who set standards for defending liberal democracy that remain disturbingly out of reach. Full review >
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GOETHEby Rüdiger Safranski translated by David Dollenmayer
A penetrating, engrossing biography of a literary giant. Full review >
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THE INVENTION OF ANGELA CARTERExpansive and lavish, this outstanding biography does much to demythologize Carter, revealing her to be a singular writer of... Full review >
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TOSCANINIby Harvey Sachs
Sweeping yet meticulous, appreciative without eschewing critical judgments—like Toscanini himself. Full review >
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SIX ENCOUNTERS WITH LINCOLNDeeply researched, telling moments in the life of arguably the most written-about man in American history. Full review >
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JONATHAN SWIFTby John Stubbs
A rich and sweeping story superbly told. Full review >
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YOU SAY TO BRICKby Wendy Lesser
A splendid biography that penetrates the inner lives of Kahn’s buildings as well as the inner life of their creator. Full review >
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