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I'M YOUR MANTaking on a looming subject with intelligence and wit, Simmons manages to take the full measure of her man. Full review >
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BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERSThe best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition. Full review >
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FIRE IN THE ASHESCleareyed, compassionate and hopeful. Full review >
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JOSEPH ANTONAspects of a spy novel, a writer’s autobiography and a victim’s affidavit pulsing with resentment and fear combine to reveal... Full review >
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ARE YOU MY MOTHER?by Alison Bechdel illustrated by Alison Bechdel
Subtitled “A Comic Drama,” the narrative provides even fewer laughs than its predecessor but deeper introspection. Full review >
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MAGIC HOURSby Tom Bissell
Stellar cultural writing—Bissell has the knowledge and wit to earn his provocations. Full review >
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MORTALITYCertainly, Hitchens died too soon. May this moving little visit to his hospital room not be the last word from him. Full review >
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WINTER JOURNALby Paul Auster
A consummate professional explores the attic of his life, converting rumination to art. Full review >
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WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUYAn exquisitely reasoned, skillfully written treatise on big issues of everyday life. Full review >
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THE MANSION OF HAPPINESSby Jill Lepore
A superb examination of the never-ending effort to enhance life, as well as the commensurate refusal to ever let it go. Full review >
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SPILLOVERA wonderful, eye-opening account of humans versus disease that deserves to share the shelf with such classics as Microbe... Full review >
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FAR FROM THE TREEAn informative and moving book that raises profound issues regarding the nature of love, the value of human life and the... Full review >
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LINCOLN'S CODETruly remarkable, composed with all the precision and insight you expect from a law professor, marked by all the elegance... Full review >
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MARVEL COMICSby Sean Howe
Brilliantly juxtaposes Marvel with its best characters: flawed and imperfect, but capable of achieving miraculous feats. Full review >
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THE STORY OF EARTHA report of a fascinating new theory on the Earth's origins written in a sparkling style with many personal touches. Full review >
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PRIVATE EMPIREby Steve Coll
Leaks, reserves, PACs, hydrofracking, bloated corporate profits and more: all pertinent concerns nicely handled by Coll in... Full review >
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THOMAS JEFFERSONby Jon Meacham
An outstanding biography that reveals an overlooked steeliness at Jefferson’s core that accounts for so much of his... Full review >
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TURING'S CATHEDRALby George Dyson
Meticulously researched and packed with not just technological details, but sociopolitical and cultural details as well—the... Full review >
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HAITIA profound demonstration of what needs to be recognized, reconciled and forgiven if current crises are to be overcome. Full review >
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WHEN GOD TALKS BACKAn erudite discussion both profoundly sympathetic and richly analytical. Full review >
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ON A FARTHER SHOREA poignant, galvanizing, meaningful tribute. Full review >
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