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Pleasant Surprises of 2010

  • NONFICTION

    LETTERS TO MY TORTURER

    JUNE 24, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

LETTERS TO MY TORTURER

by Houshang Asadi & translated by Nushin Arbabzadah

A horrifying glimpse of the decades-long nightmare still afflicting the people of Iran. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    CAESARS' WIVES

    NOV. 9, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

CAESARS' WIVES

by Annelise Freisenbruch

Not nearly as soporific as most classical studies—a captivating look at imperial Rome’s roots in the making of the modern... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    GOLD DIGGERS

    OCT. 1, 2010

HISTORY

GOLD DIGGERS

by Charlotte Gray

A lively, delightful reenactment of a signal era of “Klondike mythology.” Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    ACROSS AMERICA BY BICYCLE

    OCT. 12, 2010

  • NONFICTION

    SOME GIRLS

    APRIL 27, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

SOME GIRLS

by Jillian Lauren

A gritty, melancholy memoir leavened by the author’s amiable, engrossing narrative tenor. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    BONHOEFFER

    APRIL 20, 2010

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BONHOEFFER

by Eric Metaxas

A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st century. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    THE BOY

    NOV. 2, 2010

HISTORY

THE BOY

by Dan Porat

A remarkable work and an essential document in the vast library devoted to the Shoah. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    GOLDEN GATE

    JULY 6, 2010

NONFICTION

GOLDEN GATE

by Kevin Starr

In design and execution, every bit as worthy of the bridge it celebrates. Full review >

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