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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
DIARIESby George Orwell & edited by Peter Davison
Editor Davison (English/De Montfort Univ.) supplies necessary contextual information and footnotes generously, but stays in... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
WINTER JOURNALby Paul Auster
A consummate professional explores the attic of his life, converting rumination to art. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >HISTORY
AMERICAN EMPIREA liberal-minded but still evenhanded primer for all students of U.S. history. Full review >
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AFTERMATHby Rachel Cusk
Bold, gripping, original and occasionally darkly funny. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THIS WILL END IN TEARSWhether read straight through or dipped into at random, in times of despair or not, this is a most helpful musical... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS CLUBA copiously examined life rendered with humor and heart. Full review >
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DARKEST AMERICAby Yuval Taylor & Jake Austen
An innovative, marvelous book about comedy, stereotypes and the struggle to steer through the sometimes-fierce internal... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
PORTRAIT OF A NOVELNot for all readers, but Gorra’s approach will appeal to scholars, fans of the James family, and lovers of important novels... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES
DESERT AMERICALess self-absorbed than Luis Alberto Urrea, less cynical than Charles Bowden, less otherly obsessed than William... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
THE FORGETTING RIVERA mesmerizing journey through time, across cultures and into one woman's rich personal history. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >HISTORY
SUBVERSIVESA potent reminder of the explosiveness of 1960s politics and how far elements of the government were (and perhaps still are)... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
HELLO GOODBYE HELLOby Craig Brown
Brown is as smart as he is puckish, and there are plenty of laughs on this terrific trip through modern fame. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THE GUARDIAN OF ALL THINGSAn original, fascinating scientific history of how human memory and a series of inventions have driven the advance of... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
STELLA ADLER ON AMERICA'S MASTER PLAYWRIGHTSby Stella Adler edited by Barry Paris
An exciting, inspiring and essential book for anyone interested in American theater. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >BUSINESS
TOO HIGH TO FAILby Doug Fine
A captivating, solidly documented work rendered with wit and humor. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
WHAT LIGHT CAN DOby Robert Hass
Not for all readers, but prime in its class—literate, learned and wise criticism, with scarcely a breath of cynicism or... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES
FIRE IN THE ASHESCleareyed, compassionate and hopeful. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
DEARIEby Bob Spitz
An engrossing biography of a woman worthy of iconic status. Full review >
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