NONFICTION

SURVIVING SURVIVAL

by Laurence Gonzales

Survivors of traumatic events often do not recover without help from others, and Gonzales’ excellent book is an education... Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED

by Paul Tough

Well-written and bursting with ideas, this will be essential reading for anyone who cares about childhood in America. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

LINCOLN'S CODE

by John Fabian Witt

Truly 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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HISTORY

WHEN AMERICA FIRST MET CHINA

by Eric Jay Dolin

A rich, highly readable examination of the seeds of poppies, trade, greed, grandeur and an international partnership that... Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP

by Jonathan Sacks

A brilliant exposition of the possibility of science and religion, each in its own way, contributing to a better world. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

A REAL EMOTIONAL GIRL

by Tanya Chernov

A contemplative, profoundly moving meditation on life, love and death. Full review >

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HISTORY

CITY OF PROMISES

by Deborah Dash Moore & edited by Howard B. Rock & Annie Polland & Daniel Soyer & Jeffrey S. Gurock Diana Linden

Such a large historical project could have easily descended into tedious and dry academia, but instead, all three volumes... Full review >

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NONFICTION

REINVENTING BACH

by Paul Elie

The author’s passion, thorough research and imaginative heart produce one revelation after another. Full review >

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NONFICTION

LIFE AFTER DEATH

by Damien Echols

Essential reading for anyone interested in justice or memoir. Full review >

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NONFICTION

NOW ALL ROADS LEAD TO FRANCE

by Matthew Hollis

This diligently researched and masterfully written exposition will appeal to Anglophiles and fans of literary biography. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE LAST VIKING

by Stephen R. Bown

A superb biography of a fiercely driven explorer who traveled across the last inaccessible areas on earth before technical... Full review >

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