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More Powerful Than DynamiteAuthor Thai Jones is an assured narrator and brings the book's setting of 1914 New York vividly to life.
Love, Fiercely'Love, Fiercely' is evocative and often captivating, but Zimmerman is forced too often to speculate about her historical subjects.- Reader recommendation: Great ExpectationsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
10 cars that tell the story of AmericaFrom Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.- The Influencing MachineNPR鈥檚 Brooke Gladstone entertainingly recounts media history in a graphic novel.
Marilyn Monroe: 8 quotes on her birthdayOn June 1, 2012 鈥 which would have been the movie star's 86th birthday 鈥 here are 8 of Marilyn Monroe's most often repeated quotes.
Reader recommendation: Road to VictoryMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.- Mysterious Traveler: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 3The latest volume of "The Steve Ditko Archives" collects the late 1950s horror and sci-fi stories illustrated by this comic legend.
Stephen King's next book will be paper format onlyStephen King will be releasing a new book next June, but the author says it won't be available electronically.
'Devil Wears Prada' may be getting a book sequel'Devil Wears Prada' author Lauren Weiner is said to be releasing a sequel to her bestseller next April.- Digital VertigoAre Facebook and Twitter really forms of "an absurd global prison where we are all forced to live in public?鈥 Author and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Andrew Keen is afraid that the answer is yes.
- Reader recommendation: RadioactivityMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Michelle Obama: 8 food and garden tips, stories from the First Lady8 stories and pieces of advice from Michelle Obama's new book 'American Grown'- Carole KingCarole King's memoir is short on musical details, but long on the artist's personal saga.
- Reader recommendation: The Passage of PowerMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
John F. Kennedy: 15 quotes on his birthdayJohn F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917. To mark what would have been his 95th birthday, here are 15 memorable JFK quotes.
John Cheever: 10 quotes on his birthdayOn what would be his 100th birthday, here are 10 memorable quotes from John Cheever.- Just Send Me WordThe letters of a young Soviet couple tell of Gulag life and love.
- Reader recommendation: Sex and the River StyxMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
