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'The Outer Beach' captures the sense of enchantment found on Cape CodRobert Finch is today's best, most perceptive Cape Cod writer in a line extending all the way back to Henry David Thoreau.
'Benjamin Franklin' takes a more nuanced look at Franklin's views of GodAccording to this new biography, Franklin started wrestling with religion and morality as a teenager and never stopped pondering the natures of God, humanity, and the universe.
'Wrestling with His Angel' follows Lincoln through his 'wilderness years'Biographer Sidney Blumenthal finds a deeply fascinating story in an often overlooked period of Lincoln's life.
'When Dimple Met Rishi' is a zippy, charming update on arranged marriageRishi Patel plans for a stable, predictable career at his father's Silicon Valley tech firm, while Dimple Shah is aiming for the stars. Do their parents know something that they don't?
How World War I changed AmericaA new book by a Library of Congress historian unearths once-forgotten tidbits of history related to the Great War.
'The Exile' is a nearly day-by-day account of Bin Laden's life post-9/11Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy's work is a truly impressive feat of journalism and also an intensely gripping reading experience.
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'The Russian Revolution' is a superb account of this seminal eventBard College professor Sean McMeekin is a reliable guide to a complex story and his book moves seamlessly and clearly across a vast landscape of people and events.
How the Bank of England took a page from Dr. SeussThe Bank of England hopes to make their reports more understandable by imitating the famed children's book author's concise, simple writing style.
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'Churchill & Orwell' profiles two icons in the fight against totalitarianismHistorian Thomas Ricks asserts that, despite their differences, a deep commitment to human freedom gave Winston Churchill and George Orwell common cause.
Short stories from a pair of masters'The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories' by Penelope Lively and 'Anything Is Possible' by Elizabeth Strout showcase the drama in everyday life.
'Earthly Remains' looses Inspector Brunetti on another murdererDonna Leon's 27th 'Inspector Brunetti' mystery is as acute and witty as her first.
Three distinct, delightful poetic voicesAcclaimed poets Linda Pastan, Cynthia Zarin, and Peter Cole offer powerful new collections.
How Muhammad Ali fought the law ... and won'Sting Like a Bee' author Leigh Montville explains how the fabled boxer vanquished the Vietnam draft.
'Rising Star' offers a severe but insightful assessment of Barack ObamaPulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Garrow has written a meticulously researched but overly detailed biography of the 44th president.
'Jefferson' is a complex, balanced account of the Founding FatherHistorian John Boles takes a noticeably less adulatory tone than past biographers yet goes surprisingly easy on Jefferson when it comes to slavery.
'Dragon Teeth' 鈥� the latest posthumous Crichton book 鈥� is propulsively readableSet in the Wild West of 1876, the book conveys the sheer wonder of the early days of the fledgling science of paleontology.
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'There鈥檚 a Mystery There' parses the magic of the work of Maurice SendakJournalist Jonathan Cott attempts a critical study of the picture books of the award-winning author-illustrator.
