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How a mystery series sheds light on TibetAuthor Eliot Pattison decries the occupation of Tibet via his 'Inspector Shan' detective series.
'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' unveils Churchill's commando unitsThese small, fast bands of deadly World War II operatives worked outside standard War Office protocols to wreak a maximum of damage behind German lines.
Bestselling books the week of 2/16/17, according to IndieBoundWhat's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'The Book Thieves' reveals the story of the Nazi assault on booksUp until now, the theft and destruction of more than 100 million books and religious tracts by Hitler's Third Reich has gone largely unreported.
'The Home That Was Our Country' recalls Syria as it once wasA Syrian attorney asks: 'What has happened to our country?'
'The Gardens of Consolation' spans six decades of Iranian historyA novel of Iran in the decades leading to Revolution is both a love story and a political epic.
'The Daily Show' tells the surprising story of TV journalism made irresistibleThe improbable story of how a group of comedians turned the world of political journalism on its ear is told from the inside.
'Age of Anger' seeks to lay bare the roots of today's global intolerancePankaj Mishra looks to the past for understanding 鈥� and to the future with a question mark.
An author explains how classic film 'High Noon' illustrated a tense moment in US historyHollywood historian Glenn Frankel uncovers the links between the blacklist and the classic film.
Bestselling books the week of 2/9/17, according to IndieBoundWhat's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'Olive Witch' is the memoir of an outsider on a quest for belongingBorn in Nigeria to Bangladeshi parents, Hoque's journeys take her from Africa to middle-class America to an Ivy League college and finally to the country of her birth.
'You, Too, Could Write a Poem' is literary criticism at its bestNew York Times poetry critic David Orr is like the smart, provocative guy who is invited to every dinner party because he鈥檚 so insightful and makes people laugh.
'A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea' is the stunning tale of a Syrian refugeeUN High Commissioner for Refugees spokesperson Melissa Fleming writes the story of Doaa al-Zamel, a young Syrian refugee who is her own profile in courage.
'Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk' celebrates a remarkable NY characterA formerly fabulous ad executive walks Manhattan on New Year鈥檚 Eve in 1984.
Bestselling books the week of 2/3/17, according to IndieBoundWhat's selling best in independent bookstores all across America.
'Dark at the Crossing' tells a compelling story set against the war in SyriaElliot Ackerman, who also wrote the critically acclaimed novel 'Green on Blue,' served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning a Silver Star, a Bronze Star for Valor, and a Purple Heart.
Is fraud an American tradition?Edward J. Balleisen, author of 'Fraud,' says America鈥檚 embrace of democracy has eased the path for some charismatic pitchmen of fraudulent schemes.
'The Age of Caesar' collects new translations of five Plutarch biosThe works in this volume form an astute grouping of figures whose interwoven families and fortunes shaped much of the political history of the Roman world in the first century BC.
'The Sun is Also a Star' is a huge YA success and a new classicThe lives of two immigrants teens collide in NYC 鈥� despite impossible odds and with unimaginable potential.
'Bill Clinton' is a balanced assessment of the 42nd president鈥檚 tenure'Bill Clinton,' like the rest of the excellent 'American Presidents' series, offers a quick sketch of early life and career, and then a thoughtful overview of time in office.聽
