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'Exit Right' follows six high-profile political conversionsDaniel Oppenheimer takes a group portrait of six men who made a political about-face. What does it tell us about the nature of our beliefs?
'Children of Paradise' is a journalist's riveting exploration of today's IranLaura Secor looks at the generation of Iranians who inherited a country transformed by the Islamic Revolutions of 1979.
Want an Ivy League education? Read these books.What are Ivy League students reading that the rest of us aren't? More British literature and more philosophy.
'Strange Gods': A secular scholar examines religious conversionAre converts most often motivated by faith 鈥� or do more practical considerations come into play?
Bestselling books the week of 2/25/16, according to IndieBound* What's flying fastest off the shelves of independent bookstores this week? IndieBound's list is based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States for the sales week ended聽Sunday, February 21, 2016.
'Nowhere People' profiles stateless peoples and their little-known plightPhotographer Greg Constantine's hefty 373-page book features black-and-white photos from 12 of the countries where he has worked over the years.
'Every Song Ever' is a creative listener's guide to contemporary musicNew York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff suggests that how we listen to music might be 'every bit as important' as what the composer intended when writing it.
'Polly and Her Pals: Volume Two,1928-1930' is a gorgeous trip to the 1920sA classic comic strip gets the royal treatment in an oversized hardcover collection.
Why I stayed away from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as long as I couldHow could a book that teachers all seem to push at us not be kind of boring?
'The Queen of the Night' blends opera and mystery into a grandiose readLoosely inspired by the life of opera singer Jenny Lind, Chee's new novel drips with romance, betrayal, intrigue, and espionage.
Harper Lee laid to rest in private ceremony in Alabama hometownThe celebrated author's close friends and family聽gathered Saturday at a church in the small Alabama town of Monroeville, the basis of the setting of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Harper Lee leaves behind a trail of unanswered questionsWith Harper Lee's passing, the questions about her second book and聽her retreat from public life over the past half-century have only deepened the mystery about her.
Harper Lee: Beloved 鈥楾o Kill a Mockingbird鈥� author diesHarper Lee created a work that has endured for generations with her first novel 'Mockingbird,' which told the story of聽Scout Finch and her experiences as her father battles racism.
'Nemesis' tells how a single drug lord came to rule RioMisha Glenny digs deep below the surface to tell a dark but riveting story.
Does Thoreau's 'Walden' need a 21st-century update?Why one writer has launched an ambitious new Kickstarter campaign to make Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden' more accessible to modern readers.
The history of cotton: enormous exploitation, violence, and coercion'Empire of Cotton' author Sven Beckert answers questions on the epic history of the commodity that helped to create capitalism.
'The Essential Goethe' offers English-language readers a major new toolThis new compilation puts before readers a smattering of just about everything Goethe wrote in his busy lifetime.
Bestselling books the week of 2/18/16, according to IndieBound* What's flying fastest off the shelves of independent bookstores this week? IndieBound's list is based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States for the sales week ended聽Sunday, February 14, 2016.
'Salt to the Sea' effectively blends World War II history with teen romanceIn this World War II story, set during the sunset hours of the terrible conflict, Ruta Sepetys effectively spins a tale that is equal parts romance, thriller, and real life dystopia.
'The Slave's Cause' is a thorough and overdue account of the abolition movement in the USManisha Sinha's comprehensive and narrative-resetting new book gives readers their fullest and most readable account of America's battle against slavery.
