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'Young Elizabeth' grasps at the life of Elizabeth II before she was queenWhen it comes to writing a biography of Queen Elizabeth II 鈥� a monarch who has never in her life granted a personal interview 鈥� guesswork and gossip must play a role.
'Golden Age' brings an end to Jane Smiley's 'Last Hundred Years' trilogySmiley's century-spanning American trilogy reveals itself to be an audacious work of storytelling 鈥� and a warning.
'King of the Comics' celebrates 100 years of classic comicsThis amazing book manages to squeeze 100 years of King Features history into 310 pages.
'The End of the Cold War' tells an illuminating story of able leadershipOxford historian Robert Service delivers a detailed and authoritative account of the end of the competition that defined world politics for more than four decades.
What they liked best at Amazon in 2015The editors at Amazon read hundreds of thousands of pages of books throughout the year to come up with this year's list of Top 100 Books from a range of categories.
'Letters to Vera' showcases the literary love story of the NabokovsAgain and again, Vladimir Nabokov celebrated his ardor for his wife in terms far more inventive than most couples鈥� sweet nothings.
'The White Road' is a gorgeous odyssey into the history of porcelainAt once meditation, memoir, and travelogue as well as history, 'The White Road' is one of those unclassifiable books that simply astounds with the author鈥檚 infectious love of 聽his subject.
'The Sandman: Overture' is a fan鈥檚 dream come trueNeil Gaiman鈥檚 triumphant return to his famous Sandman character is collected in a deluxe hardcover edition by DC Comics.
Bestselling books the week of 11/10/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the聽American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the country to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week. This week, some of the bestselling titles flagged by the stores that report their data to the ABA include "Man V. Nature" by Diane Cook and "The Fall" by Diogo Mainardi. Check out the full聽IndieBound聽list below.
'This Gulf of Fire' tells of the quake that rocked a most rational EuropeHow the 18th-century Enlightenment struggled for meaning after a shocking sequence of disasters hit Portugal.
'The Lake House' cleverly unites two missing-person cases, decades apart'The Lake House' is a bookworm鈥檚 delight 鈥� a carefully thought out mystery full of skillfully drawn characters.
How social media savvy made 'The Rap Year Book' a bestsellerAt its most basic level, 'The Rap Year Book,' by Shea Serrano, who used rap to teach science to middle school students in Houston, is a series of essays and illustrations discussing and debating the best rap song of each year, from 1979 to 2014.
'The Art of the Publisher' is a graceful, intelligent tribute to the world of book publishingThe reflections of Roberto Calasso, head of Milan publishing house Adelphi Edizioni, show deep erudition and critical acuity.
7 football books for midseason reading: Brady, Manning, Montana, and more Here are seven new interesting football titles.
'The Only Street in Paris' captures something essentially FrenchRue des Martyrs is more than just a street. It is, as Sciolino describes, 'a half-mile celebration of [Paris] in all its diversity.'
10 best books of November: the Monitor's picks Of the rich crop of November books available, here are 10 that the Monitor's critics liked best.
Bestselling books the week of 11/03/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the聽American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week.
Where fans can see a new adaptation of 'His Dark Materials'Philip Pullman's fantasy novels are often called some of the best books in the genre, but a movie adaptation wasn't well received when it was released several years ago. Can a new adaptation bring the books' complex world successfully to life?
New Sherlock Holmes anthology's appeal is elementary, my dear!聽Mystery guru Otto Penzler talks about Sherlock's timelessness and the writers 鈥� including Stephen King, P.G. Wodehouse, Kingsley Amis, Anne Perry, and even O. Henry 鈥� who can't resist adopting him.
'Ardennes 1944' offers fresh insight into the Battle of the BulgeReaders who want to understand how the attack unfolded and why it failed will not find a more valuable addition to the literature on World War II.
