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Ben Carson expounds on the US Constitution in 'A More Perfect Union''A More Perfect Union' is one of at least seven books, many of which have become bestsellers, penned by the former neurosurgeon.
'The Year of Lear' skillfully traces the mark of current events on ShakespeareShakespeare wrote three great works in 1606: 'King Lear,' 'Macbeth,' and 'Antony and Cleopatra.' Shapiro demonstrates that all three were marked by their time.
Bestselling books the week of 10/6/15, 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. This week, some of the bestselling titles flagged by the stores that report their data to the ABA include "Black River" by S.M. Hulse and "Etta and Otto and Russell and James" by Emma Hooper. Check out the full聽IndieBound聽list below.
'Death by Water' takes readers on a wild ride of epic proportionsNobel Prize-winner Kenzabur艒 艑e's fifth novel starring alter ego Kogito Choko will be the densest, most rewarding 432 pages you'll read this year.
10 best books of October: the Monitor's picks Here, according to the Monitor's book critics, are 10 of the best of the new fall book releases.
'This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance' seeks to account for a mother's unhappinessThe story of a doomed cruise provides bittersweet laughs and an opportunity for the mother at its helm to examine her marriage, daughter, and self-image.
How Whitey Bulger corrupted the good guysAuthor T.J. English condemns the broken US justice system 鈥� and particularly its reliance on criminal informants 鈥� but says reform is possible.
'Kissinger 1923-1968: The Idealist' portrays a Kissinger few knowThe first volume of Niall Ferguson鈥檚 new biography focuses attention on Kissinger鈥檚 life before he became the most revered and reviled statesman in modern times.
10 best books of October 2015, according to Amazon What are the best titles to be released this month? Check out the selections of Amazon's editors.
Bestselling books the week of 9/29/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the聽American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the聽United States聽to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week. Check out the full聽IndieBound聽list below.
'My Kitchen Year' follows Ruth Reichl through a difficult year eased by favorite foodsWhen she lost her job, Ruth Reichl retreated to her hilltop glass house in upstate New York and cooked.
UK authors join together with #BuyBooksForSyriaProfits from all books marked with the 'Buy Books for Syria' sticker in any of Waterstones' 280 UK locations will be part an initiative to raise one million pounds for Syrian refugees..
How 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' changed the life of Joyce Carol OatesAs the 150th anniversary of the publication date of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' approaches, Joyce Carol Oates praises 'Alice' as 'the singular book that changed my life 鈥� that made me yearn to be a writer.'
'The New Tsar' traces the 'rise and reign' of Vladimir PutinNew York Times correspondent Steven Lee Myers coherently, comprehensively, and evenhandedly tells the story of how Putin came to rule Russia.
Women鈥檚 crime fiction: There was nothing sentimental about itSarah Weinman, the editor of a new Library of America anthology, spotlights the no-nonsense work of female crime writers.
'The Heart Goes Last' offers a struggling young couple a Faustian bargainMargaret Atwood's 15th novel depicts a mild dystopia in which the desire for freedom is pitted against the need for security.
'Fates and Furies' is Laurent Groff's cruel but clever subversion of marriageWith cutting inventiveness, one of today's best novelists examines a whirlwind marriage, and finds a new way to write about matrimony in the 21st century.
Banned Books Week: How it's being celebrated across the countryBanned Books Week, which celebrates works that have been challenged or banned, is being held this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. The number of challenges reported this year is low in comparison to recent figures, according to the American Library Association.
Annie Dillard: Which 5 books by this National Humanities Medal winner are must-reads?Annie Dillard received national attention after earning the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.
'On Inequality' argues that instead of the same, we should all have enoughMoral philosopher Harry Frankfurter asks us to contemplate the 'doctrine of sufficiency' when it comes to money.
