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'Heirs of the Founders' profiles the 'second generation' of great American leadersIn his latest historical spellbinder, bestselling author and scholar H.W. Brands profiles聽Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John Calhoun, as well as the decades leading up to the Civil War.
Western author Louis L'Amour's first novel? A seafaring taleL'Amour never published his first novel, 'No Traveller Returns,' which draws upon on his early life at port and at sea. Now the novel is being released for the first time with the help of his son, Beau L'Amour, as part of a series of 'Lost Treasures.'
'The War Before the War' chronicles the role fugitive slaves played in widening gap between North and SouthAndrew Delbanco鈥檚 latest book聽is richly detailed, thought-provoking, and compelling.
'The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration' is an ideal gift bookThis stunningly illustrated history of space exploration will fill readers with a sense of wonder and possibility.
3 wonderful middle-grade novels for fallIntriguing protagonists, lively cultural mixes, and sensitive writing make these books winners.
'All You Can Ever Know' is a sensitive examination of transracial adoptionNicole Chung鈥檚 personal odyssey toward self-understanding and acceptance will speak to all readers with questions about their personal history.
'Unsheltered' challenges readers with interwoven tales from two different erasThe power of Barbara Kingsolver鈥檚 writing illuminates the current cultural climate by finding parallels with the past in this novel divided between the 21st and 19th centuries.
In 'Dominion,' nineteenth-century England is exciting place to be 鈥� but not pleasantPeter Ackroyd's book is a聽clear-eyed assessment of the later stages of the British Empire.
'American Prison' presents a highly disturbing insider's view of a private prisonAward-winning reporter Shane Bauer worked as a corrections officer at a prison run by private company CoreCivic. The result is a harrowing but very important book.
'Anne Frank's Diary' is a profoundly moving graphic presentation of the classicA project that could have been a shocking failure is instead a genuine work of art.
'Pride' thrusts Jane Austen into 21-century BushwickIbi Zoboi鈥檚 rendition of 'Pride and Prejudice' is crackling and full of life, fit for recommendation to both to fellow Janeites and YA readers at large.
Writer and physicist Alan Lightman finds room for science and spiritualityAn interview with the MIT Astrophysicist and novelist at this year's Boston Book Festival, including excerpts and a link to the full interview.聽
'Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World' establishes how the fighter for Indian independence's reputation was earnedIn the pages of this book, the reader gets a sense of how a sense of intense moral conviction combined with a genuine sense of intellectual curiosity magnified each other inside of Gandhi鈥檚 mind.
'On Desperate Ground' chronicles the amazing voyage of the US Marines during the Korean WarHampton Sides' book is a聽towering tale of official ineptitude and battlefield fortitude that plays out against the backdrop of American's most forgotten modern war.
'Fryderyk Chopin' already qualifies as one of the best biographies of the yearEnglish-Canadian musicologist and university professor Alan Walker spent 10 years doing extensive research into vast archives of primary source material on Chopin, allowing him to produce this MRI-thorough biography.
10 best books of October: the Monitor's picksA collection of Eleanor Roosevelt's advice columns and the latest novel by聽Haruki Murakami are two of the titles Monitor critics selected as the best to be released this month.
'In the Hurricane's Eye' puts Revolutionary War conflict the Battle of the Chesapeake back in its deserved spotlight'Hurricane' is the newest book from bestselling author of 'In the Heart of the Sea'聽and 'Valiant Ambition'聽Nathaniel Philbrick.
'The Big Fella' portrays Babe Ruth as the first modern sports celebrityBiographer Jane Leavy shows Ruth's greatness as player to be of such a magnitude that it's still hard to grasp.
First LookDiverse Louisville teens come together to publish book on shared strugglesAs part of the Louisville Story Program, Iroquois High School students in Louisville, Ky., hailing from Cuba, Pakistan, Iraq, Africa, and the United States collaborated on a book of personal essays. The result? A book filled with stories of love, fear, and triumph.聽
'If You Ask Me' is a delightful compendium of the thoughts of Eleanor RooseveltEditor Mary Jo Binker works with a wealth of material from the magazine column Roosevelt wrote from 1941 to 1962.
