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'Shadow Wars' exposes underlying patterns behind Middle Eastern strifeIf you've ever looked at violent players in the Middle East and asked: 'Who are these people? Where did they come from? What do they want?,' this is your book.
Bestselling books the week of 11/17/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?
First LookAnna Kendrick book: Her career and the rise of 'Pitch Perfect'Anna Kendrick's new memoir, 'Scrappy Little Nobody,' was released on Nov. 15. One of the actress's most famous roles is as the protagonist in the 'Pitch' films, which became an unexpected hit.
'Peter O'Toole' captures what was unique about the enduring starO鈥橳oole鈥檚 'theatrical performance style' set him apart from the rough-hewn, realistic approaches of some other actors of his generation.
'Brothers at Arms' reminds us how much the US owes to othersThe author makes a solid case for the enormous debt, literal and figurative, that an independent America owes to France, Spain, and Holland.
'Ray & Joan' is a biography in three parts: Ray, Joan, and McDonald鈥檚When McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc finally went to whatever his rewards, his widow Joan took to philanthropy with avidity.
'Thunder at the Gates' celebrates 200,000 black Civil War soldiersDouglas R. Egerton's book is a fantastic performance throughout, with Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry at its heart.
'Mercury' is the story of a beautiful horse, and the woman loves himIn Margot Livesey's new novel, clarity of vision proves elusive, even with corrective lenses.
Bestselling books the week of 11/10/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?
10 best books of November 2016, according to Amazon Here are the best books to be released this month, according to Amazon's editors.
'A Space Traveler鈥檚 Guide to the Solar System' leads readers into spaceSpace writer Mark Thompson employs current science, along with today鈥檚 rapidly expanding knowledge of our solar system, to enable us to visit places no one has gone before.
'John O'Hara: Stories' is a well-assembled collection of work worth revisitingA new volume of short fiction from an American master highlights the writer's commitment to honesty and freedom from nostalgia.
'Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited'A new biography by Philip Eade seeks to use newly available documents to reopen questions about the writer's love life and wartime exploits.
First LookWhy is Emma Watson dropping books on London subways?It's part of a collaboration between Emma Watson's feminist book group, Our Shared Shelf, and Books on the Underground, which leaves books all over the London subway system for riders to enjoy.
'Eleanor Roosevelt: The War Years and Beyond' is a touchingly human portraitBiographer Cook captures the headlong energy of those years perfectly, and she blends the international with the personal easily and comfortably.
'How to Travel Without Seeing' takes readers on a book tour of Latin AmericaThe most breathtaking voice in travel writing today may be that of a writer who feels ambivalent about travel itself.
Bestselling books the week of 11/3/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores all across America?
The secret to the Seahawks' success? This book.Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll sees David Brooks's 'The Road to Character' as a game-changer in the way he coaches, speaks to, and sets goals for his players.
'Homeward Bound' and 'Born to Run' trace the making of two American iconsTo grasp the genius of Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen, it helps to know their lives.
In 'Utopia Is Creepy', Nicholas Carr asks: Does technology mean progress?Carr serves us all by stepping back and taking stock of what computers are 鈥� and aren鈥檛.
