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'The Pigeon Tunnel' pulls together captivating reminiscences from the remarkable life of John le Carr茅Fifty-five years into his writing career, le Carr茅 seems blessed with the ability to be endlessly fascinating.
'The Arab of the Future 2' sees Syria through the eyes of an outsiderCharlie Hebdo cartoonist Riad Sattouf's graphic novel recalls his own struggles, as a half Syrian six-year-old, to navigate life in the Middle East .
Bestselling books the week of 9/29/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
'Eyes on the Street' celebrates 'distinctly modest' urban legend Jane JacobsDespite a humble start, Jacobs's influence on urban planning is international, and her legacy spans the world.
Should reading replace prison time?Reading books 'strengthens the spirit of faith and the will to solve social problems,' says an Iranian judge.
'A Kingdom of their Own' tries to make sense of Afghanistan and the KarzaisWashington Post journalist Joshua Partlow takes a deeper look at Afghanistan, the Karzai clan, and their complex relationship to the United States.
'Blood in the Water' does a magnificent job of rewriting the Attica storyMichigan professor Heather Ann Thompson relies on exhaustive research to piece together a more accurate version of the 1971 Attica prison uprising and the brutal retaking of the facility.
'Corto Maltese: The Ethiopian' brings a legendary Italian comic figure to the USEuroComics' English editions of the world-renowned Italian series by creator Hugo Pratt continues with the latest volume 'Corto Maltese: The Ethiopian.'
10 best books of September: the Monitor's picks What the Monitor's book critics liked best this month.
'The Fix' seeks out strategies to solve the vexing problems facing nationsForeign Affairs managing editor Jonathan Tepperman travels widely to talk to the people and governments who are devising new and innovative strategies to hold chaos at bay and sometimes even improve things.
Bestselling books the week of 9/22/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
鈥楢 Truck Full of Money鈥� is an engaging, contemporary, rags-to-riches storyPulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Kidder profiles both Paul English and the software-engineering world he inhabits.
Football 2016: a sideline full of 10 new books Those who like to huddle over a good football read have quite a roster to choose from this fall.
Are all campaign books awful? Clinton's certainly doesn't buck the trend'Stronger Together,' like most campaign books, is so poorly produced, it serves no one 鈥� reader, publisher, political party, nor candidate.
'Moscow Nights' recalls Van Cliburn and the power of music to melt the cold warNigel Cliff tells the astonishing, engaging story of how a handsome young Texas piano聽prodigy stole the heart of the enemy.
'Yellowstone,' 'The Hour of the Land' celebrate, examine America's national parksDavid Quammen and Terry Tempest Williams take clear-eyed views of America's national park system.
George W. Bush's portraits of veterans evoke both controversy and praise'Portraits of Courage' 鈥� 66 oil paintings and a four-panel mural of veterans and active service members, all painted by Bush 鈥� will be published early next year.
'Wolf Boys' offers a disturbing insider view of drug dealingThis eye-witness account of drug dealing on the US-Mexico border shocks but fails to address larger questions.
Examining the legacy of the Attica riots, 45 years laterHistorian Heather Ann Thompson finds both horrors and hope in the epic saga of the Attica Prison uprising.
Bestselling books the week of 9/15/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
