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'Still Here' follows Russian immigrants struggling to establish identity in NYAs they approach middle age, a group of friends contemplates what has becomes of their lives and dreams of success since arriving in the Big Apple.
Why the 1940 US presidential election was 鈥� and wasn't 鈥� a lot like 2016The candidates and the issues they confronted in 1940 have some surprising similarities to the candidates and issues of 2016. But the differences are at least as stark.- How well do you know these famous memoirs? Try our quiz!
These autobiographical novels chronicle the complete and historical lives of many interesting individuals.聽
10 best books of August: the Monitor's picks Here are the 10 August titles given the highest marks by the Monitor's book critics.
'The Perfect Horse' is the perfect World War II rescue storyThe Russians were advancing, and the Third Reich was collapsing, and there was only one way to save Austria's prized Lipizzaner stallions.
'Behold the Dreamers' raises issues of class, immigration, and colorAn African family comes to New York, hoping to live the American dream. Then the financial crisis hits and the story gets much more complex.
Bestselling books the week of 8/25/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'The Terror Years' attempts to explain the post-9/11 worldIn the 15 years since 9/11, New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright has been traveling the world, hoping to shed light on dark topics.
'Anatomy of a Soldier' tells a warrior's story, as seen by 45 inanimate objects聽This unusual first novel was written by Harry Parker, a British Army captain who lost both legs at age 25 after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2009.
'The Art of Rivalry' considers painters as competitorsPulitzer Prize-winning critic Sebastian Smee looks at the ways that rivalry served to mold four pairs of great artists.
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What's next from J.K. Rowling? Three new Hogwarts e-booksJ.K. Rowling is revealing more details about the school of witchcraft and wizardry in new e-books. The books follow the July debut of the West End play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.'
'Riverine' is the memoir of a writer who cannot slip free of her pastAngela Palm's intriguing book is filled with sharp analysis of the relationship between place, social status, and ethos.聽
'Somme' puts a human face on a massive military catastropheAcclaimed historian Hugh Sebag-Montefiore studies the whole breadth of the Somme debacle of World War I.
Bestselling books the week of 8/18/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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'Learning to Swear in America' features lively characters, exciting astrophysicsKatie Kennedy鈥檚 firecracker novel about culture shock, astrophysics, and maybe the聽end of the world, is a page-turner.聽
Roald Dahl: back in the spotlightSteven Spielberg鈥檚 new film adaptation of a Roald Dahl story has Dahl being remembered as a children's book author with a dark sense of humor. But his stories for adults are typically more macabre.聽
'Another Brooklyn' tells of growing up female, black in 1970s BrooklynIn her trademark lyrical prose, Jacqueline Woodson reflects on the dramas and traumas of growing up in pre-gentrification Brooklyn.
'The House at the Edge of Night' makes a dreamy vacation readOn a mystic island south and east of Sicily, a spurned doctor and his family turn their home into a convivial gathering place for locals.
