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The true, heroic, and complex story of how water came to Los AngelesAs southern Californians grapple with drought, 鈥榃ater to the Angels鈥� tells the fascinating history behind the state's water politics.
9 best books about the Pacific War World War II is sometimes thought of as primarily a fight against Nazi Germany, with the war in the Pacific as an after-thought. Fortunately, there is no shortage of worthwhile books about the Pacific War.
Warren Harding: the world takes another look at scandalous claimsDNA findings give new credibility to 'The President's Daughter,' a controversial 1928 memoir.
'The Last Bus to Wisdom' is Ivan Doig's final tribute to the American WestIvan Doig's last novel is his most autobiographical and a gentle close to a worthy career.
Bestselling books the week of 8/20/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in America's independent bookstores this week?
'The Orpheus Clock,' a true story of Nazi art theft, is fascinating, horrifying, and essentialSimon Goodman鈥檚 account of his family's quest to recover art stolen by the Nazis is at once a family history, a memoir, a mini-social history of Germany pre-1914, a Holocaust story,聽 and a revealing look at the inner workings of the art world.
'The Road Not Taken' reveals the unexpected in Frost's most famous poemNew York Times poetry critic David Orr wonders why Americans have so consistently and so willfully misread one of the best known poems in the English language.
What did JK Rowling tell two aspiring authors on Twitter?JK Rowling's Twitter feed has been a source of positivity for the marginalized, and she continues this trend by giving advice to discouraged writers-to-be.
'Give Us the Ballot' is an urgent, moving, deeply important history of American voting rightsThe story journalist Ari Berman sketches has two bookends: the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 striking down a key section of the VRA.
Hitting bookstores soon: J.R.R. Tolkien's first fantasy story'The Story of Kullervo,' a dark retelling of the 19th-century Finnish poem 'The Kalevala,' is the latest in a number of previously unpublished works by J.R.R. Tolkien.
'Between the World and Me' examines race in America with sharp intellect, gorgeous proseTa-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent at The Atlantic, has crafted a highly provocative, thoughtfully presented, and beautifully written narrative about the ongoing racial struggle in America.- How much do you know about African-American literature? Take the quiz
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'Walking with Abel' takes readers across the Sahara with grace and intimacyAnna Badkhen sketches the lives of the nomadic Fulani tribe, as well as the changes they are facing.
Bestselling books the week of 8/13/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'One Man Against the World' is a dark and troubling portrait of Richard NixonThe second big Nixon book this summer (after "Being Nixon" by Evan Thomas) paints an unforgiving picture of a deeply flawed man and president.
Shakespeare and marijuana: important discovery or silly speculation?Some scholars suggest that the Bard may have smoked marijuana for inspiration, but others are skeptical.聽
What the world is reading this summerMonitor correspondents around the globe share what is flying off the shelves in their region 鈥� as well as books that might help you understand their part of the world a bit better.
'Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship that Shaped the Sixties'Kevin M. Schultz attempts to analyze the influence of two antagonistic thinkers of their time.
4 adventurous audiobooks for a summer of exploration Travelers play a major role in each of the four audiobooks on the agenda this month. All titles are available to download from www.audible.com.
'The Wolf Border' explores the relationship between civilization and wildernessSarah Hall tells intermingled stories of wolves reintroduced to England and interpersonal drama.