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'Judas' debates the founding of Israel in twisting, searching conversationsAmos Oz鈥檚 melancholy new novel suggests that the real tragedy of humankind is that the persecuted yearn to be persecutors.
Bestselling books the week of 11/24/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
How am I grateful for books? Let me count the waysThis writer's debt of gratitude to books begins with 'Curious George.'
First LookWilliam Trevor, one of the world's great short story writers, rememberedThe eminent Irish novelist and short story writer passed on this week at the age of 88.
'Absolutely on Music' listens as Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa discuss musicThis strange and delightful book follows Murakami and Ozawa sipping hot hojicha tea, snacking on persimmons, and discussing works by Mahler, Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms, and many others.
'The Platinum Age of Television' sees 'The Sopranos' as the start of a new eraNPR television critic Bianculli traces the evolution of 18 genres and subcategories of TV shows while tracking the revolution that began with 'The Sopranos.'
'Rogue Heroes' traces the wild WWII theatrics of Britain's Special Air ServicesThe author of 'Agent Zigzag' and 'A Spy Among Friends' turns to the history of Britain's unconventional, improvisational paratroopers.聽
'All the Light We Cannot See': Why it's still on the bestseller listsThe 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a French woman and a German man living during World War II with poetic and moral themes around music and science continues its streak on the bestseller list.
'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.