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#7: Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire

Amazon Top Ten - Mon, 05/14/2018 - 11:24pm

Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire
Bret Baier (Author), Catherine Whitney (Author)
Release Date: May 15, 2018

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Nonfiction: Under Modernity’s Hood: Precision Engineering

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/14/2018 - 4:54pm

In “The Perfectionists,” Simon Winchester turns to the history of mechanical engineering, seeing in its triumphs the key to understanding so much of our world.

Audiobooks: Benedict Cumberbatch Meets Albert Einstein in Carlo Rovelli’s New Audiobook

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/14/2018 - 3:00pm

In “The Order of Time,” a theoretical physicist reveals his take on relativity, order and the human condition.

Fiction: One Last Book From a Virtuoso of the Short Story

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/14/2018 - 5:00am

The great Irish writer William Trevor captured turning points in individual lives with powerful slyness. “Last Stories” is his final gift to us.

#10: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-Creating a Champion

Amazon Top Ten - Sun, 05/13/2018 - 8:15pm

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-Creating a Champion
Nintendo (Creator)
Release Date: November 20, 2018

Buy new: $39.99

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You Can't Solve This 'Rubik,' But It'll Still Make You Feel Smart

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 05/12/2018 - 7:00am

Elizabeth Tan's novel jumps between different characters and timelines, beginning with the death of the main character and only getting weirder — but there's a true heart underneath the cleverness.

(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR)

#10: The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A revolutionary approach to conquer cravings, overcome food addiction, and lose weight without going hungry

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 11:06pm

The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A revolutionary approach to conquer cravings, overcome food addiction, and lose weight without going hungry
Chef AJ (Author), Glen Merzer (Author)
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Buy new: $19.97
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#6: The Fisherman's Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 2:05pm

The Fisherman's Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search
John O'Neill (Author)
(31)

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The Book Review Podcast: Amy Chozick on ‘Chasing Hillary’

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 1:08pm

Chozick discusses her time covering Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, and Sloane Crosley talks about her new collection of essays, “Look Alive Out There.”

Inside the List: How Billy Idol’s ‘Rebel Yell’ Fueled a Debut Thriller

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 11:13am

Aimee Molloy says the song’s lyrics inspired her as she wrote “The Perfect Mother,” her chilling novel set in a Brooklyn mom’s group.

Nonfiction: From the Czars to Putin: A History of Russia’s Imperial City

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 11:03am

Jonathan Miles’s “St. Petersburg: Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Neva” dishes up an A-to-Z of Russian urban culture and politics.

Nonfiction: Pirates, Runaways, Smugglers and the Occasional Aristocrat

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 10:44am

In “The Island That Disappeared,” Tom Feiling tells the riotous story of a Caribbean colony that failed in its rivalry with Puritan Massachusetts.

Nonfiction: The Sinking of the Most Powerful Warship in History

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 10:30am

In “Battleship Yamato,” Jan Morris ponders the terrible beauty and irony of war as symbolized by the destruction of the Japanese Navy’s great vessel.

Fiction: A Father-Son Novel Served With a Twist

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 10:14am

In “Memento Park,” a C-list actor discovers Nazis may have looted a valuable family painting during World War II — but his father refuses to discuss the matter.

Fiction: Childhood Friends — Once Inseparable, Now Far-Flung — Reunite for a Funeral

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 10:08am

In “The Gunners,” Rebecca Kauffman’s generous and affectionate novel, five friends parse what drove the sixth member of their group to take her own life.

Fiction: Step 1: Kill Husband. Step 2: Assume His Identity.

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 10:02am

In Tadzio Koelb’s “Trenton Makes,” a battered wife gets revenge, and then some, on her spouse.

Fiction: A Debut Novel Sees Divorce Through the Eyes of a Child

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 7:54am

The 8-year-old heroine of Zulema Renee Summerfield’s “Every Other Weekend” struggles to make sense of traumas both outside her home and within it.

Sketchbook | : How-to Entertain Like the Avant-Garde

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 5:00am

Ali Fitzgerald illustrates a step-by-step guide to throwing the perfect modernist soiree.

Children’s Books: Enchanting New Picture Books

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 5:00am

Treats for little ones include the true story of a brave rescue dog, a bedtime tale about a rampaging bunny and a new Sandra Boynton board book.

The Shortlist: Three New Books Illuminate the Rise of Violent White Extremism

NY Times Book Reviews - Fri, 05/11/2018 - 5:00am

New books about America’s dark underbelly include a Norwegian journalist embedded with white nationalists and stories of falling into — and out of — a violent hate movement.

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