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#1: Fail Until You Don’t: Fight Grind Repeat

Amazon Top Ten - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 6:49pm

Fail Until You Don’t: Fight Grind Repeat
Bobby Bones (Author)
Release Date: June 19, 2018

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Fiction: Black, Gay and Losing Faith

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 4:00pm

In Uzodinma Iweala’s new novel, “Speak No Evil,” a young man’s journey of self-discovery runs into opposition from his parents and their church.

The Enthusiast: In Praise of Ruth McKenney

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 3:56pm

I wish McKenney’s life had been as joyous and carefree as her effervescent memoirs. But I rejoice that her books are still available at my hometown library.

Editors’ Choice: 5 New Books We Recommend This Week

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 12:21pm

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

In 'Go Home,' Finding — Or Building — A Home In Words

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 7:00am

This new anthology of Asian diasporic writers, edited by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, is packed with stories, essays and poetry on the idea of home — where it is, what it is, and how you find or lose it.

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Nonfiction: Coming of Age as Performance Art: An Outsider in 1970s Japan

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 5:00am

Ian Buruma’s memoir, “A Tokyo Romance,” recaptures his youthful experiences in the avant-garde film and theater world of the postwar city.

By the Book: Sloane Crosley: By the Book

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/15/2018 - 5:00am

The novelist and essayist Sloane Crosley says that “any woman who has to take an author photo where she looks the just-right amount of appealing is a literary hero.”

Nonfiction: Was the 2016 Election a Game of ‘Russian Roulette’?

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 4:21pm

Michael Isikoff and David Corn tell the story of how Russia and its meddling came to dominate a presidential election.

Fiction: A High-Speed Auto Race Across Australia, Past and Present

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 4:00pm

Peter Carey’s novel “A Long Way From Home” follows a married couple and their bachelor neighbor on a bumptious 10,000-mile endurance contest.

#9: The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 12:38pm

The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition
Stephen William Hawking (Author)
(2090)

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Memory Is Mutable, Understanding Elusive In 'Memento Park'

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 7:00am

Mark Sarvas' new novel is dedicated to his own father and grandfathers — it's the story of a C-list movie actor and the valuable heirloom that leads him to dig into his family's history.

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#3: A Brief History of Time

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 6:37am

A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking (Author)
(2089)

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The Long View: Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 5:00am

Current U.S. politics can be defined by what the historian referred to in her 1984 book “The March of Folly” as a “wooden-headedness” in statecraft.

#9: The Life of /La Vida De Selena: A Lil' Libros Bilingual Biography (English and Spanish Edition)

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 03/14/2018 - 3:37am

The Life of /La Vida De Selena: A Lil' Libros Bilingual Biography (English and Spanish Edition)
Patty Rodriguez (Author), Ariana Stein (Author), Citlali Reyes (Illustrator)
(21)

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#6: Don't Bullsh*t Yourself!: Crush the Excuses That Are Holding You Back

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 03/13/2018 - 9:36pm

Don't Bullsh*t Yourself!: Crush the Excuses That Are Holding You Back
Jon Taffer (Author)
(1)

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Nonfiction: Eating Away at Government From the Inside

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/13/2018 - 4:00pm

David Cay Johnston’s “It’s Even Worse Than You Think” is an account of Trump’s efforts to create a weakened government.

#6: Medical Medium Liver Rescue

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 03/13/2018 - 3:34pm

Medical Medium Liver Rescue
Anthony William (Author)
Release Date: October 30, 2018

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New Books Revive The Cold Cases Of Agatha Christie And The Golden State Killer

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 03/13/2018 - 1:32pm

Maureen Corrigan recommends two books that grapple with real-life mysteries: Laura Thompson's biography of the sphinxlike Agatha Christie, and I'll Be Gone In The Dark, by the late Michelle McNamara.

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Books News: Books Rex Tillerson Might Want to Read

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 03/13/2018 - 11:00am

President Trump announced on Tuesday that he is replacing the secretary of state with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director.

Evil, Antic And Modern, 'The Merry Spinster' Puts A Dark Spin On Fairy Tales

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 03/13/2018 - 7:00am

Mallory Ortberg's hyperliterate new story collection turns familiar fairy tales inside out to comment on gender, relationships and the way people manipulate each other.

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