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#1: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deluxe Edition: The Complete Official Guide

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 02/17/2017 - 6:49pm

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deluxe Edition: The Complete Official Guide
Piggyback (Author)
Release Date: March 31, 2017

Buy new: $79.99

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Book Review: '300 Arguments,' Sarah Manguso

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 02/16/2017 - 4:31pm

Poetry reviewer Tess Taylor declares Sarah Manguso's new book, 300 Arguments, is poetry, not essays — or is it?

'Ghachar Ghochar' Presents A Fretful Vision Of Indian Class Anxiety

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 02/16/2017 - 2:08pm

The narrator of Vivek Shanbhag's new novel once lived a lower-class subsistence in Bangalore. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Ghachar Ghochar embodies the "fear of falling into economic and moral ruin."

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Peter S. Beagle Finds Magic In 'Calabria'

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 02/16/2017 - 7:00am

Beagle has spent his career writing about unicorns — and he returns to that enclosed garden with In Calabria, the tale of a grouchy farmer who finds a pregnant unicorn investigating his fields.

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Funny, Profane 'Dark Flood' Doesn't Go Gently

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 02/15/2017 - 12:14pm

Margaret Drabble's new novel follows a 70-something woman as she travels around England for her job — working with old age homes — and grumbling about how sad, funny and genuinely absurd aging is.

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#10: Everything, Everything

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 02/15/2017 - 3:38am

Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon (Author)
(634)

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#9: This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 02/14/2017 - 6:38pm

This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever
Rory Feek (Author)
(5)

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'Insomniac City' Is A Valentine To New York, Oliver Sacks And Life Itself

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 02/14/2017 - 10:00am

Bill Hayes was Sacks' partner during the renowned author and neurologist's last years, and Insomniac City is a charming, intimate portrait of their relationship, full of sweet, unguarded moments.

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3 Romances To Remind You That Love Is All Around — All Year Long

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 02/14/2017 - 7:00am

Sure, it's Valentine's Day — the day we set aside for flowers, chocolates, wine and declarations of love. But love is more than one day, so here are three romances you can enjoy any time of year.

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#10: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel

Amazon Top Ten - Sat, 02/11/2017 - 3:19pm

Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
George Saunders (Author)
(16)
Release Date: February 14, 2017

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Fires Burn — At A Distance — In Unnerving 'Separation'

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 02/11/2017 - 7:00am

Katie Kitamura's new novel follows an unnamed narrator who tails her estranged, disappeared husband to Greece — while keeping the ominous surroundings and disquieting emotions at a cool remove.

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Horror Tropes And Human Sadness In 'Universal Harvester'

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 02/11/2017 - 7:00am

Musician and author John Darnielle's new Universal Harvester follows three connected stories in three different eras, in an unsettling fairy tale about mysterious images that appear on video tapes.

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#10: Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated

Amazon Top Ten - Sat, 02/11/2017 - 12:16am

Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
Shea Serrano (Author), Arturo Torres (Illustrator), Reggie Miller (Foreword)
Release Date: October 10, 2017

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#10: My Fuzzy Valentine (Sesame Street)

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 02/10/2017 - 9:16pm

My Fuzzy Valentine (Sesame Street)
Naomi Kleinberg (Author), Louis Womble (Illustrator)
(148)

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#1: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Complete Official Guide Collector's Edition

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 02/10/2017 - 6:15pm

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Complete Official Guide Collector's Edition
Piggyback (Author)
Release Date: March 3, 2017

Buy new: $39.99

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#9: All the Missing Girls: A Novel

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 02/10/2017 - 12:13pm

All the Missing Girls: A Novel
Megan Miranda (Author)
(587)

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George Saunders Re-Imagines A President's Grief With 'Lincoln In The Bardo'

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 12:24pm

The acclaimed short-story writer sets his first novel in the cemetery where 11-year-old Willie Lincoln was buried. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Lincoln in the Bardo "searing, inventive and bizarre."

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Memory And Loss Haunt The Stories In 'The Refugees'

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 10:00am

Viet Thanh Nguyen's new collection looks at how it feels and what it means to be a refugee. It's a wonderful group of stories that prove fiction can do more than tell stories, it can bear witness.

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'Autumn' Champions Free Spirits And The Lifeforce Of Art

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 02/09/2017 - 7:00am

Ali Smith kicks off a seasonally-themed quartet with this ultimately uplifting look at the lifelong friendship between a young woman and her unconventional childhood soulmate, an artistic gay man.

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Poetry To Pay Attention To: A Preview Of 2017's Best Verse

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 02/08/2017 - 6:00pm

2017 is turning out to be a year of big change. Critic Craig Teicher highlights some of the poetry that can help guide readers through it.

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