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'Iraq + 100' Is Painful, But Don't Look Away

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 12/10/2016 - 7:00am

This new anthology of science fiction and fantasy, edited by Hassan Blasim, imagines Iraq 100 years after the invasion of 2003. Harrowing, necessary, often beautiful, it resists comfort and catharsis.

#1: The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 12/09/2016 - 12:16am

The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life
Travis Stork (Author)
Release Date: December 27, 2016

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The 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head On

NPR Book Reviews - Thu, 12/08/2016 - 11:30am

Book critic Maureen Corrigan says that if there's one word that characterizes her list this year, it's "serious." These books certainly aren't grim or dull, but they take on big, difficult subjects.

#4: All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor

Amazon Top Ten - Thu, 12/08/2016 - 12:09am

All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
Donald Stratton (Author), Ken Gire (Author)
(31)

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#5: The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

Amazon Top Ten - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 2:54pm

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
Michael Lewis (Author)
Release Date: December 6, 2016

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Women Astronomers Shine In 'The Glass Universe'

NPR Book Reviews - Sun, 12/04/2016 - 5:47am

Dava Sobel's new book is a history of the unheralded women — called computers, rather than astronomers — who worked at the Harvard College Observatory, studying, cataloging and classifying stars.

#4: Harry Potter: Collectible Quidditch Set

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 12/02/2016 - 11:46pm

Harry Potter: Collectible Quidditch Set
Running Press (Editor)
(242)

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2 New Works Confront The Refugee Crisis With Empathy And Humanity

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 2:24pm

Critic John Powers discusses the Italian documentary, Fire at Sea, and the novel, These Are the Names. The works take very different — but nonetheless poignant — approaches to the refugee situation.

In 'ODY-C,' A Greek Hero Worthy Of Women

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 7:00am

Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's splendidly trippy, genderbent retelling of the Odyssey sets the story in space, as warlike Odyssia, "witchjack and wanderer" winds her way home to far Ithicaa.

#4: Time for Kids Big Book of Why (Revised and Updated): 1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 2:31am

Time for Kids Big Book of Why (Revised and Updated): 1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know
Editors of TIME For Kids Magazine (Author)
(21)

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#10: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 11/29/2016 - 11:29pm

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
Lauren Graham (Author)
(6)

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'Searching For John Hughes,' And Finding Yourself

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 11/29/2016 - 7:00am

Jason Diamond tried to write a biography of John Hughes, director of classic '80s teen movies, but along the way, the story became more about his search for Hughes than the elusive filmmaker himself.

#9: One Pot: 120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Stockpot, and More

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 11/25/2016 - 8:10pm

One Pot: 120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Stockpot, and More
Editors of Martha Stewart Living (Author)
(312)

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#4: The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks)

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 11/25/2016 - 2:07pm

The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks)
The Editors of America's Test Kitchen and Guy Crosby Ph.D (Author)
(816)

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#10: Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)

Amazon Top Ten - Fri, 11/25/2016 - 2:07pm

Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)
J. K. Rowling (Author), Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
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Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Thomas L. Friedman (Author)
(4)

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The Amazing Adventures Of Michael Chabon's Sort-Of-Grandpa In 'Moonglow'

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 11/22/2016 - 7:00am

Moonglow is a playful, fictional take on the family memoir. Set in 1990, it stars young author "Mike" Chabon, who's visiting his dying grandfather. Grandpa, it turns out, has led a remarkable life.

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