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November 25, 2019

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

November 25, 2019/ Jennifer Helinek
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

The memoir of the woman assaulted by Stanford freshman Brock Turner.

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November 25, 2019/ Jennifer Helinek/
Biography/Memoir
Chanel Miller, Viking Press, Penguin Random House, memoir, sexual assault, Jennifer Helinek
November 05, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Honor among thieves, perhaps, honor among spies, never”

November 05, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Honor among thieves, perhaps, honor among spies, never”

A brilliantly multilayered examination of the disillusionment of aging spies.

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November 05, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, It's a Mystery
John le Carré, Viking Press, espionage, suspense, crime fiction, spy thriller, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Penguin Random House
November 02, 2018

Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life By Diarmaid MacCulloch

November 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life By Diarmaid MacCulloch

A wonderfully eloquent and challenging massive new interpretation of Cromwell’s life and times.

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November 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History
Diarmaid MacCulloch, Viking Press, European history, biography, King Henry VIII, Katherine Howard, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue, History
July 17, 2018

The Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross

July 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross

This books stands out from other accounts of Powell’s expeditions by emphasizing the ecological ramifications of his discoveries.

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July 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Science/Technology, Animals & Nature
John F. Ross, Grand Canyon, American West, exploration, American History, Viking Press, environmental movement, American frontier, geography, earth science, John Wesley Powell, Wallace Stegner, Donald Worster, Edward Dolnick, Colorado River, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue, History
July 02, 2018

Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively

July 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively

The literary equivalent of listening to your most literate friend collect her thoughts about the most unassuming of her life's passions.

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July 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Penelope Lively, Viking Press, memoir, gardening, nature, Steve Donoghue
March 25, 2018

Joe Gould's Secret by Joseph Mitchell

March 25, 2018/ Jack Rowland
Joe Gould's Secret by Joseph Mitchell

Joe Gould’s Secret, Joseph Mitchell’s 1965 book of New Yorker profiles about the eponymous writer, will appeal to all creatives.

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March 25, 2018/ Jack Rowland/
Biography/Memoir
Joe Gould's Secret, Joseph Mitchell, Viking Press, New Yorker, biography, Jack Rowland, writers
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