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“a must for every lover of ballet and admirer of Balanchine’s work.”

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A Pros and Cons List for Strong Emotions is a memoir full of love, humor, and pain.

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“Lisa J. Parker’s second book of poetry reads like a personal diary written in controlled, soaring language that leaves an impact for all its emotional clear-sightedness.”

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Ever since the music called jazz emerged in the Black and Creole communities of early 20th century New Orleans (as most histories of the music contend), the vast majority of journalists, authors, a

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This is an exceptionally important and readable book addressing vastly underreported topics: the effect on plants of rising CO2 and the crucial importance of science for human survival.

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“In the Women of the American Revolution, the author educates the reader on much about the general feminine experience of the times.”

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Definitive, highly readable, and unusually revealing, this biography gives us the remarkable Chuck Berry in full.”

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“As its story unfolds from Kennedy to Johnson to Nixon, Silent Spring Revolution proves consistently captivating, and it takes its place alongside trilogy-mates The Wilderness

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Do you have a friend who without symptom or diagnosis is worried about their health?

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Anyone familiar with legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick’s prolific writings at Slate.com or in numerous prestigious publications will find her book, Lady Justice, compelling, disturbing, urgent

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Joyce Chopra was part of a wave of women filmmakers who came to Hollywood in the ‘70s and ’80s, bringing with them fresh viewpoints and human stories.

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“Less than a decade away from his infamous court-martial for insubordination, General Mitchell came up with a simple proposal to capture the imagination of the American public: a race acros

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“What are days for if not to let go of days,” Maya C. Popa writes early in this second collection of poems following her award-winning debut, American Faith.

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“One cannot flip through this book without feeling joy, confronted by page after page of vibrant, delightful imagery, beautifully reproduced and exquisitely colored.”

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“Whether one is interested in cold case puzzles or genealogy, or just curious about solving crimes, The Forever Witness should be read and reread until it becomes a dog-eared part

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Like a lot of ambitious, young, and talented women, Jessica Grose was worried when she became pregnant with her first child.

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Wow, Sorvino’s Raw Deal is about as depressing as they come. “They” being critiques/exposés of the food industry systems in the US. This one is relentless. But not very original.

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Comin’ Right at Ya is a quick, snarky, enjoyable read, especially for outliers and real Western swing music aficionados.”

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“Gordon’s purpose has been to call attention to the vital role that women played in Eliot’s personal life and his development as a writer.”

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“Rickman’s diaries will provide young wanna-be actors what it’s really like to enter and exit the stage, play challenging roles and bask in the love of performance itself.”   

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Beverly Gage’s nearly 800-page biography of J. Edgar Hoover . . .

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“food for thought as to how much things have changed, and how much they have stayed the same, or in some cases appear to be returning.”

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