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Nonfiction Previews, April 2012, Pt. 1: Horseshoe Crabs, Philosophy, and...
Alterman, Eric & Kevin Mattson. The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama. Viking. Apr. 2012. 416p. ISBN 9780670023431. $29.95. HISTORY/POLITICS So many...
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Fiction Previews, April 2012, Pt. 1: From Auslander's Daring Debut to...
Auslander, Shalom. Hope: A Tragedy. Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). Apr. 2012. 320p. ISBN 9781594488382. $26.95. Downloadable: Penguin Audio. LITERARY Talk about black comedy. Auslander, author of the...
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Nonfiction Previews, Apr. 2012, Pt. 2: Oklahoma City and Loung Ung's Life...
Cowen, Tyler. An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies. Dutton. Apr. 2012. 384p. ISBN 9780525952664. $26.95. FOOD/ECONOMICS Get ready for a shock: local food may taste better, but it’s...
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Barbara's Picks, Apr. 2012, Pt. 2: From Lionel Shriver to Archangel...
Moore, Christopher. Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art. Morrow. Apr. 2012. 416p. ISBN 9780061779749. $26.99; eISBN 9780062101242. CD: HarperAudio. COMIC FANTASY Not the biggest reader of comedy or fantasy,...
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Barbara's Picks, April 2012, Pt. 3: From 1500s Venice to Brits in the Wild West
O’Melveny, Regina. The Book of Madness and Cures. Little, Brown. Apr. 2012. 336p. ISBN 9780316195836. $25.99. CD/downloadable: Hachette Audio. HISTORICAL Like real-life Early Baroque painter Artemisia...
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Nonfiction Previews, Apr. 2012, Pt. 4: Chopra, Covey, and Ancient Babylon
Bordewich, Fergus M. America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. S. & S. Apr. 2012. 448p. ISBN 9781439124604. $30. HISTORY Drafted by Henry...
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Fiction Previews: Apr. 2012, Pt. 4: A Big Batch of Thrillers
Adams, Alex. White Horse. Atria: S. & S. Apr. 2012. 256p. ISBN 9781451642995. $19.99. THRILLER Zoe, who’s been cleaning cages at GeneTech, trying not to name the mice and dreaming of going back to...
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Barbara’s Picks, Apr. 2012, Pt. 4: How Does Michelle Obama’s Garden Grow?
Johnson, Suzanne. Royal Street. Tor. Apr. 2012. 336p. ISBN 9780765327796. pap. $14.99. FANTASY What makes this urban fantasy debut especially arresting is that it’s set in post-Katrina New Orleans,...
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Mystery Previews, February Through April 2012
Award Winners Edgar Award winner Dana Stabenow’s Restless in the Grave (Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Feb. 2012. 368p. ISBN 9780312559137. $25.99) brings together Aleut private eye Kate Shugak and Alaska...
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