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The Obamas_ The Untold Story of - Peter Firstbrook
FromStarred Review The most famous family in Kenya—and, indeed, the world—provides the context for exploring the broader history of that nation as documentary filmmaker First... -
terror_ a novel, The - Dan Simmons
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Hugo-winner Simmons (_Olympos_) brings the horrific trials and tribulations of arctic exploration vividly to life in this beautifully written.... -
Devil in the White City_ Murder, Magic & Madness and the Fair That Changed America, The - Erik Larson; Tony Goldwyn
From BooklistStarred Review Larson's ambitious, engrossing tale of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 focuses primarily on two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect who was the... -
Book Thief, The - Markus Zusak
From School Library JournalStarred Review. Grade 9 Up–Zusak has created a work that deserves the attention of sophisticated teen and adult readers. Death himself narrates the... -
Ysabel - Guy Gavriel Kay
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Kay (_The Last Light of the Sun_) departs from his usual historical fantasies to connect the ancient, violent history of France to the presen.... -
You Know When the Men Are Gone - Siobhan Fallon
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The crucial role of military wives becomes clear in Fallon's powerful, resonant debut collection, where the women are linked by absence and a ... -
Work Song - Ivan Doig
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Doig affectionately revisits Morris "Morrie" Morgan from the much-heralded The Whistling Season. Now, 10 years later, in 1919, Morrie lands in... -
Without Mercy - Lisa Jackson
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The murder of Julia Jules Farentino's father creates a bond with her younger half-sister, Shaylee Stillman in this juicy creep-a-thon from bes... -
White corridor - Christopher Fowler
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Blending humor and brilliant detection, Fowler's excellent fifth novel to feature the engaging if bizarre exploits of London's Peculiar Crime.... -
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork - George Carlin
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. There's no better way to enjoy one of Carlin's books than to hear him read it himself. With his gravelly voice, Carlin sounds like a foul-mout...