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“Kathleen Sharp’s writing style leads the reader effortlessly through this horrifying saga of deceit, greed, and human destruction. . . .

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“In her new book, Cook Like a Rock Star, Chef Burrell not only tells the how, but also the why of cooking; and, best of all, she does something truly amazing—she makes cooking fun

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“Using the long classified files of the Parisian police, Mr.

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“Diana Vreeland created style . . .”

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“Hemingway’s Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, And Lost, 1934–1961 is, in the sculpting hands of Paul Hendrickson, as dramatic, as expressive, as human as Hemingway himself was.”

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The intrinsic factor as to whether a book or movie is a success is quite subjective, and so it would follow that reviewing a book that is about reviewing movies poses its own set of challenges.

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“ . . . [an] unflaggingly overbearing and underwritten memoir . . . At once Florence Henderson tells the reader far too much and far too little . . .”

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“Rob Hopkins combines cutting-edge process model analysis with modern scientific data using a pleasantly conversational mode.”

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“This luxurious edition demands to be noticed by all those who love fashion as well as those who appreciate the art of photography.

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“Molly Birnbaum’s memoir might be the best food-related book of 2011. . . .

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“And while the idea of a life consisting of essays might intrigue, The Other Walk does not.”

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“Uncertainty provides a different look from a unique perspective at a universal issue—and thus deserves perusal.”

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“In order to dramatically illustrate the effectiveness of the malaria campaign, Mr.

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“Unlike a biography or autobiography, My Russian Grandmother does not really provide a full account of a person’s life—neither of his own nor of Grandma Tonia’s—but, yes, perhaps o

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“While the two narratives— Lynne Cox’s and Amundsen’s—could be complementary, in South with the Sun they seem to be somewhat at odds with each other, as the only common ground betw

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“Tales from India is exemplary, a model of narrative and visual storytelling by two talented and inspired artists.

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“If you are still a believer in the tangible book then this is the Harry Winston of treasured books.”

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“Too many small business entrepreneurs will still continue to get their diploma from the school of hard knocks, before paying attention to a wise alumnus such as Dave Ramsey—and by then it

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“Hollywood Left and Right is nonfiction at its best: entertaining and engaging, probing and provocative, detailed and comprehensive in coverage, multifaceted and far-ranging in its

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“. . . one of the joys of Roger Ebert’s writing [is that]: He invites the reader to participate. . . . [a] stunning memoir.

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“Ultimately, How to Measure Anything is a treatise on decision making involving applied logic and behavioral economics.

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Peter Mayle is not only the master of a particular place—his stories are informed by experiences of his beloved Provence, located in the southeast of France, adjacent to the Mediterranean—but he ha

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“In the tradition of this great weaver of tales, Ms.

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“Computer science can be accurately viewed as the upriver force that makes possible the phenomenal impact of such entrepreneurs such as Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Howard Schul

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