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20 non-fiction books to watch for in 2012

Oh, the promise of a new year! So many fresh starts and remarkable discoveries lie ahead – including the many that will be made between the pages of a book. For those eager for a preview, here’s a sampling of some of the more promising of the early 2012 titles.

- Monitor Staff

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Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts
By Stacy A. Cordery
Penguin Group, 400 pp.

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18. 'Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts,' by Stacy A. Cordery

Just in time for the Girl Scouts’ centennial comes this biography of rebellious Southern belle and Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low. (February)

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