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Building Stories
Chris Ware's unusual graphic novel is a triumph of imagination and originality.
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Ike's Bluff
Writer Evan Thomas's perceptive analysis of the 34th president shows a shrewd operator who played his cards close to the vest.
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My Ideal Bookshelf
Thessaly La Force's collection of essays on cultural figures' favorite books will fascinate any bibliophile.
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On the Road to Mr. Mineo's
Barbara O'Connor never disappoints. Like her other children's novels, this one is a keeper.
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Detroit City Is the Place to Be
Mark Binelli offers a sharp, sad, insightful look at Detroit – a city so lost that it has made failure chic.
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Escape From North Korea
Journalist Melanie Kirkpatrick shares the harrowing stories of North Koreans desperate to escape a despotic regime.
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Commander
Stephen Taylor offers insight into the complicated world of the British Royal Navy.
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The Black Count
New Yorker writer Tom Reiss gives us the rattling good tale of the real Count of Monte Cristo.
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Iron Curtain
You won't find a better book about the beginnings of the Cold War than this National Book Award-nominated study by Anne Applebaum.
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Walkable City
This timely, important book should be required reading for city planners – and anyone simply hoping for a more walkable downtown.









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