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About The Man I Never Met
Bookreporter : The Man I Never Met: A Memoir (September 08, 2018)Schefter’s warm, personable book introduces us to Joe and his impact on so many. It is a fascinating work, well worth reading, even as you grieve over the loss experienced by the Maios.
$ 13.99
About Rise
The Guardian : Rise by Gina Miller review – unapologetic and impatient to make a difference (August 23, 2018)The book is a lot like its author – unapologetic, businesslike and impatient to make a difference.
$ 22.46
About Heart Berries
The Guardian : Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot review – a raw, rich indigenous memoir (August 04, 2018)Mailhot alludes at one point to her desire and her felt duty as a Native writer to convey the humanity of her people and subvert stereotypes. She has succeeded by telling the ugly truth with rich and beautiful words, sumptuous imagery and an unforgettable speech. This is a startling book.
$ 22.99
About Ongoingness
The Guardian : Ongoingness and 300 Arguments by Sarah Manguso – review (August 05, 2018)Her book hints at diary-keeping as neurosis, a hoarding that is almost a syndrome, a malfunction, a grief at having no way to halt loss.
$ 9.99
About Old In Art School
SF Gate : Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over,’ by Nell Painter (July 06, 2018)Painter’s story begins with the revelation that, “Being seen as an old woman added a new way of seeing myself as reflected in the eyes of others.” But as she drills down on art-making she develops the skill — the artistic mastery — to hold the gaze herself. A great gift of age, and art.
$ 25.99
About Left Bank
The Guardian : Left Bank by Agnès Poirier – existentialism, jazz and the miracle of Paris in the 1940s (July 11, 2018)The EU could be seen not the way Poirier sees it, as Paris-created bulwark, but as sociologist Wolfgang Streeck envisioned it – a deregulation machine exposing its citizens to capitalism gone wild.
$ 14.99
About Patient Care
Washington Independent Review of Books : Patient Care: Death and Life in the Emergency Room (July 01, 2018)Whether describing the obstinacy of patients, the brave faces worn by worried relatives, the technical aspects of repairing injured bodies, or the elation of helping potential catastrophes end well, Paul Seward fills his attractively written narrative with authoritative detail, strong emotion, and a precise sense of place.
$ 24.99
About My Girls
Kirkus Reviews : My Girls (June 05, 2018)Fans of Reynolds and Fisher should be pleased by this satisfyingly rich look at their lives, in which the shocking bits are always mitigated by love and understanding.
$ 14.99
About Never Lost Again
Kirkus Reviews : Never Lost Again (May 29, 2018)Informative, entertaining reading for nontechies.
$ 14.99
About Butterfly
Kirkus Reviews : Butterfly (May 22, 2018)A rousing, exciting true story of remarkable resilience.
$ 13.99
About A Higher Loyalty
The Guardian : A Higher Loyalty by James Comey review – Hillary’s emails, the election and a loathing for Trump (April 17, 2018)Comey may be self-righteous, but in 2018 and given the alternatives, that has come to look like a rather tolerable vice.
$ 14.99
About A Dangerous Woman
The New York Times : The Amazing Life of a Robber Baron’s Daughter-in-Law, With Caveats (April 13, 2018)“A Dangerous Woman” may fall short in exploring the complexities of a clearly captivating woman, but Ronald’s group portrait of people of great wealth [...] is breathtaking and quite modern.
$ 14.99
About The Kings of Big Spring
Bookreporter : The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream (February 15, 2018)[Mealer] paints a vivid portrait of Big Spring and the alterations to the town and its overarching ethos in the years his family dwelt there.
$ 14.99
About Jackie, Janet & Lee
The New York Times : Nonfiction: In a New Biography of the Bouvier Women, Jealousies Rule (February 20, 2018)These women dealt in surfaces, but that doesn’t mean they lacked depth. They made no achievements by any modern standard, but this deliciously readable book is not in the business of judging: It knows its value better than that.
$ 14.99
About The Wife's Tale
The Guardian : The Wife’s Tale by Aida Edemariam review – anatomy of an unyielding spirit (February 18, 2018)The book is always about Yetemegnu and the capacity for an “ordinary” woman like her to be bold, brave and unconventional within the constraints of her time and place.
$ 10.99
About BRAVE
SF Gate : ‘Brave,’ by Rose McGowan (February 07, 2018)While McGowan can be sanctimonious and self-aggrandizing, young women, particularly the celebrity-obsessed, have much to gain by reading “Brave.”
$ 12.99
About The Audacity of Inez Burns
SF Gate : ‘The Audacity of Inez Burns,’ by Stephen G. Bloom (February 09, 2018)Bloom tells a captivating story of Burns’ ascent, presented alongside San Francisco’s breathtaking transformation in the first decades of the 20th century.
$ 16.99