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#1: Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 05/23/2018 - 3:17am

Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence
James R. Clapper (Author), Trey Brown (Author)
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Nonfiction: The ‘Insane’ Way Our Prison System Handles the Mentally Ill

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 05/22/2018 - 3:00pm

In her new book, Alisa Roth details the way the criminal justice system makes the sick even sicker.

Murder Is Minimal In Spooky 'Sabrina'

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 05/22/2018 - 7:00am

Graphic novelist Nick Drnaso's new book chronicles the aftermath of a murder in tightly-controlled, almost miserly panels that still manage to convey the horror of a senseless killing.

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In 'Facts And Fears,' Ex-Spy Boss Clapper Comes In From The Cold, Badly Chilled

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 05/22/2018 - 5:00am

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recalls a lifetime of service in the spy business as he perceives Washington, D.C., crumbling around him.

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New & Noteworthy

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 05/22/2018 - 5:00am

A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

Fiction: Stephen King’s Reign of Terror Continues in a New Novel

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 05/22/2018 - 5:00am

“The Outsider” starts out as a routine police procedural but before long transforms into something much more sinister.

Match Book: Road Trip Reads

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 05/22/2018 - 5:00am

Whether you’re traveling across the country or just taking a staycation, stock up for summer with these books that are as varied as America itself.

Front Burner: A Tome to Turn to When Life Gives You Lemons

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/21/2018 - 3:56pm

“Lemonade With Zest” traces a summertime treat to ancient Egypt.

Nonfiction: A Battle for the ‘Soul of America’? It’s as Old as America, One Historian Notes

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/21/2018 - 3:07pm

In his new book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham argues that in bad times a liberal impulse has often prevailed over fear and division.

Fiction: Money Can’t Buy Love, but It Can Buy Goods — and in These Stories, Lots of Trouble

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/21/2018 - 3:00pm

Lionel Shriver’s collection of short fiction, “Property,” is a wryly observant catalog of the ways an acquisitive urge can go astray.

Nonfiction: How One Company Scammed Silicon Valley. And How It Got Caught.

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 05/21/2018 - 5:00am

In “Bad Blood,” John Carreyrou tells of the rise and incredible fall of Theranos, the biotech company that was going to revolutionize blood testing.

#9: The Outsider: A Novel

Amazon Top Ten - Sun, 05/20/2018 - 3:01pm

The Outsider: A Novel
Stephen King (Author)
Release Date: May 22, 2018

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Film-Loving 'Twinkle' Is A Star On The Page

NPR Book Reviews - Sun, 05/20/2018 - 7:00am

Sandhya Menon's new young adult novel follows aspiring filmmaker Twinkle Mehta, who addresses her diary entries to female directors like Mira Nair and Ava DuVernay and longs to change lives with film.

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Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
John Doerr (Author), Larry Page (Foreword)
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#1: Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence

Nonfiction: The ‘Insane’ Way Our Prison System Handles the Mentally Ill

Murder Is Minimal In Spooky 'Sabrina'

In 'Facts And Fears,' Ex-Spy Boss Clapper Comes In From The Cold, Badly Chilled

New & Noteworthy

Fiction: Stephen King’s Reign of Terror Continues in a New Novel

Match Book: Road Trip Reads

Front Burner: A Tome to Turn to When Life Gives You Lemons

Nonfiction: A Battle for the ‘Soul of America’? It’s as Old as America, One Historian Notes

Fiction: Money Can’t Buy Love, but It Can Buy Goods — and in These Stories, Lots of Trouble

Nonfiction: How One Company Scammed Silicon Valley. And How It Got Caught.

#9: The Outsider: A Novel

Film-Loving 'Twinkle' Is A Star On The Page

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#7: Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs

New in Paperback: ‘Augustown,’ ‘The Storied City’

Inside the List: Think Things Look Bad in This Country Right Now? We’ve Been Here Before, Jon Meacham Says

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