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#8: The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Amazon Top Ten - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 4:07pm

The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Gayatri Devi MD (Author)
(5)

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Children’s Books: Love and Other Ties That Bind in This Fall’s Y.A. Novels

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 3:00pm

A pregnant 16-year-old finds her own birth family, a high school senior is roughed up by the police, a brother and sister fall for the same girl, and more.

Books of The Times: A Frisky Debate Between Friends About Growing Old

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 1:49pm

In “Aging Thoughtfully,” Martha C. Nussbaum and Saul Levmore discuss the merits of planned retirement communities, cosmetic surgical procedures and more.

Nonfiction: The Women Who Helped America Crack Axis Codes

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 5:00am

Liza Mundy’s “Code Girls” goes behind the scenes of America’s national security apparatus in World War II, and finds it was heavily populated by women.

Fiction: A Novel of the French Revolution, Enacted in British Parlors

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 5:00am

Helen Dunmore’s “Birdcage Walk” imagines the turbulent life of an 18th-century British woman whose political writings have vanished from history.

'Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier' Does What 'The Return' Didn't

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 5:00am

Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost reveals the final fates of several characters and ties up the show's narrative threads in a way that is as satisfying as The Return was mystifying.

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'Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier' Does What 'The Return' Didn't

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 5:00am

Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost reveals the final fates of several characters and ties up the show's narrative threads in a way that is as satisfying as The Return was mystifying.

(Image credit: Showtime)

Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Miami During the Cocaine Boom

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 10:00am

Roben Farzad’s “Hotel Scarface” recounts the wild years at the Mutiny, a hotel and club in Miami where celebrities, criminals and police all spent time during a drug-fueled era.

Firsthand Experience Fuels The 'Pursuit Of Memory'

NPR Book Reviews - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 7:00am

Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli's new book about the fight against Alzheimer's draws on his own personal passions; his grandfather developed the disease and eventually stopped recognizing his grandson.

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Firsthand Experience Fuels The 'Pursuit Of Memory'

NPR Book Reviews - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 7:00am

Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli's new book about the fight against Alzheimer's draws on his own personal passions; his grandfather developed the disease and eventually stopped recognizing his grandson.

(Image credit: Little, Brown and Company)

#9: Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic

Amazon Top Ten - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 1:58am

Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic
British Library (Author)
(22)

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'Beasts Made Of Night' Is The Beginning Of A Great Saga

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 7:00am

Fantastic worldbuilding sets the stage in Tochi Onyebuchi's new novel, set in a bustling market city inspired by his Nigerian heritage. While the storytelling can be indecisive, the setting triumphs.

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'Beasts Made Of Night' Is The Beginning Of A Great Saga

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 7:00am

Fantastic worldbuilding sets the stage in Tochi Onyebuchi's new novel, set in a bustling market city inspired by his Nigerian heritage. While the storytelling can be indecisive, the setting triumphs.

(Image credit: Razorbill)

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#8: The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Children’s Books: Love and Other Ties That Bind in This Fall’s Y.A. Novels

Books of The Times: A Frisky Debate Between Friends About Growing Old

Nonfiction: The Women Who Helped America Crack Axis Codes

Fiction: A Novel of the French Revolution, Enacted in British Parlors

'Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier' Does What 'The Return' Didn't

'Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier' Does What 'The Return' Didn't

Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Miami During the Cocaine Boom

Firsthand Experience Fuels The 'Pursuit Of Memory'

Firsthand Experience Fuels The 'Pursuit Of Memory'

#9: Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic

'Beasts Made Of Night' Is The Beginning Of A Great Saga

'Beasts Made Of Night' Is The Beginning Of A Great Saga

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