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#9: Rossen to the Rescue: Secrets to Avoiding Scams, Everyday Dangers, and Major Catastrophes

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 2:39pm

Rossen to the Rescue: Secrets to Avoiding Scams, Everyday Dangers, and Major Catastrophes
Jeff Rossen (Author)

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There's Good Stuff In 'Hirschfeld,' Despite Style Stumbles

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 10:00am

Like a hidden NINA, there are great moments in Ellen Stern's hefty new biography of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld — but they're obscured by her off-puttingly glib tone and perpetual present tense.

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'Rules Of Magic' Blends The Charm Of The Familiar With New Enchantments

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 7:00am

Alice Hoffman returns to the world of her best-selling Practical Magic in this new book, a prequel dedicated to the early lives and loves of the first volume's elderly aunts Francis and Jet.

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Nonfiction: Exploring the Necessity and Virtue of Sleep

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 5:00am

Two books look at why getting a good night’s rest is essential.

Fiction: No Country for Young Widows

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 5:00am

In Robert Olmstead’s seventh novel, “Savage Country,” a widow and her brother-in-law hunt buffalo to pay family debts in the 1870s.

Match Book: Dear Match Book: I’m Seeking Newsy Nonfiction That Sparks Debate

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 5:00am

Our columnist recommends books about work, gender equality, climate change and other timely subjects for a book club that thrives on lively discussion.

#3: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Amazon Top Ten - Mon, 10/09/2017 - 2:29pm

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler (Author), Cass R. Sunstein (Author)
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#8: Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

Amazon Top Ten - Mon, 10/09/2017 - 2:29pm

Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
Jocko Willink (Author)
Release Date: October 17, 2017

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Collection Puts A Playful, Pulpy Twist On Preposterous Stories About Obama

NPR Book Reviews - Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:18pm

Fifteen writers riff on various wild conspiracy theories generated about President Obama over the years. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the sly short stories in The Obama Inheritance pack a punch.

Fiction: How Kurt Vonnegut Found His Voice and His Themes

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 10/09/2017 - 5:00am

“Complete Stories” shows Vonnegut using short fiction to test the ideas he would put to better use in his famous novels.

Nonfiction: The 20 Years That Made New York City

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 10/09/2017 - 5:00am

“Greater Gotham,” Mike Wallace’s sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Gotham,” focuses on the two decades between 1898 and 1919.

#10: Air Fry Genius: 100+ New Recipes for EVERY Air Fryer (The Blue Jean Chef)

Amazon Top Ten - Sun, 10/08/2017 - 5:22pm

Air Fry Genius: 100+ New Recipes for EVERY Air Fryer (The Blue Jean Chef)
Meredith Laurence (Author)
Release Date: November 14, 2017

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'Her Body And Other Parties:' Be Your Own Madwoman

NPR Book Reviews - Sun, 10/08/2017 - 10:00am

Carmen Maria Machado's new collection takes young female online culture — LiveJournal and Tumblr, ghost stories and urban legends — and reinforce the uncanny power and reach of those stories.

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'Taste Of Empire' Shows Us The World In Our Kitchen Cupboards

NPR Book Reviews - Sun, 10/08/2017 - 7:00am

Lizzie Collingham's new book takes 20 exemplary British meals, from plain stewed beef to an elaborate Christmas pudding, and uses them to illustrate the way food and empire are inextricably linked.

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You're Going To Hate 'TheMystery.doc,' And That's OK

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:00am

Matthew McIntosh's fractured and fracturing 1,600-page tale of a writer with amnesia and a missing manuscript isn't fun, and it probably isn't supposed to be. But it is magnificently weird.

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Stunning New Biography 'Ali' Is The Portrait A Champion Deserves

NPR Book Reviews - Sat, 10/07/2017 - 7:00am

Jonathan Eig's exhaustively researched new book paints a complex picture of Muhammad Ali, from his Kentucky childhood to his brilliant fighting style, his kindnesses, cruelties and eventual decline.

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The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever
Mark Sisson (Author), Brad Kearns (Author)
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#9: Rossen to the Rescue: Secrets to Avoiding Scams, Everyday Dangers, and Major Catastrophes

Further Reading: 10 French Novels to Read Now

There's Good Stuff In 'Hirschfeld,' Despite Style Stumbles

'Rules Of Magic' Blends The Charm Of The Familiar With New Enchantments

Nonfiction: Exploring the Necessity and Virtue of Sleep

Fiction: No Country for Young Widows

Match Book: Dear Match Book: I’m Seeking Newsy Nonfiction That Sparks Debate

#3: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

#8: Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

Collection Puts A Playful, Pulpy Twist On Preposterous Stories About Obama

Fiction: How Kurt Vonnegut Found His Voice and His Themes

Nonfiction: The 20 Years That Made New York City

#10: Air Fry Genius: 100+ New Recipes for EVERY Air Fryer (The Blue Jean Chef)

'Her Body And Other Parties:' Be Your Own Madwoman

'Taste Of Empire' Shows Us The World In Our Kitchen Cupboards

You're Going To Hate 'TheMystery.doc,' And That's OK

Stunning New Biography 'Ali' Is The Portrait A Champion Deserves

#10: Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout

Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine

#1: The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever

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