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#8: To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story

Amazon Top Ten - Wed, 09/20/2017 - 12:48pm

To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story
Mary C. Neal (Author)
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Zine And Heard: In 'Moxie,' A Young Woman Fights Back

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 09/20/2017 - 10:00am

In Jennifer Mathieu's novel, "nice girl" Vivian secretly publishes a zine decrying her high school's culture of sexist harassment. Our reviewer says Moxie works on a "pure, wish-fulfillment level."

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In A Future Ruled By Big Pharma, A Robot Tentatively Explores Freedom — And Sex: 'Autonomous'

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 09/20/2017 - 7:01am

Annalee Newitz's tale of a pharmaceutical pirate and the dangerous agents hunting her is built on tender, intimate characterizations that probe notions of selfhood, gender and ownership.

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Nonfiction: A Wild and Exacting Food Writer Gets Her Due

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/20/2017 - 5:00am

Patience Gray exerted an outsize influence on the culinary world, as Adam Federman’s biography “Fasting and Feasting” makes clear.

Nonfiction: Alice Waters Retraces the Path That Led Her to Chez Panisse

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 09/20/2017 - 5:00am

According to a new autobiography, “Coming to My Senses,” it all began with a year in Paris and a taste for the food she discovered there.

#7: The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 6:47pm

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane (Author), Neil Martinez-Belkin (Author)

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#5: 7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 3:46pm

7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life
Mary C. Neal M.D. (Author)
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Book News: YouTube Star Hank Green Will Publish His First Novel Next Year

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 1:34pm

Following in the footsteps of his older brother, the best-selling novelist John Green, Hank Green will publish his first novel with Dutton

#4: Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)

Amazon Top Ten - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:45pm

Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)
Bill O'Reilly (Author), Martin Dugard (Author)

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The Science And Art Of Mapping Animal Movements

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 10:32am

Technology allows mapping of wildlife movements with new precision — and a fresh approach to conservation — as evidenced by Where the Animal Go, released Tuesday in the U.S., says Barbara J. King.

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Wooooo! 'Second Nature' Is A Winningly Unadorned Memoir Of The Wrestling Life

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 10:01am

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair is one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time. His daughter Charlotte followed him into the ring, and now, they've written a joint memoir that's moving and brutally honest.

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'Landslide' Probes A Mother-Daughter Bond In Spare, Careful Prose

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 7:00am

In her new essay collection, Minna Zalman Proctor digs deep into her relationship with her late mother. Her descriptions of her mother are beautiful, though the fragmented writing can feel evasive.

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Nonfiction: When Corruption and Venality Were the Lifeblood of America

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 5:00am

“The Republic for Which It Stands,” Richard White’s broad-ranging history, describes a country lashed by greed and brutality.

Nonfiction: The Education of Ellen Pao

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 5:00am

In “Reset,” the Silicon Valley executive and former venture capitalist explains how she came to question the culture of the tech industry.

Match Book: Books That Show the Heights of Human Strength, the Limits of Endurance

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/19/2017 - 5:00am

From natural disaster to wild beasts and warfare, tragedies factual and fictional so vivid that they’ll strike terror in the heart of any reader.

#8: The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times

Amazon Top Ten - Mon, 09/18/2017 - 6:42pm

The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times
Jonathan Cahn (Author)
Release Date: September 19, 2017

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#8: To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story

Zine And Heard: In 'Moxie,' A Young Woman Fights Back

In A Future Ruled By Big Pharma, A Robot Tentatively Explores Freedom — And Sex: 'Autonomous'

Nonfiction: A Wild and Exacting Food Writer Gets Her Due

Nonfiction: Alice Waters Retraces the Path That Led Her to Chez Panisse

#7: The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

#5: 7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life

Book News: YouTube Star Hank Green Will Publish His First Novel Next Year

#4: Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)

The Science And Art Of Mapping Animal Movements

Wooooo! 'Second Nature' Is A Winningly Unadorned Memoir Of The Wrestling Life

'Landslide' Probes A Mother-Daughter Bond In Spare, Careful Prose

Nonfiction: When Corruption and Venality Were the Lifeblood of America

Nonfiction: The Education of Ellen Pao

Match Book: Books That Show the Heights of Human Strength, the Limits of Endurance

#8: The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times

Books of The Times: A Father and Son Sail Through Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ Together

#6: Principles: Life and Work

Nonfiction: Survival of the Prettiest

Spies, Betrayal, And Some Really Good Food In 'Dinner At The Center Of The Earth'

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