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Nonfiction, June 2007
- Anthony, Ted
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Most people know the song House of the Rising Sun as 1960s rock by the British Invasion group the Animals, a ballad about a place in New Orleans — a whorehouse or a prison or gambling joint that's been the ruin of many poor girls or boys. Bob Dylan did a version and Frijid Pink cut a hard-rocking rendition. But that barely scratches the surface; few songs have traveled a journey as intricate as House of the Rising Sun.
- Bernstein, Carl
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Bernstein’s portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton shows the trajectory of her life and career with its zigzag bursts of risks taken and safety sought. A Woman in Charge is a detailed, revealing account of the complex human being and political meteor who has already helped define one presidency and may well become, herself, the woman in charge of another.
- Burton, Orville Vernon
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Burton has written an original history of the five decades that pivoted around the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The enduring legacy of the age was not abolishing slavery but inscribing personal liberty into the nations aspirations.
- Doerr, Anthony
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From the author of The Shell Collector and About Grace comes an evocative memoir of the timeless beauty of Rome and the day-to-day wonderment of living, writing and raising twin boys in a foreign city.
- Farmanfarmaian, Monir
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An enchanting love story, a compelling portrait of the creative spirit and a celebration of the warmth and grace of Iranian culture, A Mirror Garden is also a genuine fairy tale whose exuberant heroine has never needed rescuing — for by embracing experience, she has always charmed her own life.
- Ferguson, Andrew
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Before became one of Washington’s most respected reporters and editors, Andrew Ferguson was a Lincoln buff — with the photos hung on his bedroom wall to prove it. Decades later, Ferguson’s latent buffdom is reignited. In Land of Lincoln, he embarks on a curiosity-fueled coast-to-coast journey through contemporary Lincoln Nation, encountering everything from hatred to adoration to opportunism and all manner of reaction in between.
- Gammage, Jeff
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Moving from the U.S. to China and back, China Ghost is a poignant true story of fatherhood, family and one determined couple's triumphant struggle to adopt a baby in a foreign land.
- Katz, Jon
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A fourth installment from journalist Katz about his life and canine loves in upstate New York.
- Kessler, Lauren
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One journalist's riveting — and surprisingly hopeful — in-the-trenches look at Alzheimers, the disease that claimed her mother's life.
- Kurson, Robert
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The author of Shadow Divers returns with a riveting story of exploration, mystery and the discovery of an unknown world — this time about one man's incredible odyssey from blindness into sight.
- Langton, Jerry
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Freelance journalist Langton ventured into the sewers and alleys to meet his subject and presents a global picture of humankind's unwanted companion.
- Lowe, Keith
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Lowe has written the definitive account of the bombing of Hamburg by U.S. and British forces during World War II, drawn from never-before-seen official documents in British, American and German archives as well as eyewitness testimonies.
- Lum, Lucy
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With a fresh and powerful voice, Lum breaks the long silence of the Singaporean Chinese who, during the 1940s, lived under the specter of the invading Japanese. Heartbreaking and ultimately triumphant, it speaks of the softly-spoken, redemptive love between a father and daughter.
- Munuz, Erol
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Here is an alluring, evocative summer voyage on the Mediterranean and into the seaside towns of the Cote d'Azur and Costa Bella by a young American chef who offers a memorable portrait of old world elegance and life at sea, as well recipes and tips to recreate the delectable food.
- Paxman, Jeremy
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Britain's best-loved broadcaster offers an entertaining look at the institution of monarchy.
- Rosen, Richard Dean
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Marley and Me meets All Creatures Great and Small, as an ailing but lovable orphan buffalo joins a Santa Fe household.
- Shreve, Susan Richards
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An portrait of the fallout of childhood illness, separation from a protective mother, and first love, Shreve chronicles her stay at the Warm Springs sanitarium during the height of the polio epidemic. Her memoir is both a fascinating historic record and an intensely felt story of childhood.
- Shrum, Robert
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Political consultant Robert "Bob" Shrum gives an epic and personal story of the struggle for power in America during the past four decades.
- Steinhardt, Paul J.
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Endless Universe provides answers to longstanding problems with the Big Bang model, while offering a provocative new view of both the past and the future of the cosmos.
- Turnbull, Stephen R.
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Through extensive examination of both ancient and modern sources, color maps, artwork and photographs, this book illustrates why the wall is one of the great wonders of the world.
- Vogel, Steve
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Veteran military reporter Steve Vogel reveals the story of the Pentagon’s construction, from its dramatic birth to its rebuilding after the 9/11 attack.
