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PHANTOMS ON THE BOOKSHELVES, by Jacques Bonnet

October 27, 2012

FRENCH WRITER AND BOOK collector Jacques Bonnet shares slyly insightful thoughts on his 40,000-volume library.

Grade: SOLID B

PHANTOMS ON THE BOOKSHELVES
The Overlook Press
2012

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DOES THIS BABY MAKE ME LOOK STRAIGHT? by Dan Bucatinsky

October 26, 2012

ENGAGING, CANDID MEMOIR of parenting as a gay dad from comic actor/screenwriter Dan Bucatinsky; tons of charm!

Grade: SOLID B

DOES THIS BABY MAKE ME LOOK STRAIGHT? CONFESSIONS OF A GAY DAD
Touchstone/Simon and Schuster
2012

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WHAT IN GOD’S NAME, by Simon Rich

October 23, 2012

SILLY, DELIGHTFUL LITTLE fable about workaholic angels at Heaven, Inc. trying to engineer love between nerds.

Grade: SOLID B

WHAT IN GOD'S NAME
Little, Brown
2012

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GHOST KEY, by Trish J. MacGregor

October 22, 2012

ANGRY SPIRITS POSSESS the residents of a small Florida island in this spooky, complex paranormal thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

GHOST KEY
Tor
2012

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FALLING IN LOVE WITH JOSEPH SMITH, by Jane Barnes

October 19, 2012

CANDID MEMOIR OF a researcher’s surprising (to her) enchantment with her subject, Mormon founder Joseph Smith.

Grade: SOLID B

FALLING IN LOVE WITH JOSEPH SMITH: MY SEARCH FOR THE REAL PROPHET
Tarcher
2012

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BURIED IN THE SKY, by Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan

October 14, 2012

GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF THE 2008 disaster on K2, the most dangerous Himalayan peak, focuses on two Sherpa climbers.

Grade: SOLID B

BURIED IN THE SKY: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE SHERPA CLIMBERS ON K2'S MOST DANGEROUS DAY
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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THE RULES OF INHERITANCE, by Claire Bidwell Smith

October 13, 2012

OPEN, EVOCATIVE MEMOIR by a woman who lost her mother in her late teens, her father in her twenties—powerful!

Grade: SOLID B

THE RULES OF INHERITANCE
Hudson Street Press
2012

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THE INVITATION, by Anne Cherian

October 11, 2012

CHARMING COMEDY OF MANNERS finds four Indian expats to the US dealing with midlife crises, culture clashes.

Grade: SOLID B

THE INVITATION
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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12.21, by Dustin Thomason

October 10, 2012

GRANDLY TOPICAL APOCALYPSE in the Michael Crichton tradition features Mayan predictions of 2012 doom come true.

Grade: SOLID B

12.21: A NOVEL
The Dial Press
2012

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THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN, by Imran Ahmad

October 9, 2012

ENGAGING MEMOIR DETAILS an Englishman’s quest to reconcile the UK’s status symbols with his Pakistani heritage.

Grade: SOLID B

THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN: A MUSLIM BOY MEETS THE WEST
Grand Central
2012

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