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DEATH’S SUMMER COAT by Brandy Schillace

April 16, 2016

THE RITUALS OF DEATH, considered across history and around the world: thorough research, poetic voice. A MINUS

DEATH’S SUMMER COAT
Pegasus Books
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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INTO THE HEART OF OUR WORLD by David Whitehouse

April 13, 2016

BENEATH EARTH’S SURFACE with the researchers seeking to understand its depths. Fantastic science writing! A MINUS

INTO THE HEART OF OUR WORLD: A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: A REMARKABLE VOYAGE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Pegasus
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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KOOKOOLAND by Gloria Norris

April 9, 2016

A BRUTAL CHILDHOOD OBSERVED in a thoughtful memoir from screenwriter Gloria Norris. Tough, powerful read. B PLUS

KOOKOOLAND
Regan Arts
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE GILDED RAZOR by Sam Lansky

April 1, 2016

A YOUNG MAN’S ADDICTIONS—to drugs, alcohol, sex, self-dramatization—presented in an unsettling memoir. SOLID B

THE GILDED RAZOR
Gallery Books
2016

Grade: SOLID B

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HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL by Carrie Brownstein

March 30, 2016

CARRIE BROWNSTEIN’S MEMOIR shines when portraying the odd camaraderie of life on the indie-rock road. SOLID B

HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL: A MEMOIR
Riverhead Books
2015

Grade: SOLID B

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THE CONFIDENCE GAME by Maria Konnikova

March 23, 2016

ON SCAMS AND CON ARTISTS, and a look at what research psychology says about why we fall for them. Smart! B PLUS

THE CONFIDENCE GAME: WHY WE FALL FOR IT… EVERY TIME
Penguin Group USA
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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POOR YOUR SOUL by Mira Ptacin

March 18, 2016

TOUCHING, CLEAR-EYED MEMOIR juxtaposes tales from childhood with the story of a pregnancy that ended sadly. B PLUS

POOR YOUR SOUL
Soho Press
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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BREAKING THE CHAINS OF GRAVITY by Amy Shira Teitel

March 5, 2016

A ‘PREHISTORY’ OF US SPACEFLIGHT focuses on the integration of German scientists into US research aviation. SOLID B

BREAKING THE CHAINS OF GRAVITY: THE STORY OF SPACEFLIGHT BEFORE NASA
Bloomsbury USA
2016

Grade: SOLID B

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SEX IN THE SEA by Marah J. Hardt

February 24, 2016

THE SEX LIVES OF MARINE animals, entertainingly discussed by a marine conservation ecologist. Racy stuff! B PLUS

SEX IN THE SEA : OUR INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH SEX-CHANGING FISH, ROMANTIC LOBSTERS, KINKY SQUID, AND OTHER SALTY EROTICA OF THE DEEP
St. Martin’s Press
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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INVITATION-ONLY ZONE: THE TRUE STORY OF NORTH KOREAS ABDUCTION PROJECT by Robert S Boynton

January 27, 2016

NORTH KOREA’S ABDUCTIONS of Japanese citizens, explored in historical context. Fascinating and disturbing. B PLUS

INVITATION-ONLY ZONE: THE TRUE STORY OF NORTH KOREAS ABDUCTION PROJECT
Farrar Straus Giroux
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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