All Books
- 'Bright Lights, No City' and 'My First Coup d'Etat'
Two memoirs about Ghana – a country that is easy to love but confoundingly difficult to cultivate.
- Reader recommendation: Road to Valor
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- Embers of War
'Embers of War' is an essential read on the tragedy of the Vietnam War.
- Reader recommendation: High Steel
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- John Locke: 10 quotes on his birthday Read these 10 quotes by John Locke, the man sometimes called "the Father of Classical Liberalism."
- Hilary Mantel's Tudor novels coming to TV
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' will be adapted into a BBC miniseries.
- Navy SEAL book on bin Laden raid contradicts White House accounts
Osama bin Laden was not armed, and posed no threat when the Al Qaeda leader was fatally shot by Navy SEALs, says the first-hand account by a Navy SEAL on the raid. The book goes on sale Sept. 4.
- The Distance Between Us
Reyna Grande's memoir of Mexican illegal immigration puts a face on a political issue.
- Reader recommendation: Cat's Cradle
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- Bestselling books the week of 8/30/12, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.