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- Ilan Pappe talks about the Middle East: 'Change will come'
Speaking to the Monitor about his new book 'The Biggest Prison on Earth,' historian Ilan Pappe says that – ultimately – he is 'confident of a peaceful scenario.'
- 'Rescued from ISIS' recounts a father's harrowing journey to save his son
In his memoir, writer Dimitri Bontinck describes his odyssey into the heart of ISIS territory to rescue his son.
- 'American Eclipse' writer David Baron: 'A total eclipse for me is a spiritual experience'
Baron's book remembers when figures including Thomas Edison and astronomer Maria Mitchell converged on the Rocky Mountain region to observe the 1878 eclipse.
- 'Home Fire' is an exquisite modern tragedy about families caught between religion, politics
Kamila Shamsie uses a conflict zone to explore combustible human relationships.
- 4 audiobooks for August We have four novels perfect for the beach.
- 'Do Not Become Alarmed' finds suspense on a luxurious Christmas cruise
In Maile Meloy's new novel, a carefully controlled vacation gives way to crisis, and reveals the thin membrane that surrounds a 'predictable' life.
- How to explain refugee crisis to kids? Books.
Recently a number of children’s books tackling the global refugee crisis have hit the market, helping to humanize the conflict, as well as educate, empower, and build empathy in young readers.
- 'Morningstar' shows how the books she read shaped a young woman's life
Ann Hood's memoir about reading as a form of self-discovery is fast-paced and beguiling.
- 'The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway' reveals much – maybe too much
The inclusion of early drafts of Hemingway stories sometimes detracts from the pleasure of the finished product.
- Bestselling books the week of 8/10/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.