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    AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY

    OCT. 11, 2016

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AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY

by John Kaag

Kaag's lively prose, acute self-examination, unfolding romance, and instructive history of philosophy as a discipline make... Full review >

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    I AM BRIAN WILSON

    OCT. 11, 2016

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I AM BRIAN WILSON

by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman

As a study in creativity, superb, though as memoir, partial and a touch reluctant. Whatever the case, essential for any... Full review >

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    FLYING COUCH

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FLYING COUCH

by Amy Kurzweil

A debut that enriches and extends the potential of graphic narrative. Full review >

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    A LIFE IN PARTS

    OCT. 11, 2016

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

A LIFE IN PARTS

by Bryan Cranston

The highs here—and there are many—are meth-less but addictive. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BORN TO RUN

by Bruce Springsteen

A superb memoir by any standard, but one of the best to have been written by a rock star. Full review >

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    BIRTH OF A DREAM WEAVER

    OCT. 4, 2016

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BIRTH OF A DREAM WEAVER

by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

A writer’s coming-of-age tale featuring an artistic mix of pride and humility. Full review >

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    BANDIT

    OCT. 4, 2016

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BANDIT

by Molly Brodak

An intelligent, disturbing, and profoundly honest memoir. Full review >

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    SPACEMAN

    OCT. 4, 2016

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

SPACEMAN

by Mike Massimino

A vivid, engrossing, and enthusiastically written memoir of aeronautic ambition. Full review >

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    GIRL TROUBLE

    OCT. 1, 2016

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

GIRL TROUBLE

by Kerry Cohen illustrated by Tyler Cohen

A brief, canny book that will make any girl who feels alone feel less alone. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    DARLING DAYS

    SEPT. 27, 2016

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DARLING DAYS

by iO Tillett Wright

An earnest and heartfelt memoir cloaked under a battle-toughened exterior. Full review >

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    Stepmother

    SEPT. 27, 2016

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Stepmother

by Marianne Lile

A beautiful examination of a family and the sometimes-fragile ligatures that bind its members. Full review >

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