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The Patagonian Hare: A Memoir by French Journalist and Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann

On April 29, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Entertainment, Nonfiction, by Editor

In these pages, Lanzmann composes a hymn to life that flows from memory yet has the rhythm of a novel, as tumultuous as it is energetic. The Patagonian Hare is the story of a man who has searched at every moment for existential adventure, who has committed himself deeply to what he believes in, and who has made his life a battle.

Are You My Mother?: A Psychologically Complex Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel

On April 28, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Comics & Graphic Novels, by Editor

Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader, music lover, passionate amateur actor. Also a woman, unhappily married to a closeted gay man, whose artistic aspirations simmered under the surface of Bechdel’s childhood . . . and who stopped touching or kissing her daughter good night, forever, when she was seven.

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake – A Memoir by Anna Quindlen

On April 25, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.

The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico’s Deadly Crime Cartels by Hipolito Acosta and Lisa Pulitzer

On April 24, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Law, Nonfiction, by Editor

Living under an assumed identity and risking his life were all in a day’s work for U.S. Government Agent Hipolito Acosta. He worked regularly in high-stakes undercover operations infiltrating Mexico’s murderous immigrant smuggling rings and drug cartels.

Ninety Days: A Memoir of a Recovering Crack Addict by Bill Clegg

On April 24, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Editor

Written with uncompromised immediacy, NINETY DAYS begins where Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man ends and tells the wrenching story of Clegg’s battle to reclaim his life. As any recovering addict knows, hitting rock bottom is just the beginning.

In My Father’s Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate by Saima Wahab

On April 24, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Travel, by Editor

In My Father’s Country follows Saima Wahab’s amazing transformation from child refugee to nervous Pashtun interpreter to intrepid “human terrain” specialist, venturing with her twenty-five-soldier force pro-tection into isolated Pashtun villages to engage hostile village elders in the first, very frank dialogue they had ever had with the Americans.

The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption by Rodney King and Lawrence J. Spagnola

On April 23, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Rodney King’s plaintive question, “Can we all just get along?” became a sincere but haunting plea for reconciliation that reflected the heartbreak and despair caused by America’s racial discord in the early 1990s.

Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House by Matty Simmons

On April 23, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Entertainment, Nonfiction, by Editor

Bestselling author Matty Simmons was the founder of National Lampoon and the producer of Animal House. In Fat, Drunk, and Stupid, he draws from exclusive interviews with actors including Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Peter Riegert, and Mark Metcalf, director John Landis, fellow producer Ivan Reitman, and other key players—as well as behind-the-scenes photos—to tell the movie’s outrageous story, from its birth in the New York offices of the National Lampoonto writing a script, assembling the perfect cast, the wild weeks of filming, and, ultimately, to the film’s release and megasuccess.

What to Look for in Winter: A Memoir in Blindness by Candia McWilliam

On April 21, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

A personal story of love and loss, addiction and reclamation, her piercing memoir is also a celebration of friendship, reading, children, and the consolations of landscape. In What to Look for in Winter, McWilliam riffles through her many incarnations to find her true self and discover how she may come to see once more.

Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family, and Survival by Christopher Benfey

On April 21, 2012, in Art & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

An unforgettable voyage across the reaches of America and the depths of memory, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay follows one incredible family to discover a unique craft tradition grounded in America’s vast natural landscape. Threading these stories together into a radiant and mesmerizing harmony, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay is an extraordinary quest to the heart of America and the origins of its art.

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