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Great Soul Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India by Joseph Lelyveld
	In this ambitious, original study, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lelyveld sets out to measure Gandhi's accomplishments as a politician and an... Review: the Christian Science Monitor Review: The Asian Review of Books Review: the New York Review of Books

Empress and Mrs. Conger The Uncommon Friendship of Two Women and Two Worlds by Grant Hayter-Menzies
	The story of two women from worlds that could not seem farther apart—imperial China and the American Midwest—who found common ground... Review: The Asian Review of Books

Shattered Youth Surviving the Khmer Rouge by Sathavy Kim
	This is the rare testament of one of the few survivors of the Pol Pot regime, under which the Khmer Rouge killed 1.7 million people. Review: The Asian Review of Books

Covert Affair Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS by Jennet Conant
	Bestselling author Jenny Conant presents a stunning account of Paul and JuliaChild's early lives as OSS agents in the Far East. Review: the Christian Science Monitor

DRESSMAKER OF KHAIR KHANA by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
	For fans of "Three Cups of Tea, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana," written by a former reporter for ABC News, tells the story of a fearless... Review: the Christian Science Monitor

I Was a Dancer by Jacques D'Amboise
	From one of America's finest, and most celebrated, classical dancers--former principal dancer for more than three decades with the New York... Review: the Christian Science Monitor

Branch Rickey by Jimmy Breslin
	In his inimitable anecdotal style, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Breslin provides a lively portrait of Branch... Review: the Christian Science Monitor

Malcolm X A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable
	Of the great figures in 20th-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Marable's new... Review: the Christian Science Monitor Review: the Economist Review: The Observer Review: The Guardian Review: the Independent

Wilder Life My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure
	For anyone who has ever wanted to step into the world of a favorite book, here is a pioneer pilgrimage, a tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder,... Review: the Christian Science Monitor

Reading My Father A Memoir by Alexandra Styron
	Alexandra Styron's Reading My Father, is a moving and illuminating portrait of a great twentieth century novelist and a deeply troubled man. Review: the Christian Science Monitor

Singular Woman The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Janny Scott
	Award-winning reporter Scott has interviewed nearly 200 of Stanley Ann Dunham's friends, colleagues, and relatives, and combed through... Review: the Christian Science Monitor

Idea Man A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft by Paul Allen
	In this long-awaited memoir, Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many... Review: Business Week Review: The Observer Review: the Economist Review: the Business Week

Bismarck A Life by Jonathan Steinberg
	Otto von Bismarck transformed Europe more completely than anybody in the 19thcentury--except for Napoleon. This riveting biography... Review: the Economist

Townie by Andre Dubus
	I've never read a better or more serious meditation on violence, its sources, consequences, and, especially, its terrifying pleasures, than... Review: the New York Review of Books Review: The Christian Science Monitor

To Miss with Love by Katherine Birbalsingh
	Meet Furious - sixteen, handsome and completely out of control. Nothing frightens him and no one can get through to him. Now meet Munchkin... Review: the Independent

Animal Magic A Brother's Story by Andrew Barrow
	A book with humour, wit and pathos and featuring a cast of characters, from an eccentric father, a mischievous family dog and a... Review: the Independent Review: the Guardian

Deeds of My Fathers by Paul David Pope
	A true story that reads like The Godfather crossed with Citizen Kane. Review: the Independent

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