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Chinua Achebe, There Was a Co…
There Was a Country, Chinua Achebe’s firsthand account of the Niger… more »
J.R. Moehringer, Sutton…
Wake up in Attica, go to bed at the Plaza. Fuckin’ America. Such wa… more »
John Boyne, The Absolutist…
War is John Boyne’s topic; his best-known novel is the concentratio… more »
Paul Collins, The Murder of t…
A bizarre murder reinvents American journalism When Martin Thorn murdered… more »
Diane Brady, Fraternity…
The most astonishing revelation of Diane Brady’s Fraternity comes i… more »
Tom Mueller, Extra Virginity:…
This is one of those books. You know the type. Maybe you’ve seen th… more »
Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerv…
An accessible window into the evolution of modern thought Perhaps it… more »
Mitchell Zuckoff, Welcome to …
A wild and harrowing adventure/survival story Mitchell Zuckoff’s wi… more »
Susan Orlean, Rin Tin Tin: Th…
A tender, sweeping tale of love and loss Can a dog live forever? In the c… more »
Annie Jacobsen, Area 51…
Welcome to Earth The truth is supposed to be out there, right? If you tho… more »
Erik Larson, In the Garden of…
It’s unbelievable, even if it’s all true The Devil in the Whi… more »
James B. Stewart, Tangled Web…
An examination of power, influence, and why people lie under oath Perjury… more »
Jennet Conant, A Covert Affai…
Conant has carved out a delicious niche reporting on cultural figures dur… more »
The Taliban Shuffle
Much more than an irreverent romp through two war-torn countries The adva… more »
Sarah Vowell, Unfamiliar Fish…
A star-studded historical fiesta Can any other American state boast a bio… more »
T. J. English, The Savage Cit…
A strong portrayal of the tension and violence of NYC in the late ’… more »
James Gleick, The Information…
A grand history of the world’s most precious commodity Amidst our e… more »
Karen Abbott, American Rose…
Unraveling the carefully crafted myth around the burlesque goddess The ac… more »
Simon Winchester, Atlantic…
A millennia-spanning account of the vast ocean With the kind of perfect E… more »
Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra…
We finally see the Queen of Nile as not only seductive, but world-histori… more »
James Swanson, Bloody Crimes…
Two Presidents make very different journeys in 1865 At the end of the Civ… more »
Bill Bryson, At Home
Bill Bryson quells and affirms your most dilettantish tendencies In his l… more »
John Vaillant, The Tiger…
A spellbinding and unforgettable adventure story It’s easy to think… more »
Ben MacIntyre, Operation Minc…
A thrilling World War II story told with charming characters and a sense … more »
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eMusic Features
Interview: Eddie Huang
By Elisa Ludwig, eMusic Contributor
A Vice TV host with a law degree, a hip-hop obsession, and a NYC restaurant called Baohaus (serving Taiwanese buns, named for his favorite architects), Eddie Huang is a walking culture clash. In his memoir… more »
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