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Entertaining Nonfiction to Lift Your Spirits

NONFICTION

TRY TO GET LOST

by Joan Frank

Philosophical, sophisticated literary forays that are a pleasure to dwell in. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE HUNT FOR HISTORY

by Nathan Raab

Though the anecdotes are unconnected, they are unfailingly entertaining. Full review >

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NONFICTION

SALMON

by Mark Kurlansky

In championing a critically important part of the natural world, Kurlansky sounds an urgent alarm that commands our... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME

by Bess Kalb

An endearing, bittersweet, and entertainingly fresh take on the family memoir. Full review >

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HISTORY

FASTER

by Neal Bascomb

A luminous book of sports history that explores a forgotten corner of the history of the Third Reich as well. Full review >

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