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SHOOTING VICTORIA, by Paul Thomas Murphy

December 12, 2012

ENGROSSING HISTORY OF the many attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria, and their impact on English society.

Grade: B PLUS

SHOOTING VICTORIA: MADNESS, MAYHEM, AND THE REBIRTH OF THE ENGLISH MONARCHY
Pegasus Books
2012

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IN THE HOUSE OF THE INTERPRETER, by Ngugi wa Thiong’o

December 5, 2012

THE INCOMPARABLE KENYAN WRITER Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s second volume of memoir juxtaposes political and personal.

Grade: A MINUS

IN THE HOUSE OF THE INTERPRETER: A MEMOIR
Knopf Doubleday
2012

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OUR KIND OF PEOPLE, by Uzodinma Iweala

November 13, 2012

FIRST-PERSON STORIES of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria paint a nuanced picture of the disease’s impact.

Grade: B PLUS

OUR KIND OF PEOPLE: A CONTINENT'S CHALLENGE, A COUNTRY'S HOPE
Harper
2012

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LIZZ FREE OR DIE, by Lizz Winstead

October 4, 2012

POLITICAL COMEDIAN LIZZ WINSTEAD reflects on her career, friends, and family in a set of funny, snarky essays.

Grade: SOLID B

LIZZ FREE OR DIE: ESSAYS
Riverhead
2012

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THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE, by Vincent Cha

September 24, 2012

AN EYE-OPENING OVERVIEW of the history of North Korea from a professor/former National Security Council staffer.

Grade: B PLUS

THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE: NORTH KOREA, PAST AND FUTURE
HarperCollins
2012

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ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14, by Blaine Harden

September 6, 2012

THE SHOCKING TRUE STORY of a man’s escape from the brutal North Korean prison camp where he was born.

Grade: A MINUS

ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14: ONE MAN'S REMARKABLE ODYSSEY FROM NORTH KOREA TO FREEDOM IN THE WEST
Penguin
2012

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THEY EAT PUPPIES, DON’T THEY? by Christopher Buckley

August 21, 2012

ACID SATIRE ON the US political media industrial complex is laugh out loud funny, yet all too true at times.

Grade: B PLUS

THEY EAT PUPPIES, DON'T THEY?
Hachette/Twelve
2012

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WATERGATE, by Thomas Mallon

July 10, 2012

ENTHRALLING RECREATION OF the Nixon administration’s Watergate scandal, with vivid characterizations, detail.

Grade: A MINUS

WATERGATE: A NOVEL
Pantheon
2012

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REVOLUTION 2.0, by Wael Ghonim

May 15, 2012

INSIDE THE INTERNET activism that helped to spark the Arab Spring protests, with one of its early organizers.

Grade: SOLID B

REVOLUTION 2.0: THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE IS GREATER THAN THE PEOPLE IN POWER
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012

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EMMA GOLDMAN: REVOLUTION AS A WAY OF LIFE, by Vivian Gornick

March 29, 2012

VIVID PICTURES OF the revolutionary Emma Goldman shine in a short, beautifully-crafted bio by Vivian Gornick.

Grade: SOLID B

EMMA GOLDMAN: REVOLUTION AS A WAY OF LIFE
Yale University Press
2011

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