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  • What the Taliban Told Me
    Ian Fritz
    Paperback: 11/12/2024
     
    A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost.
  • Gator Country
    Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
    Rebecca Renner
    Paperback: 11/12/2024
     
    David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious...
  • Around the World in Eighty Games
    Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games
    Marcus du Sautoy
    Paperback: 11/05/2024
     
    An award-winning mathematician explores the math behind the games we love and why we love to play them.
  • Roman Year
    Roman Year: A Memoir
    Andre Aciman
    Hardcover: 10/22/2024
     
    The author of Call Me by Your Name returns with a deeply romantic memoir of his time in Rome while on the cusp...
  • Patriot
    Patriot: A Memoir
    Alexei Navalny
    Hardcover: 10/22/2024
     
    The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his ...
  • My Good Bright Wolf
    Sarah Moss
    Hardcover: 10/22/2024
     
    An unflinching memoir about childhood, food, books, and our ability to see, become, and protect ourselves.
  • Linguaphile
    Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love
    Julie Sedivy
    Hardcover: 10/15/2024
     
    A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.
  • The Schubert Treatment
    The Schubert Treatment: A Story of Music and Healing
    Claire Oppert
    Hardcover: 10/08/2024
     
    A celebrated art therapist plays the cello for her patients—and offers a moving reflection on the ...
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