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Quick, someone pass the president the Cliffs Notes version of Conrad Black's Franklin Delano Roosevelt (PublicAffairs); F.D.R. pulled the country out of the Great Depression and through W.W. II while [...]

Let's all get lit. Literature, that is, darling. In Ayelet Waldman's powerful and provocative novel Daughter's Keeper (Sourcebooks), a spirited, naive young woman finds herself a nightmare casualty of the [...]

In the last month, we've reviewed 42 self-published titles submitted via BookLife, PWs website dedicated to indie authors. Among the recent highlights are five novels that received starred reviews: Forrest [...]

Fiction 1. THE POLISHED HOE, Austin Clarke (5) 1 2. THE LAST CROSSING, Guy Vanderhaeghe (7) 3 3. A RHINESTONE BUTTON, Gail Anderson-Dargatz (1) 4. THE NAVIGATOR OF NEW YORK, [...]

Fiction 1. THE NAVIGATOR OF NEW YORK, Wayne Johnston (2) 8 2. THE LOVELY BONES, Alice Sebold (8) 3 3. UNLESS, Carol Shields (23) 1 4. THE PETTY DETAILS OF [...]

Fiction: The Alphonse Courtier Affair by Marta Morazzoni, Harvill, 6.99 £ Death in Holy Orders by P. D. James, Faber, 12.99 £ The Anglo-Irish Murders by Ruth Dudley-Edwards, HarperCollins, 5.99 [...]

Not Just Rocks for Jocks This column is about neither rocks nor jocks. It's about a special kind of nonfiction--books on stuff that sounds boring but turns out to be [...]

A lush novel set in the world of Black art, Shadow Dancing (One World, $12.95) is the story of how two souls--a journalist and a theater director--learn to struggle through [...]

After evaluation by reviewers, nonfiction series books are grouped under series title and listed alphabetically by author. Grade levels and a citation to the last full series review are provided. [...]

This list concentrates on books by writers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Almanzar, Armando. El elefante y otros relatos extranos. 1997. 104p. Editora de Colores, $15.95 (8-489-53959-6). […]

Picture Books BANSCH, Helga. At Night, illus. by author. Eerdmans. Aug. 2016. p. 64. CORDELL, Matthew. Wolf in the Snow, illus. by author. Feiwel & Friends. Jan. 2017. p. 68. [...]

1 STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 By Tom Rath (Gallup Press) Do you do what you do best every day? Chances are you don't. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more [...]

LJ's free weekly web evaluations for the weeks ending September 16 and September 23, 2016. Go to reviews.libraryjournal.com/tag/xpress-reviews E-ORIGINALS Arend, Vivian. Rocky Mountain Devil. Vivian Arend. Ash, Madeline. Breaking Good. [...]

1 STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 By Tom Rath (Gallup Press) Do you do what you do best every day? Chances are you don't. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more [...]

www.libraryjournal.com LJ's free weekly web evaluations for the weeks ending September 2 and September 9, 2016. Go to reviews.libraryjournal.com/tag/xpress-reviews E-ORIGINALS Del Mar, Anna. The Stranger. Carina: Harlequin. Gracen, Jennifer. Marrying [...]

Picture Books BROSGOL, Vera. Leave Me Alone, illus. by author. Roaring Brook. Sept. 2016. p. 116. CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin. The Riddlemaster. illus. by Stephane Jorisch. Tradewind. Oct. 2016. p. 117. EDWARDS, [...]

FICTION The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers Fouad Laroui, trans. from the French by Emma Ramadan. Deep Vellum (Consortium, dist.), ISBN 978-1-941920-26-8, Aug. Deadly Encounter DiAnn Mills. Tyndale, ISBN 978-1-4964-1097-9, [...]

FICTION * The Black widow Daniel Silva. Harper, ISBN 978-0-06-232022-3, July The Angel Wore Fangs Sandra Hill. Avon, ISBN 978-0-06-235654-3, June Death's Bright Day David Drake. Baen, ISBN 978-1-4767-8147-1, June [...]

www.publishersweekly.com NONFICTION The Book of Sacred Baths: 52 Bathing Rituals to Revitalize Your Spirit Paulette Kouffman Sherman. Llewellyn, ISBN 978-0-7387-4602-9, Aug. * Doing Good is Simple: Making a Difference Right [...]

PICTURE BOOKS Grandad's island Benji Davies. Candlewick, ISBN 978-0-7636-9005-2, Apr. On the Farm, at the Market G. Brian Karas. Holt/Ottaviano, ISBN 978-0-8050-9372-8, Apr. The Pirate Jamboree Mark Teague. Scholastic/ Orchard, [...]

Picture Books BARROW, David. Have You Seen Elephant? illus. by author. Gecko. Mar. 2016. p. 100. BROWN, Lisa. The Airport Book, illus. by author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter Bks. May 2016. [...]

www.libraryjournal.com LJ's free weekly web evaluations for the weeks ending December 18, 2015, and January 8, 2016. Go to reviews.libraryjournal.com/tag/xpress-reviews. D = Debut Fiction E-ORIGINALS Alexander, Dani-Lyn. The New Year's [...]

After evaluation by reviewers, nonfiction series books are grouped under series title and listed alphabetically by author. Grade levels and a citation to the last full series review are provided. [...]

Dawson, Peg & Richard Guare. Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary 'Executive Skills' Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. 10 CDs. library/retail eds. unabridged. 12V2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2012. ISBN [...]

www.publishersweekly.com Nonfiction Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions John C. Norcross Simon 8, Schuster, Dec. The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures from Tsarskoye Sela Edited by [...]

Betts, Richard K. American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security. New York: Columbia University Press, 2011. 384 pp. $29.50. Bonin, Richard. Arrows of the Night: Ahmad Chalabi's Long [...]

ALOIAN, Molly. Ferrari (Superstar Cars Series). Crabtree Publishing, 2011. (16:4) ALOIAN, Molly. Why we Need Carbohydrates (The Science of Nutrition Series). Crabtree Publishing, 2011. (16:5) ALOIAN, Molly. Why we Need [...]

For Jasper Conran the country is about 'the scent of ripe apples or freshly-baked bread', about grand houses that 'sleep among ancient trees', Morris dancers, Morris Travellers, tasteful cottages and [...]

www.publishersweekly.com FICTION * Led Astray: The Best of Kelley Armstrong Kelly Armstrong. Tachyon, ISBN 978-1-61696-202-9, Sept. Sunset Mantle Alters. Reiss. Tor, ISBN 978-1-4668-9188-3, Sept. Taking a Chance A.M. Arthur. Harlequin/Carina, [...]

www.publishersweekly.com FICTION The Golden Son Shilpi Somaya Gowda. Harper Avenue/Harpercollins, ISBN 978-1-44344-679-2, Oct. Miracle Drug Richard L Mabry. Abingdon Press, ISBN 978-1-63068-118-4, Sept. Secrets she Kept Cathy Gohlke. Tyndale, ISBN [...]

www.publisherweekly.com FICTION Benjamin Franklin: Huge Pain in My ...! Alan Zweibel and Adam Mansbach, illus. by NeilSwaab. Disney-Hyperion, ISBN 978-1-4847-1304-4, Sept. Blood and Salt Kim Liggett. Putnam, ISBN 9780-399-16648-8, Sept. [...]

www.publishersweekly.com FICTION Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine James Lovegrove. Titan (titanbooks.com), ISBN 978-1-783295-03-6, Aug. Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology Edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. PM [...]

FICTION Death by Tiara: A Jaine Austen Mystery Laura Levine. Kensington, ISBN 978-0-7582-8506-5, July Man Kim Thuy, trans. from the French by Sheila Fischman. Random House Canada, ISBN 978-0-345-81380-0, July [...]

1 Kindle Fire HDX for Seniors: Step-by-Step Instructions To Work with the Kindle Fire HDX Tablet. [P] lrg. prnt. Visual Steps. 2014. ISBN 9789059051003. $19.95. 2 iPad for Seniors: Learn [...]

PICTURE BOOKS The Flying Hand of Marco B. Richard Leiter, illus. by Shahar Kober. Sleeping Bear, Apr. I Won Ruth Wielockx. Clavis, Mar. * If You Plant a Seed Kadir [...]

FICTION The Face of the Earth and Other Imaginings Algernon Blackwood Stark (starkhousepress. com), Apr. * Deadlight Hall Sarah Rayne Severn, Apr. * Black Iris Leah Raeder S&S/Atria, Apr. The [...]

INTERNATIONAL 43-6038 UB418 2005-13342 MARC Briggs, Jimmie. Innocents lost: when child soldiers go to war. Basic Books, 2005. 188p bibl index ISBN 0-465-00798-8, S24.95. Reviewed in 2006 jun CHOICE. 42-5353 [...]