New Nonfiction Books

[cruise_elroy]

I work at an independent bookstore. To distinguish ourselves from other, bigger, bestseller oriented bookstores, we try to feature unique and interesting books that might slip through the cracks at a Books-a-Million or a Borders. Lately that seems to include a lot of nonfiction books in a Mark Kurlansky/Simon Winchester vein, all of which take

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[cruise_elroy]

Yes, that's exactly it! To me, it seems like these kinds of books are inescapable. But perhaps I'm just living in the lap of literary luxury. Then there's the hard-boiled exposé:

Rum Chance: How an Attentive Group of Patriots Prevented Donald Rumsfeld from Taking Over the World
Pusillanimous Plan: John Kerry's Lack of Vision for the War in Iraq
Radical[,] Dude: The Totally Unauthorized and Bodacious Biography of George W. Bush
The O'Reilly Factor Activity Book #7, featuring brand new puzzles, find-a-words, and more!

[paigepoe]

I like the fourth one the best, but I will write the Harold Bloom book.