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Books in the National Media October 2017
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Ali : a life by Jonathan EigThe best-selling author of Opening Day draws on insider access to present an unauthorized portrait of the iconic champion fighter, arguing that race was a central theme in Muhammad Ali's career, faith and advocacy work and that his political beliefs and neurological health shaped his complex character. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 4
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American wolf : a true story of survival and obsession in the West by Nate BlakesleeAn intimate account of the rise and rein of O-Six, the fabled Yellowstone wolf, describes how, after being hunted to near extinction by the 1920s, the species has managed to rebound through conservationists' efforts, in a book that discusses debates specifically affecting America's western regions. Featured on CBS This Morning, October 14
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The Rbg Workout : How She Stays Strong . . . and You Can Too! by Bryant JohnsonA lighthearted, fully illustrated fitness guide detailing octogenarian Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's twice-weekly workouts with the author, her personal trainer, demonstrates each exercise in accessible detail and is complemented by professional tips, informative sidebars and folksy health wisdom. Featured on Good Morning America, October 18
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Uncommon type : some stories by Tom HanksThe two-time Oscar winner presents a first collection of short fiction that includes the stories of a bowling champion who fears his celebrity has ruined his love of the game and an eccentric billionaire and faithful assistant who, while searching for acquisitions, discover romance and real life in a down-and-out motel. Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, October 15 and CBS This Morning, October 16
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The rules of magic by Alice HoffmanA prequel to the best-selling Practical Magic traces the story of the children of Susanna Owens, who, in spite of their mother's fierce edicts against witchcraft, develop powerful abilities while struggling to escape the family curse that leads to tragedy if they fall in love. Featured on NPR's Author Interviews, October 8
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Origin by Dan BrownHarvard symbologist Robert Langdon navigates a dangerous intersection of humanity's two most enduring questions, interweaving codes, science, religion and other disciplines before making a paradigm-shifting discovery. By the best-selling author of The Da Vinci Code. Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, October 1
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Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 17
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Featured on NBC The Tonight Show, October 13; ABC Good Morning America, October 17; ABC The View, October 17; ABC Nightline, October 17; NPR Morning Edition, October 19
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The sun and her flowers by Rupi KaurFrom the #1 New York Times best-selling author of milk and honey comes a long-awaited second collection of poetry, a transcendent journey about growth and healing, ancestry and honoring one’s roots and expatriation and rising up to find a home within yourself, augmented by the author's own illustrations. Featured on NPR's Author Interviews, October 9
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Leonardo da Vinci by Walter IsaacsonThe best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin draws on da Vinci's remarkable notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on the skills and qualities of everyday people, from curiosity and observation to imagination and fantasy. Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, October 15; PBS New Hour, October 16; CBS This Morning, October 17; MSNBC Morning Joe, October 18 and NPR Science Friday, October 20
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Featured on NPR's Book Reviews, October 11
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Featured in Entertainment Weekly, October 13
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Featured on NPR Weekend Edition, October 15; ABC Good Morning America, October 16; CNN Anderson Cooper 360, October 17 and NPR All Things Considered, October 21
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Featured in Entertainment Weekly, October 13
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Five-carat soul by James McBrideThe National Book Award-winning author presents a never-before-published collection of stories that are funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable and imaginative and authentic, and explore the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. Featured on NPR Author Interviews, October 1
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Featured on C-SPAN Book TV, October 14
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Grant by Ron ChernowThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Washington: A Life presents a meticulously researched portrait of the complicated Civil War general and 18th President, challenging the views of his critics while sharing insights into his prowess as a military leader, the honor with which he conducted his administration and the rise and fall of his fortunes. Featured on CBS This Morning, October 10
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Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 6
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Petty : the biography by Warren ZanesAn intimate account of the life of the iconic rock-and-roll star traces his rural Southern upbringing, the stories behind his most famous songs and his collaborations with such fellow artists as George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. Featured on Access Hollywood, October 4 and CBS This Morning, October 3
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Beyond the messy truth : how we came apart, how we come together by Van JonesThe CNN political contributor and host presents a deeply impassioned manifesto on how to transform political disputes into peaceful, effective changes, tracing the growth of the nonpartisan LoveArmy, the achievements of today's less-hailed but important activists and his recommendations for embracing patriotism. Featured on ABC Good Morning America, October 9; ABC The View, October 9; CBS The Late Show, October 9
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The golden house : a novel by Salman RushdieA thriller inspired by today's headlines follows the experiences of a real-estate tycoon and his mysterious, corrupt family, who become the subjects of an aspiring filmmaker's project before revelations of monstrous past activities give way to the rise of a mad presidential candidate. By the award-winning author of Midnight's Children. Featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers, October 3
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Overload : finding the truth in today's deluge of news by Bob SchiefferIn Overload, legendary television journalist Bob Schieffer examines today's journalism and those who practice it. Based on interviews with over 40 media leaders from television, print media, and the internet, Schieffer surveys the perils and promises of journalism's rapidly changing landscape. Featured on C-Span Book TV, October 16
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Fresh complaint : stories by Jeffrey EugenidesA first collection of short fiction by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Virgin Suicides features some of his most acclaimed pieces, including the title story, in which a high school student, desperate to escape the strictures of her immigrant family, makes a drastic decision that upends the life of a British physicist. Featured on NPR's Author Interviews, October 1
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Raising Trump by Ivana TrumpThe former wife of Donald Trump reflects on her extraordinary life, from her childhood in communist Czechoslovakia and successes as a businesswoman to her nonpartisan views on motherhood and the ways her ex-husband's election has changed their children's lives. Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, October 8; ABC Good Morning America, October 9;Fox News Fox & Friends, October 10; ABC Nightline, October 10
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Where the past begins : a writer's memoir by Amy TanThe best-selling author of such novels as The Joy Luck Club presents an intimate memoir on her life as a writer that explores formative experiences from her childhood and her evolving perspectives on the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 17
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Manhattan Beach : a novel by Jennifer EganYears after she is placed in the hands of a stranger vital to her family's survival, Anna takes a job at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during the war while meeting with the man who helped them and learning important truths about her father's disappearance. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, October 6
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How the right lost its mind by Charles J. SykesAn impassioned analysis of how the author believes America's conservative movement has lost its values traces his March 2016 challenge to then-candidate Donald Trump and his ongoing efforts to discredit the Obama administration, identifying specific recommendations for how mainstream conservatives can reconnect with core principles. Featured on C-Span Book TV, October 15
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Feature in The New York Times Book Review, October 8
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Dunbar by Edward St. AubynA modern reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear follows the experiences of a man who in the wake of an orchestrated public mental breakdown is sent to a Switzerland sanatorium by the daughters who would seize his fortune, a plot he resolves to foil with the assistance of a colorful sidekick. Featured on NPR Books, October 5
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Smile by Roddy DoyleApproached by a man he does not remember who claims they attended secondary school together, a man on his own for the first time in years reluctantly reflects on unhappy memories from the past, including those of a brutal teacher who left him traumatized and struggling to hold fast to his sanity. By the award-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. Featured on NPR Book Reviews, October 18
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Red famine : Stalin's war on Ukraine by Anne ApplebaumDraws on previously sealed records to prove that Joseph Stalin deliberately created his agricultural collectivization project to commit genocidal acts against the Ukrainians, citing the millions of peasants who died from starvation between 1931 and 1933 to solve a Russian political problem. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 9
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Going into Town : A Love Letter to New York by Roz ChastThe best-selling author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? presents an uproarious graphic-novel tribute to Manhattan that reflects on the culture clash between her rural-raised children and herself, sharing zany and occasionally practical advice on subjects ranging from sidewalk gum wads to navigating honeycombed grids Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 2
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Walkaway by Cory DoctorowAbandoning formal society to pursue a minimalist counterculture life in a near-future world wrecked by climate change, a disenchanted senior and his heiress paramour inspire a host of followers who become obsessed with cheating death in ways that turn the world upside down. By the award-winning author of Little Brother. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, October 6
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Featured on NBC Today Show, October 10-14
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Queens of the conquest by Alison WeirVivid profiles of five powerful Norman queens examine their enduring influence and the myths and prejudices that obscured their achievements, in a first joint biography that includes portraits of Matilda of Flanders, William the Conqueror's wife; and Empress Matilda, the mother of King Henry II. By the best-selling author of The Lost Tudor Princess. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, October 6
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Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, October 18
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Sisters first : stories from our wild and wonderful life by Jenna BushThe fraternal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. president share lighthearted and poignant personal stories and reflections from their lives within a powerhouse political dynasty, from their witness to their grandfather's presidency through their subsequent upbringing and work under the eyes of the Secret Service, public and paparazzi. Featured on the Today Show, October 6
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Higher is waiting : Passages of Inspiration by Tyler PerryThe cinematic innovator behind Tyler Perry Studios traces his youth in New Orleans through his successful career in an uplifting account of his spiritual awakening that explains how his faith has enriched his life and sustained him in hard times. Featured on Today, October 9
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Featured on NBC Meet the Press, October 8; NBC Today Show, October 9; Fox News Hannity, October 9; Fox News Fox & Friends, October 10; ABC The View, October 10
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Capital Gaines : Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff by Chip GainesThe funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to take that first step. Featured on NBC Today Show, October 17 and Fox News Fox & Friends, October 18
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The ninth hour by Alice McDermottA portrait of the Irish-American experience is presented through the story of an Irish immigrant's suicide and how it reverberates through innumerable lives in early 20th-century Catholic Brooklyn. By the National Book Award-winning author of Charming Billy. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, October 6
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Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, October 8; NBC Today Show, October 9; CNN New Day Considered, October 10
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Featured on C-SPAN Book TV, October 14
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The shattered lens : a war photographer's true story of captivity and survival in Syria by Jonathan AlpeyrieA harrowing account co-written by a celebrated French-American war journalist who was held hostage by Syrian rebels in 2013 describes how he was betrayed by his fixer and bound, beaten and blindfolded by captors who introduced him to their language and culture, inadvertently helping him discover within himself a faith that helped him to survive. Featured on CBS This Morning, October 10
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