All of these books have been chosen by at least 3 of the following publications. Here is the abbreviation code.

AM         Amazon                           Atl   Atlantic

BG       Boston Globe                       BL   Booklist                                       

BN       Barnes and Noble                 BP   Bookpage                                 

CSM    Christian Science Monitor                                       

Econ         Economist                         GR   Good Reads                                 

Hud      Hudson Booksellers             Huff   Huffington Post                          

KCS      Kansas City Star                   Kir   Kirkus                                   

LJ         Library Journal                        NPR    National Public Radio                      

NYT      New York Times                 Opr   Oprah

Peo      People                                  PJ   Providence Journal 

PW         Publishers Weekly               Sea   Seattle Times  

SFC      San Francisco Chronicle        Sl      Slate 

STLPD   St. Louis Post Dispatch     Time      Time Magazine                  

WP          Washington Post 

Publisher: Doubleday
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/30/2012
ISBN-13: 9780385515696
ISBN-10: 0385515693

Discusses the creation of the Communist regimes that took hold in Eastern Europe at the end of World War II and describes what daily life was like in these countries in the author's follow-up to the her Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag. CSM, Econ, Kir, PW, SF, Time, WP

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
ISBN-13: 9780618982509
ISBN-10: 0618982507

A graphic novel follow-up to Fun Home depicts the author's mother as a voracious reader, music lover and passionate amateur actress who quietly suffers as the wife of a closeted gay artist and withdraws from her young daughter. Kir, STLPD, Time

Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
ISBN-13: 9781400067558
ISBN-10: 1400067553

A first book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist profiles everyday life in the settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother of a prospective female college student and a young scrap metal thief, in an account that illuminates how their efforts to build better lives are challenged by regional religious, caste and economic tensions. AMZ, BG, BN, CSM, Econ, GR, KCS, Kir, LJ, NYT, Opr, Peo, Sea, Sl, STLPD, WP

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Publisher: Crown Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/24/2012
ISBN-13: 9780307352149
ISBN-10: 0307352145

A former Wall Street attorney, business coach and creator of ThePowerofIntroverts.com demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in today's culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples to counsel readers on how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations and empower introverted children. CSM, GR, Kir, Opr, Peo

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
ISBN-13: 9780679405078
ISBN-10: 0679405070

A latest entry in the award-winning series that includes The Path to Power profiles the 36th President's volatile relationships with John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, describes JFK's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint and recounts his accomplishments as president before the Vietnam War. BG, BL, CSM, Econ, Gr, KCS, Kir, Nyt, SF, Sl, Time

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/09/2012
ISBN-13: 9780618969029
ISBN-10: 0618969020

A narrative account of the pioneering photographer's life-risking effort to document a disappearing North American Indian nation offers insight into the danger and resolve behind his venture, his elevation to an impassioned advocate and the posthumous discovery of his considerable achievements. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Big Burn. AMZ, BL, CSM, STLPD

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Publisher: Twelve
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/04/2012
ISBN-13: 9781455502752
ISBN-10: 1455502758

The author Hitch-22 describes his losing battle with esophageal cancer while writing columns for Vanity Fair on politics and culture and also describing his personal and philosophical view of life and death. AMZ, BP, GR, Kir, NPR

Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/13/2012
ISBN-13: 9781400067664
ISBN-10: 1400067669

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion presents a richly detailed portrait of the third President that considers his early life, roles as a Founding Father and considerable achievements as a master politician. BL, BN, BP, GR, Hud, Kir, PJ, Sea, STLPD

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Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2011
ISBN-13: 9780374230593
ISBN-10: 0374230595

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Publisher: Random House Inc.
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2012
ISBN-13: 9780307382467
ISBN-10: 030738246X

Traces the story of the mixed-race swordsman and father of novelist Alexandre Dumas, discussing his rise to the French aristocracy, his military triumphs ,and the adventures that inspired such classics as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo." GR, NPR, SF, Time

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Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/18/2012
ISBN-13: 9780812992786
ISBN-10: 0812992784

The Booker Prize-winning former president of American PEN shares the extraordinary story of how he was forced underground for more than nine years after he was sentenced to holy death by the Ayatollah Khomeini for his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses, describing how his family and he constantly moved and were under police protection in a dangerous life at the forefront of the battle for free speech. AMZ, BL, BP, Econ, GR, Hud, Kir, Sea

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/02/2012
ISBN-13: 9780307594037
ISBN-10: 0307594033

A Hyperion editor-in-chief and journalist recounts how his mother and he read and discussed books during her chemotherapy treatments, describing how the activity involved a wide range of literary genres, furthered their appreciation for literature and strengthened their bond. AMZ, BP, GR, Hud

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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2012
ISBN-13: 9781594204111
ISBN-10: 159420411X

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Publisher: Scribner
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/13/2012
ISBN-13: 9780743236713
ISBN-10: 0743236718

The National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon explores the consequences of extreme personal differences between parents and children, describing his own experiences as a gay child of straight parents while evaluating the circumstances of people affected by physical, developmental or cultural factors that divide families. BG, BN, Econ, Kir, NYT, SF, Time

Publisher: Random House Large Print
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/21/2012
ISBN-13: 9780307990839
ISBN-10: 0307990834

Draws on the iconic culinary figure's personal diaries and letters to present a one-hundredth birthday commemoration that offers insight into her role in shaping women's views and influencing American approaches to cooking. GR, Kir, NPR, SF, Time

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
ISBN-13: 9780307592736
ISBN-10: 0307592731

A personal account by the Pushcart Prize-winning author of Torch traces the personal crisis she endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal. AMZ, BN, BP, CSM, GR, Hud, Kir, LJ, NPR, Opr, Peo, SF, STLPD, Time

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