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November 2015

November's roundup of History titles includes THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger, the little-known story of how a newly indepen­dent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America’s third president decided to stand up to intimidation; TO HELL AND BACK, acclaimed scholar Ian Kershaw’s long-anticipated analysis of the pivotal years of World War I and World War II; HUBRIS, in which Sir Alistair Horne revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris; and THE WASHINGTONS by Flora Fraser, a full-scale portrait of the marriage of the father and mother of our country --- and of the struggle for independence that he led.

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J. K. Rowling

Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.

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Lorraine W. Shanley

With years of reviewing experience at Book of the Month Club, Publishers Weekly, etc., Lorraine Shanley now enjoys being able to choose the books she reviews, which tend to be narrative nonfiction, thrillers and suspense. An avid reader and listener of audiobooks and podcasts, Lorraine's day job is in media consulting. She also serves on several nonprofit boards in education and community outreach.

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Kate McGovern

McGovern has taught theatre and language arts to middle schoolers in Boston, New York and London. A graduate of Yale and Oxford, she currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she was born and raised. RULES FOR 50/50 CHANCES is her first novel.

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Which of the following types of books are you planning to give as gifts for the holidays? Please check all that apply.

November 19, 2015, 306 voters

The National Book Awards 2015

Winners of the 2015 National Book Award in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature were announced at the 66th National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on November 18, 2015.

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November 19, 2015

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that is perfect for holiday giving and that you may want to include on your “to me/from me” list. Read more about it, and enter our Holiday Cheer Contest by Friday, November 20th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of LITTLE HOUSE LIVING: The Make-Your-Own Guide to a Frugal, Simple, and Self-Sufficient Life by Merissa A. Alink, which is now in stores. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Paul Walker

You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae.

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Linwood Barclay Contest

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November 18, 2015

Books To Be Thankful For

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By Kate F.
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As Thanksgiving rolls around, I always find myself in awe of the amount of things each and every one of us has to be thankful for. Maybe it’s our families, our friends, the world we live in… even the books we read! Below I have complied a list of novels I am thankful for and why I am thankful for them. Enjoy and have a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday season!