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Mo' Meta Blues

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Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove (Hardcover)

By Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Ben Greenman
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9781455501359
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Grand Central Publishing, 6/2013
Beneath The Roots band-leader's towering 'fro is a powerful mind. His memoir is a thrilling journey around his own group, his record collection and collaborators ranging from D'Angelo to Prince. ~ Reviewed by Charles Bottomley

The Complete Don Quixote

Submitted by cbottomley@nort... on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 12:03pm
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The Complete Don Quixote (Hardcover)

By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Rob Davis
$27.50
ISBN-13: 9781906838652
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Selfmadehero, 5/2013
Beautifully drawn and always hilarious, this comic adaptation of the Man of La Mancha's misadventures remains true to the anarchic spirit of Cervantes' novel. A treat for fans and a great intro for young readers. ~ Reviewed by Charles Bottomley

Yes Is The Answer

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Yes Is The Answer: (And Other Prog-Rock Tales) (Hardcover)

By Marc Weingarten, Tyson Cornell, Rick Moody
$24.00
ISBN-13: 9780985490201
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Published: Rare Bird Books, 5/2013
Most people would rather shoot themselves than listen to Tarkus. This book could change all that. Funny, touching, enlightening essays on that whitest of music--prog rock. A trip to a topographic ocean worth taking. ~ Reviewed by Charles Bottomley

A Country Doctor's Notebook

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A Country Doctor's Notebook (Paperback)

By Mikhail Bulgakov, Michael Glenny
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781612191904
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Published: Melville House, 2/2013
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Each of these autobiographical stories from the author of The Master and Margarita glows like a candle in the Russian wilderness, while "Morphine" is a harrowing insight into addiction. ~ Charles Bottomley

Marble Season

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Marble Season (Hardcover)

By Gilbert Hernandez
$21.95
ISBN-13: 9781770460867
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Published: Drawn and Quarterly, 5/2013
The endless summer of childhood is perfectly captured by the co-creator of Love and Rockets. A poetic love letter to youthful imagination and Superman re-runs. ~ Charles Bottomley

Hand-Drying in America

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Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories (Hardcover)

By Ben Katchor
$29.95
ISBN-13: 9780307906908
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Published: Pantheon, 2/2013
The secrets of the city are laid bare in these beautiful strips, populated by slugbearers, chair-breakers and cracked-cup inspectors. Katchor is a true comics genius and this is a must for any fan of the weird and wonderful. ~ Charles Bottomley

The Flamethrowers

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The Flamethrowers (Hardcover)

By Rachel Kushner
$26.99
ISBN-13: 9781439142004
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Published: Scribner, 4/2013
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A young artist's adventures in "Drop Dead" New York's underground are the basis for one powerful literary performance. Like an art world Visit from the Goon Squad, but way better. ~ Charles Bottomley

The Legend of Pradeep Mathew

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The Legend of Pradeep Mathew (Paperback)

By Shehan Karunatilaka
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9781555976118
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Published: Graywolf Press, 5/2012
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Cross Malamud with Rushdie and you'll get something like this terrific novel about the search for Sri Lanka's greatest athlete. Funny and tender, it's one of the best books about sports fans I've read. ~ Charles Bottomley

A Working Theory of Love

Submitted by cbottomley@nort... on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 3:05pm
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A Working Theory of Love (Hardcover)

By Scott Hutchins
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9781594205057
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Published: Penguin Press HC, The, 10/2012
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It's one thing to create an artificial intelligence program using your late dad's journals. It's quite another when "dad" starts talking back. Hutchins's immensely satisfying debut novel is a father-son story unlike any you've read before. ~ Reviewed by Charles Bottomley
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