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Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo
By Peter Richardson
How the iconoclastic writer came to embody his alter-ego.
The Barbizon
By Paulina Bren
This otherwise informative history is hamstrung by its fixation on Sylvia Plath’s notorious suicide.
Winter Pasture
By Li Juan; translated by Jack Hargreaves and Yan Yan
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This newly translated memoir has long been loved in the author’s native land.
Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival
By Walter Stahr
A sweeping look at a pivotal 19th-century figure.
Restoration Heart
By William Cash
A middle-aged Brit at loose ends embraces his landed-gentry roots.
Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life
By James Curtis
An exquisitely produced ode to a long-ago comic genius.
Home/Land: A Memoir of Departure and Return
By Rebecca Mead
A British expat reclaims her roots.
Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom
By Carl Bernstein
The famed journalist recalls how it all started.
