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Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way
By Ryan White
Chronicling the once-obscure singer’s unlikely rise to mayor of Margaritaville.
Loan Sharks: The Birth of Predatory Lending
By Charles R. Geisst
Nefarious banking practices have long been with us.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
By Neil deGrasse Tyson
A slim but satisfying read about the nature of the universe from one of America’s leading scientists.
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
By David J. Garrow
An exhaustive dissection of virtually every experience that went into shaping our 44th president.
Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer
By Tom Callahan
Remembering the “nice guy” who put golf on America’s map.
Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted
Edited by Laura Caldwell and Leslie S. Klinger
A collection of moving — and true — exoneration stories.
Jane Welsh Carlyle and her Victorian World: A Story of Love, Work, Marriage, and Friendship
By Kathy Chamberlain
“A suffering wife…sadly neglected by her...self-absorbed husband” finally gets recognized for her own intelligence.
Flock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds
By B.J. Hollars
This unlikely collection of avian essays is a joy to read.
