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Walker Evans: A Biography

By Belinda Rathbone (Mariner $15)

A biography of groundbreaking photojournalist Walker Evans, who influenced a generation of photographers.

English Passengers

By Matthew Kneale (Anchor $14)

A comic but grim historical novel about a bumbling ship crew and two eccentric Englishmen bound for Tasmania.

The Magic Kingdom

By Stanley Elkin (Dalkey Archive $12.95)

Stanley Elkin's final novel tells the story of Eddy Bale, who, after the death of his 12-year-old son, decides to take a group of terminally ill children to Disney World to experience life.

Fool's Gold

By Jane S. Smith (Zoland $13)

An American couple is lured by an ad for an ideal retreat in southern France. Once they and their children arrive, they find out it's not quite so ideal.

The Danish Girl

By David Ebershoff (Penguin $13)

A novel loosely based on the life of Danish painter Einar Wegener, who, in the 1930s, became the first man to have a sex-change operation.

Garnethill

By Denise Mina (Carroll & Graf $14)

In this novel, a survivor of a dysfunctional family finds herself the main suspect in the death of her therapist lover.

The Girls of Summer:

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World

By Jere Longman (Perennial $14)

An in-depth look at the 1999 U.S. women's soccer team and how it changed the general opinion of women in sports.

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland

By Gerald Clarke (Delta $14.95)

Drawing from interviews and Judy Garland's unfinished and unpublished autobiography, Gerald Clarke provides a comprehensive look into the tragic life of the entertainer.

Ireland in Mind

Edited by Alice Leccese Powers (Vintage $13)

The Emerald Isle as seen through the eyes of a variety of writers, including Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Frank McCourt and Paul Theroux.

The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe

By John Rabe, translated by John E. Woods (Vintage $14)

The paradoxical John Rabe was a Nazi supporter who saved the lives of thousands of Chinese when the Japanese attacked Nanking in 1937.

Republic of Denial: Press, Politics, and Public Life

By Michael Janeway (Yale University Press $12.95)

The former editor in chief of The Boston Globe offers his views on the decline of public trust in the media and the American political system.

Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song

By David Margolick (Ecco $12)

The history behind the song "Strange Fruit," considered by some to be the first song of the civil rights movement.

Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World

By Donald Antrim (Vintage $12)

A darkly humorous novel describes what happens when a suburban band of vigilantes takes on the mayor.

Safekeeping: Some True Stories From a Life

By Abigail Thomas (Anchor $12)

A memoir of pivotal moments in the author's life, including a struggle with single motherhood and the death of a spouse.

Manhattan Memoir

By Mary Cantwell (Penguin $17.95)

A collection of three previously published memoirs by Mary Cantwell takes us from her birthplace in New England to her life as a magazine editor in Manhattan.

First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty

By Bill Minutaglio (Three Rivers Press $14)

A look at the political life of George W. Bush and the Bush family.

And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students

By Miles Corwin (Perennial $14)

A chronicle of the school year of 12 high school students in South Central Los Angeles.

The Trouble With Principle

By Stanley Fish (Harvard University Press $16.95)

A collection of papers on politics, multiculturalism, liberalism and principles.

Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human

By Harold Bloom (Riverhead $15.95)

Harold Bloom examines William Shakespeare's plays and keen observations on human nature.

Stolen Words: The Classic Book on Plagiarism

By Thomas Mallon (Harvest $14)

A witty look into the history of plagiarism, from the 17th Century to modern Hollywood.

The Brothers

By Frederick Barthelme (Counterpoint $14)

A novel of brothers Del and Bud confronting their respective middle-age crises.

Celeste Ascending

By Kaylie Jones (Perennial $13)

In this novel, a Connecticut blue blood and alcoholic must come to terms with what she ultimately values most in life.

The Boy He Left Behind: A Man's Search for His Lost Father

By Mark Matousek (Riverhead $13)

The author's real-life search for the father he hadn't seen since age 4.

Colony Girl

By Thomas Rayfiel (Picador USA $13)

The fictional story of a 15-year-old girl caught between the worlds of a small Christian community and a nearby town.

The Mating Mind

By Geoffrey Miller (Anchor $15)

Geoffrey Miller theorizes on how the evolution of the human mind can be attributed to sexual choice.

Lucy Crocker 2.0

By Caroline Preston (Scribner $14)

Computer-challenged Lucy Crocker saves her husband's software company in this novel by developing a computer game.

Mockingbird Years: A Life In and Out of Therapy

By Emily Fox Gordon (Basic $14)

Essayist Emily Fox Gordon examines her time in therapy.

Aurora 7

By Thomas Mallon (Harvest $13)

This novel links astronaut Scott Carpenter's 1962 orbital mission and the chance meeting between a father and son in New York City.

In Babylon

By Marcel Moring, translated by Stacey Knecht (Perennial $14)

Stranded in the family mansion with his young niece, Nina, during a snowstorm, Nathan Hollander tells the story of their forefathers, a family of clockmakers.

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