Picked up the March Select 70 flyer when I paid for the two books at lunch yesterday. Here we go:
Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win
, Anne E. Kornblut
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments
, George Johnson
Gambling Man: Charles II's Restoration Game
, Jennifer S. Uglow - yay! good to know at least someone (Alan H., apparently) thinks it's as good as I hoped it would be based on the title...and author's name! Although I thought it was "Jenny," hmm...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
, Rebecca Skloot - I keep debating putting this on my "list" but I think I will
The Man From Beijing
, Henning Mankell - did I list this somewhere else? Just realized this is the guy that wrote the Wallander books, I think - I liked
those on Mystery, w/ Kenneth Branagh
, I should check out the books.
Little Bee
, Chris Cleave - this one's been floating around in the back of my head for a while
The Ides of March
, Valerio Massimo Manfredi - okay, first of all, TALK about a great author name. Valerio Massimo - love it! Probs a not-so-great sandals & toga potboiler, but whatever. Great author name, great book name, it makes the list
Pictures at an Exhibition
, Sara Houghteling
Ruby's Spoon
, Anna Lawrence Petroni
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
, Jack Weatherford - Oh. My. God. Almost certainly not real history, but I bet it's so fun to read - and then drive M. crazy with :) It's on order with Widener, I just requested it - wicked awesome. So excited.
Update: Turns out "Secret History" is pretty decent history, by a totally real anthroplogist. Started it last night, but so far it's as fun as I hoped, and even better scholarship-wise. See 4/21/2010 posts here and at betterlivingthroughhistory.blogspot.com for more.
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