Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Harvard Bookstore - March Select 70

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.

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  1. 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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