READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 16, 2015 «

READINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 16, 2015

Stacey D'Erasmo

Houghton Mifflin

Wonderland: A Novel

A powerhouse female rock star, Anna, is making her midlife comeback.

Vincent Crapanzano

Other Press

Recapitulations

A reflective memoir told through the eyes of a lifelong anthropologist.

Betsy Teutsch

She Writes Press

100 Under $100: One Hundred Tools for Empowering Global Women

A compilation of sometimes striking low-cost solutions for poor women.

Amanda Filipacchi

W. W. Norton

The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty: A Novel

This modern fairy tales of sorts is part mystery, part surrealistic farce.

Kabir Sehgal

Grand Central

Coined: The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us

The author's global quest to probe the relationship of money and man.

Consider reading -- your mind's daily greens. Simply reading a book can lower stress levels, help you sleep better, keep your brain sharp,
and also stave off Alzheimer's.
--Carolyn Gregoire, "9 Ways To Become The Master of Your Own Mind"

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