Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West
by Wallace Stegner
TRUE
Many admirers of Stegner will argue that his finest book is not one of his most acclaimed novels, Angle of Repose or Crossing to Safety, but this book, a biography of the great expedition leader that... (Tom)
Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting
by Eilon Paz
TRUE
This is one of the most beautiful books of the year, and to me one of the most joyous. Paz traveled the world photographing record collectors with their vinyl, and the result is a gorgeously and thoug... (Tom)
The Hired Girl
by Laura Amy Schlitz
MADE-UP
As a former bookish girl who loved to read about other bookish girls, I hereby nominate Joan Skraggs a worthy successor to literary heroines Anne Shirley and Francie Nolan. In her newly acquired diary... (Liz)
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