“My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams c.2016, Simon & Schuster $30.00 / $39.99 Canada 374 pages Please and Thank You. Those were The Magic Words you learned at your mother’s knee, the ones that opened doors and…
“The Invention of Sound” by Chuck Palahniuk c.2020, Grand Central $27.00 / $34.00 Canada 240 pages The sound of a neighbor’s law mower at seven on a Saturday morning. The screech your car door makes as it scuffs against the side of the garage. The…
“Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole” by Hans-Olav Thyvold, translated from the Norwegian by Marie Ostby c.2020, HarperVia $26.99 / $33.50 Canada 307 pages You can imagine the ice and snow that’s coming. Remember it? The howling wind and sleet that stings…
“Butch Cassidy: The True Story of An American Outlaw” by Charles Leerhsen c.2020, Simon & Schuster $28.00 / $37.00 Canada 304 pages That man there? He’s just a nice guy. Kind and generous, respectful and friendly, he’s a true gentleman, and he’s never judgmental. He…
“Bunker: Building for the End Times” by Bradley Garrett c.2020, Simon and Schuster $28.00 / $37.00 Canada 316 pages Like a good Boy Scout, you’re prepared. No matter what today’s world throws at you, you’re ready. You’ve laid in a mountain of toilet paper, you’ve…
“The Sensitives: The Rise of Environmental Illness and the Search for America’s Last Pure Place” by Oliver Broudy c.2020, Simon & Schuster $27.00 / $36.00 Canada 339 pages Good news! Your last doctor says you’re fine. So why does your head feel like it’s been…
“55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life” by Elizabeth White c.2020 in paperback, Simon & Schuster $17.00 / $23.00 Canada 272 pages Your last regular paycheck has come and gone. That was awhile ago, back before you were downsized / laid…
“The Hunt for History” by Nathan Raab. c.2020, Scribner $30.00 / $39.99 Canada 251 pages Burn. Toss. Recycle. Deal with later. It was easy to go through that box of papers you found because most of it went in the first three categories, junk, junk,…
“To Me, He Was Just Dad: Stories of Growing Up with Famous Fathers” by Joshua David Stein c.2020, Artisan Books $22.95 / $32.95 Canada 192 pages When you were growing up, your Dad was called many different names. His boss sometimes used his last one.…