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Curt Schleier

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An 1887 shark hunting expedition led to shipwreck and tragedy in the story of the Frederick family recounted in "Save Our Souls."

Review: Sailing family hunted sharks but met murderers and shipwreck instead

Nonfiction: Matthew Pearl turns from novels to the incredible story of the Walker family in "Save Our Souls."
Sally Wingert in "A Little Night Music" at Theater Latte Da. (photo by Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune)

Review: New book argues the late composer Stephen Sondheim's songs can teach us a lot about life

Nonfiction: Shows such as "A Little Night Music" and "Assassins" feature more than beautiful music.
This image provided by the Nevada Historical Society shows the famous group portrait taken in Fort Worth, Texas shortly after Butch Cassidy and his ga

Review: 'Bandit Heaven' brings wild, wild West back to life

Nonfiction: All the old John Wayne movies come to life in this fascinating tale of the last gasp of the wild, wild West.
Visitors pass a restaurant closed in advance of Beryl on July 6, 2024, in Port Aransas, Texas.

We may soon have a new category for hurricanes, and that's bad news

NONFICTION: "Category Five" says those catastrophic events are commonly being eclipsed, because of climate crisis.
FILE - In this March 14, 2006 file photo, a herd of wild horses graze near the Carson River in Carson City, Nev. Wild horse advocates say they have no

Book shows how intertwined history of man and 'The Horse' shaped our world

NONFICTION: Loving that new pair of jeans you bought? Thank a horse.
black and white photo of author Simon Rich

Give that man a trophy! Humorist Simon Rich amuses again with 'Glory Days'

NONFICTION: The Thurber Prize-winning writer of "New Teeth" and TV's "Miracle Worker" has a new humor collection.
photo of author Rena Pederson

Book says no jewel was safe when Texas' 'King of Diamonds' was in town

NONFICTION: He was the '60s answer to Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief," but his jewel heists never were solved.
photo of author Calvin Trillin

How Calvin Trillin mastered 'The Lede' and other annoyingly brilliant writing things

NONFICTION: The craft of reporting is raised to an art in a collection from the New Yorker writer.
Douglas Brinkley

Review: 'Silent Spring Revolution,' by Douglas Brinkley

NONFICTION: Historian charts the rise of the U.S. environmental movement.
Nina Totenberg at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2019. (photo by Allison Shelley)

Review: 'Dinners With Ruth,' by Nina Totenberg

NONFICTION: An ode to friendship between an NPR correspondent and a Supreme Court justice.
Tom Fate.

Review: 'The Long Way Home,' by Tom Montgomery Fate

NONFICTION: One man's journey in search of a spiritual home.
Corban Addison photo by Mark Meranata

Review: 'Wastelands,' by Corban Addison

NONFICTION: Corporate profits vs. doing the right thing. No contest, as "Wastelands" shows us once again.
Chris Bohjalian ' Victoria Blewer

Review: 'The Lioness,' by Chris Bohjalian

Books in brief
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Review: 'The Treeline,' by Ben Rawlence

A deep dive into how global warming threatens the boreal forests — the loss of which threatens us all.
Judith Mackrell

Review: 'The Correspondents,' by Judith Mackrell

Women writers fought bureaucracy and stereotypes to report from the front lines of World War II.
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Review: 'Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century,' by Tim Higgins

NONFICTION: A colorful and entertaining deep dive into Elon Musk's car company.
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Review: 'The Code Breaker,' by Walter Isaacson

NONFICTION: A biography of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, and a cogent examination of the moral implications of her work.