NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of February 12, 2015
Appearing at No. 1, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal argues against medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of February 12, 2015
In One More Thing, B.J. Novak offers a collection of stories about everything from a vengeful hare to a woman who sets out to seduce a motivational speaker. It appears at No. 10.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of February 12, 2015
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses what it means to be a feminist in We Should All Be Feminists, which appears at No. 12.
'Listen, Slowly' About Connecting To A Heritage You Don't Know
Rachel Martin talks with National Book Award-winning author Thanhha Lai about her children's book, Listen, Slowly.
Twice Kidnapped, Photographer Returns To War Zone: 'It's What I Do'
Lynsey Addario was taken captive in 2011 while covering Libya's civil war. With a gun to her head, she says, she was thinking, "Will I ever get my cameras back?"
Music Is Troublesome Magic In 'Signal To Noise'
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's debut novel bounces back and forth between Mexico City in 1988 and 2009 to tell the story of a young woman who finds she can make magic — actual, dangerous magic — with music.
Tumultuous Relationships, But Not Much Gossip, In Langston Hughes' Letters
Poet Langston Hughes was also an "inveterate letter writer," says the co-editor of a new compilation of his correspondence. But if you're hoping to find profound love letters, you'll be disappointed.
'Tasty': How Flavor Helped Make Us Human
From an evolutionary standpoint, flavor has long helped define who we are as a species, journalist John McQuaid argues in his new book, an exploration of the art and science of taste.
'Displacement' Floats Too Close To The Surface
Lucy Knisley's new Displacement is a buoyant memoir of a cruise with her elderly grandparents. Reviewer Etelka Lehoczky says the book is engaging and lovely, but snorkels when it should dive deep.
'Finn Fancy' Is Urban Fantasy With A Pop Culture Sweet Tooth
Randy Henderson's debut deals with sinister magic and family tragedy, but reviewer Jason Heller says it still has plenty of a rare commodity in current fantasy: laughs, laughs, and more laughs.