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From IMF director Christine Lagarde, to the US Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun, Bloomberg has compiled 2016 favourites from leaders of the worlds of academia, finance, industry, politics and technology.

These are some of the most popular choices in the annual survey of book recommendations compiled by Bloomberg:


Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing

Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing

Jennifer Weiner

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and columnist comes a "fiercely funny, powerfully...

Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Robert Leon Wilkins

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In Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American...


History social sciences
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between

Hisham Matar

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 2017 Hisham Matar was 19 when his...


Libya Politics Biography
The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his...

The Mothers: A Novel

The Mothers: A Novel

Brit Bennett

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The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community - and the...

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 25, 2017
As Halloween nears, here's a selection of top scares from 2016.

The competition was fierce, and the line between horror and dark fantasy may be blurred. So did your picks make the list?

Not only did genre fans see new books from established heavy hitters, they welcomed a grandmaster’s novel back into print after 52 years in 2016. Here's Barnes and Noble's selection:


The Hidden People

The Hidden People

Alison Littlewood

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In 1851, within the grand glass arches of London's Crystal Palace, Albie Mirralls meets his cousin...


Horror
The Empty Ones

The Empty Ones

Robert Brockway

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Overview The Empty Ones: A Novel by Robert Brockway Following on the heels of Robert Brockway's...


Horror comedy
Mr. Splitfoot

Mr. Splitfoot

Samantha Hunt

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Ruth and Nat are seventeen. They are orphans. And they may be able to talk to the dead. Enter Mr....


Horror
The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories

The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories

Robert Aickman

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An omnibus collection featuring some of the finest works of a master of weird fiction One of the...


Horror
The Fisherman

The Fisherman

John Langan

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In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan...


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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Toni Erdmann (2016) in Movies

Dec 10, 2017  
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TONI ERDMANN (2016) Official US Trailer

Winfried doesn’t see much of his working daughter Ines. The suddenly student-less music teacher decides to surprise her with a visit after the death of his old dog.

  
Today Will be Different
Today Will be Different
Maria Semple | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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Semple made a splash with her previous novel, but does this book live up to that? Find out what I think in my review, here (2.5 stars). https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/09/30/different-yes-but/
  
The Fox Was Ever the Hunter
The Fox Was Ever the Hunter
Herta Muller, Philip Boehm | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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Herta Müller's newly translated novel is a luscious mosaic depicting the last days before the fall of Ceausescu. Read more in my review of this book here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/06/11/capturing-the-fear/
  
I have no problem in recommending this book to anyone - my review can be found on my blog - <a href="http://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/trust-no-one-mike-lockyer-3-by-clare.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>
  
Stock up on tissues folks, because Fredrik Backman is BACK! Read why this perfectly formed, exquisitely developed novella gets a full five stars, in my review here.

https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/10/29/perfecting-your-good-bye/
  
Goodnight, Beautiful Women
Goodnight, Beautiful Women
Anna Noyes | 2016
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This collection of short stories set in New England proves that author Anna Noyes writes beautifully. Find out what else I think of this book in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/08/02/maine-women-stories/
  
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about The Inpatient in Video Games

Nov 9, 2017  
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The Inpatient – Story Trailer | PS VR

Discover who you are before it’s too late in The Inpatient; a PS VR Exclusive set in the Blackwood Sanatorium, over 60 years prior to the 2016 BAFTA award-winning Until Dawn.

  
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about MLB The Show 18 in Video Games

Dec 8, 2017  
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MLB The Show 18 - Aaron Judge Cover Announce | PS4

Making his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2016, Aaron Judge hit a home run during his career's first at bat, but this was only the beginning.