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The Howling Miller

“The narrative, with its episodic chapters and fablelike tone, follows Huttunen’s interactions with an amused eye . . . Paasilinna describes the frenetic inner…

The Hunger Wall

“James Ragan’s poems are full of arresting collocations and striking phrases. Sometimes the latter are mysterious, and sometimes (as in “the mimosa breathing the…

The Hungry Gene

“Compelling. . . . Journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell takes us into the wide world of obesity, seeking answers to how we got here and…

Hunting Unicorns

“Pollen’s flashy, witty, urbane romantic comedy digs affectionately at the blue-blooded English. . . . [She] ventures into . . . dicey areas dealing…

How Asia Works

“A good read for anyone who wants to understand what actually determines whether a developing economy will succeed.” —Bill Gates, “Top 5 Books of…

How I Became Hettie Jones

“This is a story every American ought to read; written by someone who is generous and loving. The writing is easy, effortless, honest, like…

How It Is

“The absolute sureness of design. . . built phrase by phrase into a beautifully and tightly wrought structure–a few dozen expressions permuted with deliberate…