Autumn reading: our latest book reviews, plus the Maclean’s bestsellers list
This week starring Barbra Streisand, Harry S. Truman and Roald Amundsen
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Our latest book reviews:
- The Art of the Restaurateur, by Nicholas Lander, review by Pamela Cuthbert.
- Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman, by Aida D. Donald, review by Brian Bethune.
- The Cursing Mommy’s Book of Days, by Ian Frazier, review by Brian Bethune.
- Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand, by William J. Mann, review by Matthew Hays.
- Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk, by Sam Sutherland, review by Michael Barclay.
- The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen, by Stephen R. Bown, review by Andrew Stobo Sniderman.
Last week’s bestsellers, compiled by Brian Bethune:
Fiction
| 1 | DEAR LIFE by Alice Munro | 3 (2) |
| 2 | THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling | 1 (4) |
| 3 | WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett | 4 (6) |
| 4 | THE MAGIC OF SAIDA by M.G. Vassanji | 10 (4) |
| 5 | SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan | 2 (8) |
| 6 | TELEGRAPH AVENUE by Michael Chabon | 7 (6) |
| 7 | 419 by Will Ferguson | (1) |
| 8 | THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny | 9 (8) |
| 9 | REVENGE OF THE VINYL CAFE by Stuart McLean | 5 (2) |
| 10 | THE JEWELS OF PARADISE by Donna Leon | 6 (2) |
Non-fiction
| 1 | 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi | 1 (6) |
| 2 | JOSEPH ANTON by Salman Rushdie | 3 (6) |
| 3 | A NATION WORTH RANTING ABOUT by Rick Mercer | 5 (5) |
| 4 | WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young | 4 (4) |
| 5 | MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens | 2 (7) |
| 6 | PLUTOCRATS by Chrystia Freeland | (1) |
| 7 | I’M YOUR MAN by Sylvie Simmons | (1) |
| 8 | LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER by Ross King | 9 (3) |
| 9 | THE KIND OF LIFE IT’S BEEN by Lloyd Robertson | (1) |
| 10 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames | 7 (12) |
**LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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