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The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
- Hardcover, 323 pages
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Critics' Lists: Summer 2011
Summer's Biggest, Juiciest Nonfiction Adventures
July 6, 2011 Any one of these five sizzling new nonfiction books could be the next Hollywood blockbuster. Our advice? Read them all before the Hollywood execs do.
Author Interviews
30-Year Con: From German Kid To Rockefeller Scion
July 10, 2011 For three decades, Christian Gerhartsreiter claimed to be someone else. After fleeing his German hometown, he developed a series of false identities, moving up the social ladder as he moved across the U.S. Ultimately, he married a lawyer who believed he was a Rockefeller. Journalist Mark Seal talks about the mystery man at the center of his new book, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit.
Critics' Lists: Summer 2011
Three Critics Pick The Best Books For Summer
June 25, 2011 NPR's Lynn Neary taps three book critics — Laura Miller, Ron Charles and Rigoberto Gonzalez — to get their picks for the best summer reading.
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Wildlife Activist's Extraordinary Life, Untimely Death
July 11, 2009 Wildlife activist and filmmaker Joan Root was murdered in 2006 at her home in Nairobi, Kenya, when invaders broke through her bedroom window and shot her with AK-47s. The crime was never solved, but her life and violent death is the subject of a new book, Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa.
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A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
