GREAT FINDS
SUMMER 2011
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Big, clunky foldingbeach chairs
havemet theirmuch sleeker
andmore stylishmatch: The
SOLAZYBEACH CHAIR
isperfect for
reading, relaxing, or snoozing
on the sand, and it foldsdown
compactlyenough to fit ina
beachbag. ItsFrenchdesigner
was inspiredbyherownbeach
travel, yearning fora light and
classybeach chair to lightenher
load. TheaptlynamedSolazy
comes in slategray, pink, ocean
blue, chocolate, andorange. $40,
solazystore.com
— LORI STACY
SandSeating
NONFICTION
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America is a countryborn
of ideas and revolution,
andPulitzer Prize-winning
historianGordonS.Wood
explores the links between
modernAmerica and the
AmericanRevolution in
The
Ideaof America: Reflections
on theBirthof theUnited
States
(ThePenguinPress).
The insightful essays explore
the ideological origins of the
Revolution and the founders’
attempts at forging an
Americandemocracy,
and theyprovide food for
thought onwhetherAmerica
has become the countryour
founders hoped itwouldbe.
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Pet peeves get an in-
depth analysis in
Annoying:
TheScienceofWhat Bugs
Us
(Wiley) byNPR science
journalists JoePalca and
Flora Lichtman. If you’veever
wonderedwhy you cringe
at the soundof nails on a
chalkboardorwhy certain
kinds ofmusicget under your
skin, you’ll appreciate the
scientific answers provided in
thebook.
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AmazonCrossing, which
uses customer feedback
fromAmazon.com to
identify international
books deservingof awider
audience, is bringingeight
books toprint anddigital
formats through the summer.
Farewell: TheGreatest
Spy Storyof theTwentieth
Century
, by Sergei Kostin and
EricRaynaud, was originally
published inFrance and
tells the storyof Vladimir
IppolitovichVetrov, code
nameFarewell, aKGB spy
who turneddouble agent
whenhewent towork for the
French counter-insurgency
agencyDST. The story
recounts his life and the
complex series of events that
ledhim tomurder.
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