10 Books to Pick Up in August 2010
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As Husbands GoBy Susan Isaacs
352 pages; Scribner
A social satire about a plastic surgeon's violent demise, from a master of the genre.
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Following PollyBy Karen Bergreen
320 pages; St. Martin's
A young woman stalks a "popular" onetime classmate to learn her secrets. When the golden girl ends up dead, guess who's the likeliest suspect?
Red Hook RoadBy Ayelet Waldman
352 pages; Doubleday
This engagingly complex examination of two close families is a leap ahead for the essayist and author.
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Fly Away HomeBy Jennifer Weiner
416 pages; Atria
This tale of a politician's sex scandal is witty and smart, as expected from the author of In Her Shoes.
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Other People's Rejection LettersEdited by Bill Shapiro
192 pages; Clarkson Potter
A look at how some famous and not so famous people deal with saying and hearing "no." A stunt book, but an amusing one.
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