10 best books of November: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 books that the Monitor's critics judged to be at the top of the heap this month. 

7. "De Niro: A Life," by Shawn Levy

Film critic and bestselling biographer Shawn Levy has produced a thorough, insightful biography of film legend Robert De Niro – a book that is already being called a definitive work. Levy tackles the contradictions of De Niro – a man so confident on screen yet often ill at ease in unscripted appearances – and recalls his unusual childhood growing up in New York City as the child of artists. Levy also offers an in-depth analysis of De Niro’s career as an actor, as well as his work as a restaurateur and businessman and his personal life as a husband and father. You can see the Monitor's full review of "DeNiro" here.

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