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Stories of bravery and tenacity dominate our reviewers’ picks for the 10 best books of February. They include tales of fears conquered, truths told, and voices found.

Hookers with telephones? Retired Judge Jane Bond writes new book on ‘Akron’s Infamous Escort Case.’

Heller McAlpin is a New York-based critic who reviews books regularly for NPR.org, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The San Francisco Chronicle and other publications.

As a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Patrick Bringley learned to see the art in everyday, and the everyday in art. His love of beauty helped transform his grief over a brothers death.

“All the Beauty in the World,” by Patrick Bringley (Simon & Schuster) When his older brother died of cancer at age 26, Patrick Bringley’s life was upended.

Patrick Bringley's story — he jumped off the career ladder, deliberately taking a position divorced from ambition in order to find the space for quiet contemplation — is oddly suited to our times.

Heller McAlpin is a New York-based critic who reviews books regularly for NPR.org, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The San Francisco Chronicle and other publications.

Patrick Bringley's story — he jumped off the career ladder, deliberately taking a position divorced from ambition in order to find the space for quiet contemplation — is oddly suited to our times.

After his brother’s death, the author of All the Beauty in the World took a job at the most beautiful place he could find.

“All the Beauty in the World,” by Patrick Bringley (Simon & Schuster)