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  • Cover of A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business

    A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business

    Hartmut Esslinger

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  • Cover of Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

    Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

    George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller

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  • Cover of Beyond Burnout: Helping Teachers, Nurses, Therapists and Lawyers Recover From Stress and Disillusion

    Beyond Burnout: Helping Teachers, Nurses, Therapists and Lawyers Recover From Stress and Disillusion

    Cary Cherniss

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  • Cover of Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions

    Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions

    Zachary Shore

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  • Cover of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are

    Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are

    Rob Walker

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  • Cover of Caesar\'s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar\'s Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome

    Caesar\'s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar\'s Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome

    Stephen Dando-Collins

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  • Cover of Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

    Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

    Stephen E. Ambrose

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  • Cover of Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters

    Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters

    Bill Tancer

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  • Cover of Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

    Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

    Mark Kurlansky

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  • Cover of Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors

    Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors

    Michael E. Porter

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  • Cover of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

    Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

    Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler

    read · Rating: 7

  • Cover of Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)

    Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)

    Charlaine Harris

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  • Cover of Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 10)

    Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 10)

    Charlaine Harris

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  • Cover of Dead to the World (Original MM Art): A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)

    Dead to the World (Original MM Art): A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)

    Charlaine Harris

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  • Cover of Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 1)

    Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 1)

    Charlaine Harris

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  • Cover of Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)

    Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)

    Thomas Cahill

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  • Cover of Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely

    Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely

    Ian I. Mitroff, Abraham Silvers

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  • Cover of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman\'s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

    Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman\'s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

    Elizabeth Gilbert

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  • Cover of Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

    Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

    Donald A. Norman

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  • Cover of Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

    Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

    Guy Kawasaki

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  • Cover of ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World\'s First Computer

    ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World\'s First Computer

    Scott McCartney

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  • Cover of Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

    Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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  • Cover of From Dead to Worse (Original MM Art) (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)

    From Dead to Worse (Original MM Art) (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)

    Charlaine Harris

    read · Rating: 6

  • Cover of Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium

    Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium

    John Bowe, Marisa Bowe, Sabin Streeter

    read · Rating: 8

  • Cover of Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning

    Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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  • Cover of Googled: The End of the World As We Know It

    Googled: The End of the World As We Know It

    Ken Auletta

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  • Cover of Grendel

    Grendel

    John Gardner

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  • Cover of History of Theatre (Non Fiction)

    History of Theatre (Non Fiction)

    David Timson

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  • Cover of Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America

    Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America

    Thomas L. Friedman

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  • Cover of How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn\'t Have to Be Forever

    How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn\'t Have to Be Forever

    Jack Horner, James Gorman

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  • Cover of How We Decide

    How We Decide

    Jonah Lehrer

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  • Cover of J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion

    J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion

    Richard L. Purtill

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  • Cover of Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind

    Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind

    Gary Marcus

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  • Cover of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

    Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

    James W. Loewen

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  • Cover of Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

    Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

    Seth Godin

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  • Cover of Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means

    Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means

    Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

    read · Rating: 5

    Very basic summary of some simple network types and how they occur in real-world situations (internet, social networks, etc.) Some interesting anecdotes, and historical overview of some parts of graph theory, but very weak on real content.

  • Cover of London: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

    London: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

    A.N. Wilson

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  • Cover of Longitude : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

    Longitude : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

    Dava Sobel

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  • Cover of Looking for Alaska

    Looking for Alaska

    Peter Jenkins

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  • Cover of Lost on Planet China: One Man\'s Attempt to Understand the World\'s Most Mystifying Nation

    Lost on Planet China: One Man\'s Attempt to Understand the World\'s Most Mystifying Nation

    J. Maarten Troost

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  • Cover of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    Chip Heath, Dan Heath

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  • Cover of Management Rev Ed

    Management Rev Ed

    Peter F. Drucker

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  • Cover of Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks

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  • Cover of Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power

    Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power

    Robert Dallek

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  • Cover of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

    Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

    Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

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  • Cover of NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

    NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

    Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman

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  • Cover of Once Upon a Time in the North: His Dark Materials (David Fickling Books)

    Once Upon a Time in the North: His Dark Materials (David Fickling Books)

    Philip Pullman

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  • Cover of Outliers: The Story of Success

    Outliers: The Story of Success

    Malcolm Gladwell

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  • Cover of Polio: An American Story

    Polio: An American Story

    David M. Oshinsky

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  • Cover of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    Dan Ariely

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  • Cover of Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable--Includes new bonus chapter

    Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable--Includes new bonus chapter

    Seth Godin

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  • Cover of Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

    Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

    Michael Ruhlman

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  • Cover of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

    Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

    John J. Ratey

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  • Cover of Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His C

    Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His C

    Sol Stein

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  • Cover of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    Mary Roach

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  • Cover of Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1)

    Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1)

    Jim Butcher

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  • Cover of Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

    Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

    Robert Mckee

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  • Cover of Stumbling on Happiness

    Stumbling on Happiness

    Daniel Gilbert

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  • Cover of Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Vintage)

    Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Vintage)

    Robert B. Reich

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  • Cover of SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life In

    SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life In

    Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

    read · Rating: 5

    Worth reading, just, for the writing, not the content.

    In a similar style to the first book, the authors touch on a variety of topics, describe accepted wisdom within a specialized field, then knock it down with their outsiders' interpretation. Why should we weigh the interpretation of the authors, ignorant of the specialty, over the interpretation of experts? Therein lies the the value of the book: The writing is really quite good. The authors set up the questions well, and steer your thinking about what are the important and unimportant aspects of the problem. The result is they carry you along in their wake, making you feel as though you are busting though dimwitted ideas with new insight.

    To be sure, often they are just setting up and knocking down straw men, and some of their conclusions are not only simple-minded, but downright irresponsible (the book begins by essentially recommending that people drive drunk rather than walking home after a party), but pay attention to the style and not the substance, and you'll get something valuable out of this book.

  • Cover of Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity (P.S.)

    Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity (P.S.)

    Sharon Moalem, Jonathan Prince

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  • Cover of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

    Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

    Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman

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  • Cover of Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

    Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

    Geoff Colvin

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  • Cover of The 33 Strategies of War (Joost Elffers Books)

    The 33 Strategies of War (Joost Elffers Books)

    Robert Greene

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  • Cover of The Age of American Unreason (Vintage)

    The Age of American Unreason (Vintage)

    Susan Jacoby

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  • Cover of The Age of Empathy: Nature\'s Lessons for a Kinder Society

    The Age of Empathy: Nature\'s Lessons for a Kinder Society

    Frans Waal

    read · Rating: 3

    Ok, I wasn't able to finish this book; I made it 2/3 of the way through before giving up. The problem, as with so many popular science books, is about 2 pages of information padded to make a 300 page book. I'm not sure what the target audience is here. A *huge* part of the book is spent trying to convince the reader that other animals have emotions and empathy like humans. I personally can't think of anyone I know who doesn't believe this, and even if there were, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be in the target audience of the book.

    Anyway. On the plus side, I did learn one surprising thing: although certain primates can learn how to open a door to get food by watching another open the door, it's not enough if they just see the door open by itself. I guess I figured that the primates would have learned 'how the door works' by watching it open, but it seems they are really empathizing with the other animal.

    I think this has an interesting implication: I predict that humans will have 'mirror neurons' for not just their limbs, but also for common devices, such as opening doors etc. (whilst primates unfamiliar with those tasks won't.)

  • Cover of The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

    The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

    Jason Kersten

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  • Cover of The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

    The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

    Niall Ferguson

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  • Cover of The Discoverers

    The Discoverers

    Daniel J. Boorstin

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  • Cover of The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia\'s Founding

    The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia\'s Founding

    Robert Hughes

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  • Cover of The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness

    The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness

    Antonio Damasio

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  • Cover of The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe

    The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe

    Steven Weinberg

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  • Cover of The Future of Life

    The Future of Life

    Edward O. Wilson

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  • Cover of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump\'s Search for the Happiest Places in the World

    The Geography of Bliss: One Grump\'s Search for the Happiest Places in the World

    Eric Weiner

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  • Cover of The History of Classical Music (Non Fiction)

    The History of Classical Music (Non Fiction)

    Richard Fawkes

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  • Cover of The Innovator\'s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins B

    The Innovator\'s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins B

    Clayton M. Christensen

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  • Cover of The Kohut Seminars

    The Kohut Seminars

    Heinz Kohut

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  • Cover of The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor

    The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor

    Colin Tudge, Josh Young

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  • Cover of The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Vintage Departures)

    The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Vintage Departures)

    David Grann

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  • Cover of The Magicians: A Novel

    The Magicians: A Novel

    Lev Grossman

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  • Cover of The Manager\'s Tale

    The Manager\'s Tale

    Patrick Reedy

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  • Cover of The MORAL SENSE

    The MORAL SENSE

    James Q. Wilson

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  • Cover of The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-first Century

    The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-first Century

    Unknown

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  • Cover of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

    The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

    Drew Westen

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  • Cover of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)

    The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)

    Christopher C. Horner

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  • Cover of The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

    The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

    Alex Ross

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  • Cover of The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

    The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

    Paul Krugman

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  • Cover of The Return of History and the End of Dreams

    The Return of History and the End of Dreams

    Robert Kagan

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  • Cover of The Scarecrow and His Servant

    The Scarecrow and His Servant

    Philip Pullman

    reading

  • Cover of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America

    The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America

    David Hajdu

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  • Cover of The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

    The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

    Philip Kapleau Roshi

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  • Cover of The Undercover Economist

    The Undercover Economist

    Tim Harford

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  • Cover of The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World\'s Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It\'s Transforming

    The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World\'s Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It\'s Transforming

    Charles Fishman

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  • Cover of The Wolf in the Parlor: The Eternal Connection between Humans and Dogs

    The Wolf in the Parlor: The Eternal Connection between Humans and Dogs

    Jon Franklin

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  • Cover of This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

    This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

    Daniel J. Levitin

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  • Cover of Three Cups of Tea: One Man\'s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

    Three Cups of Tea: One Man\'s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

    Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

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  • Cover of Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

    Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

    Seth Godin

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  • Cover of Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

    Sara Gruen

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  • Cover of What If? 2: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

    What If? 2: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

    Various

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  • Cover of What If?: The World\'s Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

    What If?: The World\'s Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

    Unknown

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  • Cover of What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures

    What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures

    Malcolm Gladwell

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  • Cover of Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter\'s Guide

    Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter\'s Guide

    Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, Jon Warshawsky

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  • Cover of Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure

    Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure

    Joseph T. Hallinan

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  • Cover of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

    Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

    Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams

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