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Pearl of China

Pearl of China
Anchee Min

Other People's Money

Other People's Money
Justin Cartwright

Diet for a Hot Planet

Diet for a Hot Planet
Anna Lappé

A Game Plan for Life

A Game Plan for Life
John Wooden and Don Yaeger

The Anatomy of a Moment

The Anatomy of a Moment
Javier Cercas

So Many Ways to Begin

So Many Ways to Begin
Jon McGregor

In the Company of Angels

In the Company of Angels
Thomas E. Kennedy

Then Came the Evening

Then Came the Evening
Brian Hart

The Finkler Question

The Finkler Question
Howard Jacobson

You Were Wrong

You Were Wrong
Matthew Sharpe

Chef

Chef
Jaspreet Singh

The Dark End of the Street

The Dark End of the Street
Jonathan Santlofer and SJ Rozan

Valeria's Last Stand

Valeria's Last Stand
Marc Fitten

Au Revoir to All That

Au Revoir to All That
Michael Steinberger

Everyday Drinking

Everyday Drinking
Kingsley Amis, introduction by Christopher Hitchens

Nothing Right

Nothing Right
Antonya Nelson

"Nelson, an astute observer of everyday conflicts, has skillfully mapped out life in this unforgettable collection, and sooner or later a reader will run into herself in a story, the character's troubles as real as the reader's own. Still, even more wonder comes when one realizes that Nelson, witty yet sympathetic, articulates our pains and troubles better than we do. Could it be that she knows us better than we know ourselves?"—San Fransisco Chronicle.

Logicomix

Logicomix
An Epic Search for Truth
By Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou

An innovative, dramatic graphic novel about the treacherous pursuit of the foundations of mathematics.

Field Notes From a Catastrophe

Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Man, Nature, and Climate Change
By Elizabeth Kolbert

Long known for her insightful and thought-provoking political journalism, author Elizabeth Kolbert now tackles the controversial and increasingly urgent subject of global warming. In what began as groundbreaking three-part series in the New Yorker, for which she won a National Magazine Award in 2006, Kolbert cuts through the competing rhetoric and political agendas to elucidate for Americans what is really going on with the global environment and asks what, if anything, can be done to save our planet.

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms
The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murder
By Gus Russo and Stephen Molton

"Well-researched and compelling…This impressive work comes closer than any other author's efforts… in establishing the truth of the JFK assassination."—History News Network

Comedy at the Edge

Comedy at the Edge
Richard Zoglin

What Peter Biskind did for filmmaking, Time magazine critic Richard Zoglin does for comedy in this meticulously researched and hilariously readable account of stand-up comedy in the 1970s.

The Comeback

The Comeback
Emma Gilbey Keller

In this must read for all women juggling career and family, Emma Keller provides Po-Bronson style inspiration and advice through the engaging stories of seven mothers who have succesfully re-entered the workforce.

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Mrs. Woolf and the Servants
Alison Light

In the much-praised Mrs. Woolf and the Servants, Alison Light probes the unspoken inequality of Bloomsbury homes with insight and grace, and provides an entirely new perspective on an essential modern artist.

The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel

The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
Maureen Lindley

An electrifying epic, based on the incredible true story of a Chinese princess turned spy.

Welcome to Your Brain

Welcome to Your Brain
Sam Wang and Sandra Aamodt

You: The Owner's Manual for the brain: an expert, comprehensive, and lively guide that makes sense of all the latest scientific findings about how your brain really works.

Whatever Makes You Happy

Whatever Makes You Happy
William Sutcliffe

Can three mothers save their shiftless sons from themselves - in just one week?