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Dream Catcher: A Memoir
by Margaret Ann Salinger
In her much-anticipated memoir, Margaret A. Salinger writes about life with her famously reclusive father, J.D. Salinger -- offering a rare look into the man and the myth, what it is like to be his daughter, and the effect of such a charismatic figure on the girls and women closest to him. With generosity and insight, Ms. Salinger has written a book that is eloquent, spellbinding, and wise, yet at the same time... (more)
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The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright
In his bestselling The Moral Animal , Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and discerning where history will lead us next. In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny , Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a basic pattern.... (more)
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The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present (Allen Lane History S.)
by J. M. Roberts
Offering a dazzling overview of a turbulent century, The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century explores the dramatic events and underlying trends that made the twentieth century the most transformative in human history. Despite two devastating World Wars and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased significantly alongside a four-fold leap in population, women’s lives have... (more)
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The Nine Nations of North America
by Joel Garreau
The Nine Nations of North America is a book written in 1981 by Joel Garreau. In it, Garreau suggests that North America can be divided into nine regions, or "nations", which have distinctive economic and cultural features. He also argues that conventional national and state borders are largely artificial and irrelevant, and that his "nations" provide a more accurate way of understanding the true nature of North... (more)
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The Clustered World
How We Live, What We Buy, and What It All Means About Who We Are
by Michael J. Weiss
Michael Weiss expands on the geodemographics of The Clustering of America with this fascinating look at the sixty-two new lifestyle clusters that define Americans and their parallels in other countries. Today, the concept of clustering has spread throughout the world, revealing a global village made up of Long Distance Commuters in Japan and Chattering Classes in England who have more in common with Americans of... (more)
Orton DiariesJohn Lahr
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Orton Diaries
by John Lahr
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The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys
by Harrison Pope, Katharine A. Phillips
A HEALTH CRISIS THAT STRIKES MEN OF ALL AGES Trying everything from compulsive weight lifting to steroids, more and more boys and men are taking the quest for physical perfection beyond the bounds of normal behavior. The Adonis Complex -- the groundbreaking book that first gave a name to this phenomenon and sparked nationwide interest in the subject -- identifies for the first time the symptoms and warning... (more)
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Portrait of a Marriage
Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
by Nigel Nicolson
Vita Sackville-West, novelist, poet, and biographer, is best known as the friend of Virginia Woolf, who transformed her into an androgynous time-traveler in Orlando . The story of Sackville-West's marriage to Harold Nicolson is one of intrigue and bewilderment. In Portrait of a Marriage , their son Nigel combines his mother's memoir with his own explanations and what he learned from their many letters. Even... (more)
Atlas of Past Times (History/Journey's Into the Past)John Haywood
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Atlas of Past Times (History/Journey's Into the Past)
by John Haywood
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Woman
An Intimate Geography
by Natalie Angier
With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of The New York Times 's premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. Angier takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that explores everything from organs to orgasm, and delves into topics such as... (more)
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How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet
by Michael Wolff
For much of the 1990s, starting up a business on the Internet offered young go-getters with a taste for risk the fastest route to glittering prosperity. Our light-speed economy has made possible a new American dream, to take an idea overnight from the kitchen table to hundreds of millions of dollars in market value. But the desperate Internet entrepreneur knows every day, every night -- that the chances of success... (more)
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History of the 20th Century
by Martin Gilbert
This single-volume history takes us up to the 21st century, weaving a rich historical narrative of the multifarious and contradictory events of the 20th, ranging across the bloody events of many wars (from Korea to Bosnia), the post-war resurrection of Europe and the United Nations, the Arms Race, the shooting of JFK, the advent of computerisation, Man's arrival on the moon, AIDS and heart transplants, Tiananmen... (more)
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Into the Looking-Glass Wood
Essays on Books, Reading, and the World
by Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel has enchanted hundreds of thousands of readers with his bestselling books, including The Dictionary of Imaginary Places. Now he has assembled a personal collection of his own essays that will enchant anyone interested in reading, writing, or the world. Through personal stories and literary reflections, in a style rich in humor and gentle scholarship, Manguel leads his readers to reflect on the... (more)
Behind the MaskIan Buruma
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Behind the Mask
by Ian Buruma
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Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder
by Melanie Thernstrom
In May 1995, a photograph and an anonymous note arrived at The Harvard Crimson that said "Keep this picture. There will soon be a very juicy story involving this woman." Soon afterwards, Sinedu Tadesse stabbed to death her roommate, Trang Phuong Ho, and then hung herself. This book recounts the stories of these women, whose admission to Harvard was "halfway heaven," a bridge to the American dream after lives of... (more)
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The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age
by Frederick Andrew Lerner
This book, which includes fourteen well-chosen illustrations, describes the crucial role libraries have played throughout history: in ancient Egypt, China, the classical Western world, Islam, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, The Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library systems. Throughout the twentieth century, libraries... (more)
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Chinese Awakenings: Life Stories from the Unofficial China
by James Tyson
This evocative and fascinating book shows how, from muddy village crossroads to raucous city streets, Chinese exhilarated by new dreams are shaping the future of their nation.
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Masterpiece Theatre: A Celebration of 25 Years of Outstanding Television
by Terrence O'Flaherty
Featuring stills from the shows and publicity posters, a celebration of the PBS television series in time for its twenty-fifth anniversary offers profiles of its principal actors, favorite episodes, and interviews with writers and directors. Original. IP.
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For the Love of God: The Faith and Future of the American Nun
by Lucy Kaylin
In this provocative work, Lucy Kaylin explores myths and debunks stereotypes to present a rich and varied portrait of modern nuns at a dramatic moment in their history: Nuns in the United States are facing possible extinction. In vivid, accessible prose, For the Love of God examines the historical and cultural forces -- including the Second Vatican Council and the women's movement -- that have redefined nuns'... (more)
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Five Epochs of Civilization: World History As Emerging in Five Civilizations
by William McGaughey
This book tells the story of civilized societies (c. 3000 B.C. to present) in terms of five civilizations that arose in successive periods of time. By and large, the period before Christ is characterized by wars and the formation of large political empires. Then, for the next millennium and a half, world religions dominated human culture. Next, the Renaissance launched a period of European political and... (more)