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  The Meaning of Everything

  The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

  by Simon Winchester

  From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure house, the Oxford English Dictionary. Writing with marvelous brio, Winchester first serves up a lightning history of the English language--"so vast, so sprawling, so wonderfully unwieldy"--and pays homage to the great... (more)
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  Agincourt

  The King, the Campaign, the Battle

  by Juliet Barker

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  Assassination Vacation

  by Sarah Vowell

  Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination Vacation, she takes us on a road trip like no other — a journey to the pit stops of American political murder and through the myriad ways they have been used for fun and profit, for political and cultural advantage. From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry... (more)
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  The Partly Cloudy Patriot

  by Sarah Vowell

  Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell -- widely hailed for her inimitable stories on public radio's This American Life -- ponders a number of curious questions: Why is she happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Salem or Gettysburg? Why do people... (more)
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  New Rules

  Polite Musings from a Timid Observer

  by Bill Maher

  Bill Maher is on the forefront of the new wave of comedians who have begun to influence and shape political debate through their comedy. He is best known not just for being funny, but for advocating truth over sensitivity and taking on the political establishment.Maher first came to national attention as the host of the hit ABC-TV program Politically Incorrect , where he offered a combustible mixture of... (more)
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  Shadow Divers

  The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

  by Robert Kurson

  In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was more than a sport. Testing themselves against treacherous currents, braving depths that induced... (more)
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  Wilt, 1962

  The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era

  by Gary M. Pomerantz

  On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored one hundred points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers. As historic and revolutionary as the achievement was, it remains shrouded in myth. The game was not televised; no New York sportswriters showed up; and a... (more)
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  The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship

  by David Halberstam

  Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling The Teammates -- David Halberstam's stirring tribute to the golden age of baseball and to friendship. The Teammates is the profoundly moving story of four great baseball players who have made the passage from sports icons -- when they were young and seemingly indestructible -- to men dealing with the vulnerabilities of growing older. At the core of the... (more)
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  Descartes in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)

  by Paul Strathern

  These concise and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in an entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensible and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.
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  Hume in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)

  by Paul Strathern

  A brief and enlightening exploration of Hume's life and ideas, presented in entertaining and accessible
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  Sartre in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)

  by Paul Strathern

  These concise and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in an entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensible and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.
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  Thieves of Baghdad

  by William Patrick, Matthew Bogdanos

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  I Am America (And So Can You!)

  by Stephen Colbert, Michael C. Brumm

  From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show ("The Colbert Report"), comes the book to fill the other 23 hours of your day. "I Am America (And So Can You!)" contains all of the opinions that Stephen doesn't have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast. Dictated directly into a microcassette recorder over a three-day weekend, this book contains Stephen's most deeply held knee-jerk... (more)
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  Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service

  by Maryn McKenna

  IN THE WAR AGAINST DISEASES, THEY ARE THE SPECIAL FORCES. They always keep a bag packed. They seldom have more than twenty-four hours' notice before they are dispatched. The phone calls that tell them to head to the airport, sometimes in the middle of the night, may give them no more information than the country they are traveling to and the epidemic they will tackle when they get there. The universal human... (more)
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  The Secret War Against Hitler

  by William J. Casey

  William Casey, former director of the CIA, wrote this autobiogrpahical account of his World War II Service in Intelligence to reveal how important clandestine work, covert action, and organized resistance was in defeating Hitler. 6 cassettes.
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  The Pluto Files

  The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

  by Neil deGrasse Tyson

  The New York Times best-selling irrational love affair with Pluto, In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over rallied behind the extraterrestrial underdog. Disney created an irresistible pup by the... (more)
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  The Man Who Loved China

  The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom

  by Simon Winchester

  In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman ("Elegant and scrupulous"— New York Times Book Review ) and Krakatoa ("A mesmerizing page-turner"— Time ) brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, long the world's most technologically advanced... (more)
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  American Lion

  Andrew Jackson in the White House

  by Jon Meacham

  Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era... (more)
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  The Wordy Shipmates

  by Sarah Vowell

  The Wordy Shipmates is New York Times –bestselling author Sarah Vowell’s exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill”—a shining example, a “city that cannot be hid.” To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Vowell investigates what that means— and what it should mean. What was this great political enterprise all about? Who... (more)
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  What Happened

  Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception

  by Scott McClellan

  With unprecedented candor, one of George W. Bush's closest aides takes readers behind the scenes of the Bush presidency, and what exactly happened to take it off course. Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to... (more)