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

  by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  “<Taleb is> Wall Street’s principal dissident. . . . <Fooled By Randomness> is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther’s ninety-nine theses were to the Catholic Church.” – Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Finally in paperback, the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about the markets and the world.This book is about luck: more precisely how we... (more)
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  Into the Wild

  by Jon Krakauer

  In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How... (more)
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  American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857 (Vintage)

  by Sally Denton

  In September 1857, a wagon train passing through Utah laden with gold was attacked. Approximately 140 people were slaughtered; only 17 children under the age of eight were spared. This incident in an open field called Mountain Meadows has ever since been the focus of passionate debate: Is it possible that official Mormon dignitaries were responsible for the massacre? In her riveting book, Sally Denton makes a... (more)
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  Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction

  by F. E. Close

  In Particles: A Very Short Introduction, best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it evolved, and goes on to describe the fascinating and cutting-edge techniques used to study it. The author discusses particles such as quarks, electrons, and the neutrino,... (more)
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  Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)

  by Thomas Cahill

  In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea , his fourth volume to explore “the hinges of history,” Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining—and historically unassailable—journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife... (more)
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  Super Seahawks

  "Super Seahwaks" is a celebration of Seattle's improbable and exhilerating journey to Super Bowl XL, chronicled by the expert sportswriters and photographers of the Seattle Times, one of the nation's top 10 Sports sections. Follow the team from training camp to the Super Bowl, with game-by-game summaries and amazing photos from the entire season. We include 16 pages of key moments from the Super Bowl... (more)
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  Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture

  by Taylor Clark

  STARBUCKED will be the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fueled its success. Part Fast Food Nation , part Bobos in Paradise , STARBUCKED combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to the ways we... (more)
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  The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

  by James McBride

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  Don't Get Too Comfortable

  by David Rakoff

  The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems David Rakoff’s collection of autobiographical essays, Fraud , established him as one of our funniest, most insightful writers. In Don’t Get Too Comfortable , Rakoff journeys into the land of plenty that is contemporary North America. Rarely have greed, vanity,... (more)
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  HOBEE'S QUEST: Over Mt. Tomtoo

  by Robert Chambers

  First in a series of Hobee's Quest Books that are Non-Violent, Non-Magic, and Non-Religious, is a half duck and half mouse named Hobee that is searching for others like himself. His search soon turns into a quest for the top of Mt. Tomtoo and the community of Solitude, as he is helping others along the way. In the community of Solitude he meets all the strange and unique animals that live there like the... (more)
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  Hobee's Quest: Goes Abroad

  by Robert Chambers

  Second in a series of Hobee's Quest Books that are Non-Violent is Hobee and his side-kick Bobit. Join them as they continue their Quest to look for others like Hobee as they help and find different animals along the way. Hobee sets sail aboard a ship along with an old sea rat named O'Rourke. They meet and end up helping other animals, when the ship starts to take on water. The ship has to dock and make repairs on... (more)