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  The Year of Living Biblically

  One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

  by A. J. Jacobs

  From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in headfirst and attempt to obey the Bible as literally as possible for one full year. He vows to follow the Ten Commandments. To be fruitful and multiply. To love his... (more)
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  The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own

  by Nina Garcia

  "Simply put, these items make me feel classic. And there is no substitute for feeling this way. Ever."In the wildly popular The Little Black Book of Style, fashion authority Nina Garcia showed women how to think about personal style in an entirely new way. Encouraging readers to creatively assert their style identities, Nina showed women of all ages how to hone and self-edit a distinct fashion voice. With her... (more)
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  The Little Black Book of Style

  by Nina Garcia

  Every time you dress, you assert your identity. With style, you tell the world your story. In that way, style affords you opportunities to think about your appearance as a quality of your creative character. The Little Black Book of Style helps you to explore your own fashion voice—the piece of you that joyously revels in the glamorous experience of creating your best self. From cultivating good taste to... (more)
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  The Host

  by Stephenie Meyer

  The earth has been invaded by an alien species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact so that most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, and the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former... (more)
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  The Book of Totally Useless Information

  Over Two Hundred Explanations for the Not-So-Important Questions in Life

  by Don Voorhees

  Here is enough useless information for everyone. In "The Book of Totally Useless Information", Don Voorhees has compiled over two hundred explanations for the not-so-important questions in life. Why is the sky blue? Why does orange juice taste funny after you brush your teeth? Why is a left-handed pitcher known as a "Southpaw"? Why is the National Hockey League Championship Trophy called the Stanley Cup? When... (more)
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  The Republican War on Science

  by Chris Mooney

  The New York Times bestseller that exposes the conservative agenda to put politics ahead of scientific truth. Science has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing the country. Yet science and scientists have less influence with the federal government than at any time since Richard Nixon fired his science advisors. In the White House and Congress today, findings are reported... (more)
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  Profiles in Courage

  by John F. Kennedy

  Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people, who had demonstrated in some way, whether it was on a battlefield or a babseball diamond, in a speech or fighting for a cause, that that they had courage, that they would stand up, that they could be counted on. That's is why this book so fitted his personality, his beliefs. Read about the people that personified these attitudes... (more)
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  The Greatest Story Ever Sold

  The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina

  by Frank Rich

  New York Times columnist Frank Rich examines the trail of fictions manufactured by the Bush administration from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, exposing the most brilliant spin campaign ever waged. When America was attacked on 9/11, its citizens almost unanimously rallied behind its new, untested president as he went to war. What they didn't know at the time was that the Bush administration's highest priority was not... (more)
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  The Anarchist In The Library

  How the Clash Between Freedom and Control Is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System

  by Siva Vaidhyanathan

  The Anarchist in the Library is the first guide to one of the most important cultural and economic battlegrounds of our increasingly plugged-in world. Siva Vaidhyanathan draws the struggle for information that will determine much of the culture and politics of the twenty-first century: anarchy or oligarchy, total freedom vs. complete control. His acclaimed book explores topics from unauthorized fan edits of Star... (more)
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  Why We Buy

  The Science Of Shopping

  by Paco Underhill

  Is there a method to our madness when it comes to shopping? Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a Sherlock Holmes for retailers," author and research company CEO Paco Underhill answers with a definitive "yes" in this witty, eye-opening report on our ever-evolving consumer culture. Why We Buy is based on hard data gleaned from thousands of hours of field research -- in... (more)
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  Plain Truth

  by Jodi Picoult

  A shocking murder shatters the picturesque calm of Pennsylvania's Amish country -- and tests the heart and soul of the lawyer who steps in to defend the young woman at the center of the storm... Plain Truth The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that... (more)
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  My Name Is Red

  by Orhan Pamuk

  At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers. The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of... (more)
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  Vital Signs

  by Robin Cook

  Here is Robin Cook's most controversial medical thriller-the shocking story of experimental fertilization, the passion to create life, and the power to destroy it. Just what the doctor ordered. ( New York Daily News ) Vintage Cook...Nonstop action. ( Kirkus Reviews )
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  Hot Blood: Book 7

  Fear the Fever

  by Jeff Gelb, Michael Garrett

  An erotic horror anthology includes the works of such popular writers as Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Graham Masterton, Lucy Taylor, Bruce Jones, J. N. Williamson, P. D. Cacek, and Alan Brennert.
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  Beast House Chronicles: Book 1

  The Cellar

  by Richard Laymon

  Visitors flock to see the Beast House with its blood-soaked corridors and creaky doors. Armed with video camcorders, these poor sould enter the forbidden house, never to return. The deeper they go into the house, the darker their nightmares become. Don't even think about going into the cellar.
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  Off the Rails in Phnom Penh

  Into the Dark Heart of Guns, Girls, and Ganja

  by Amit Gilboa

  Phnom Penh is a city of beauty and degradation, tranquillity and violence, and tradition and transformation; a city of temples and brothels, music and gunfire, and festivals and coups. But for many, it is simply an anarchic celebration of insanity and indulgence. Whether it is the $2 wooden shack brothels, the marijuana-pizza restaurants, the AK-47 fireworks displays, or the intricate brutality of Cambodian... (more)
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  The World Is Flat

  A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

  by Thomas L. Friedman

  When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter "Y2K to March 2004," what will they say was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating... (more)
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  The Case for...

  The Case for Christ

  A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

  by Lee Strobel

  Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award. As part of this Evangelism Special, you receive one copy of the trade paperback and one copy of the mass market... (more)
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  Kafka on the Shore

  by Haruki Murakami

  With Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami gives us a novel every bit as ambitious and expansive as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, which has been acclaimed both here and around the world for its uncommon ambition and achievement, and whose still-growing popularity suggests that it will be read and admired for decades to come. This magnificent new novel has a similarly extraordinary scope and the same capacity to... (more)
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  A Walk in the Woods

  Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

  by Bill Bryson

  Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail offers some of America's most breathtaking scenery. After living for many years in England, Bill Bryson moved back to the United States and decided to reacquaint himself with his country by taking to this uninterrupted "hiker's highway." Before long, Bryson and his infamous walking companion, Stephen Katz, are stocking up on insulated long johns, noodles and... (more)