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"By turns hilarious, graphic and meditative, The Sisters Brothers hooked me from page one all the way to 300 — and I could have stayed on for many more." NPR.org...
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
"Charles Duhigg masterfully combines cutting-edge research and captivating stories to reveal how habits shape our lives and how we can shape our habits. Once you read this book, you'll never look at yourself, your organization, or your world quite the same way." Daniel H. Pink, author of #1 New York Times-bestselling Drive and A Whole New Mind...
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The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table
"The book Ms. McMillan's most resembles is Barbara Ehrenreich's bestseller Nickel and Dimed. Like Ms.Ehrenreich, Ms. McMillan goes undercover amid this country's working poor....This is a voice the food world needs." New York Times...
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"Furious entertainment....It echoes Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union or Steven Barnes's Lion's Blood, but more comparisons will be made to Philip K. Dick's World War II reimagining The Man in the High Castle." The Onion's AV Club...
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"Picoult returns with two provocative questions: can a human join a wolf pack, and who has the right to make end-of-life decisions?...You can always count on Picoult for a terrific page-turner about a compelling subject." Publishers Weekly...
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Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image
"Every once in a while that rare book comes along that is not only wonderfully written and utterly compelling but also alters the way you perceive the world. Toby Lester's Da Vinci's Ghost is such a book. Like a detective, Lester uncovers the secrets of an iconic drawing and pieces together a magisterial history of art and ideas and beauty." David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z...
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"With iridescent precision, fairy-tale wonder, and brainy humor, Lightman crafts an enthralling and provocative cosmic parable that offers a startlingly fresh perspective on the mysteries of the universe and the paradoxical human condition." Booklist (Starred Review)...
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"A boiling and roiling glorious mosh-pit of a book, full of wonderful weirdness, tenderness, and wild suspense. If Katniss could jump out of her own book and pick a great friend, I think she'd find an excellent candidate in Pressia." Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake...
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