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How to Be a Woman
by Caitlin Moran
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Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt?... (read more)

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The Fall of Baghdad
by Jon Lee Anderson
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The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
by George Packer
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The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic
by David Limbaugh
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63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read
by Jesse Ventura
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Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years
by Frank Bailey
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Five to Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World
by David Bosco
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