The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
by Charles R. Morris




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“Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary.”—The Christian Science Monitor The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay... (read more)

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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
by J. R. Moehringer




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A moving, vividly told memoir full of heart, drama, and exquisite comic timing, about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar J.R. Moehringer grew up listening for a voice: It was the sound of his missing father, a disc jockey who... (read more)

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The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
by Paul Krugman




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Though Paul Krugman has been sounding the alarm twice a week in his New York Times column, he is no alarmst. That such a distinguished economist has become so distressed about current policies should concern citizens of all political persuasions. That he... (read more)

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What in the Word?
by Charles Harrington Elster




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Drawing upon esoteric sources and his own expertise, Elster uses a Q&A format to cover a variety of topics--word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation. Every chapter features original brainteasers, challenging... (read more)

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What Should I Do If Reverend Billy Is in My Store?
by Bill Talen




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The spiritual leader of the Church of Stop Shopping takes his anti-consumerist sermon from the stage to the page.... (read more)

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How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Sex, Virtue, and the Way We Live Now
by Cristina Page




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A pithy polemic bolstered by solid research, intellectual heft, and firsthand reporting, this is a book poised to change the debate over reproductive rights in this country wholesale. As activist and writer Cristina Page shows, the gains made by birth... (read more)

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Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality
by Leigh Eric Schmidt




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Yoga classes and Zen meditation, New Age seminars and holistic workshops, the Oprah Winfrey Show, and books by Deepak Chopra -- all are part of the religious experimentation that has surprisingly deep roots in American history. In fact, they represent... (read more)

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Gone to New York: Adventures in the City
by Ian Frazier




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Welcome to Ian Frazier's New York, a city more downtown than up, where every block is an event, and where the denizens are larger than life. His bewitching, inimitable voice, makes readers fall in love with America's greatest city all over again.... (read more)

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Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation
by Paul VanDevelder




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The last battle of the American Indian Wars did not end at a place called Wounded Knee. From White Shield to Washington, D.C., new Indian wars are being fought by Ivy League-trained Indian lawyers called Coyote Warriors — among them a Mandan/Hidatsa... (read more)

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Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
by Samuel Fromartz




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Business writer Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew... (read more)

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Cool Green Stuff: A Guide to Finding Great Recycled, Sustainable, Renewable Objects You Will Love
by Dave Evans




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As fun to look at as it is to use, Cool Green Stuff features a gallery of environmentally friendly fashions, jewelry, bags, gadgets, home decor, and other one-of-a-kind products that were designed and produced to make the world a cooler and greener place.... (read more)

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Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America
by Garrison Keillor




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"I didn't become a Democrat because I was angry," says Garrison Keillor, writer and host of A Prairie Home Companion, "I'm a Democrat because I received a good education in the schools of Anoka, Minnesota, and attended a great state university and when I... (read more)

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The Abu Ghraib Investigations: The Official Independent Panel and Pentagon Reports on the Shocking Prisoner Abuse in Iraq
by Steven Strasser




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In the fall of 2003, Iraqi prisoners were beaten, stripped naked, confined in small spaces, tortured, sexually humiliated, and abused by U.S. personnel at Abu Ghraib, a sprawling prison complex near Baghdad. The abuse was kept hidden by the U.S. military... (read more)

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American Writers at Home
by J. D. McClatchy




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For lovers of American literature, history, architecture, and design, this elegant and engaging book brings together photographic and literary portraits of the houses of America's most beloved writers, revealing as never before how important place —... (read more)

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A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents
by Pamela Kruger




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Adoption now affects more American families than ever before-1.5 million adopted children live in the United States today, and 60 percent of Americans report some kind of personal connection to adoption. Happily, this surge has coincided with an... (read more)

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In the Fold
by Rachel Cusk




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As a college student Michael visited Egypt Hill, the curiously named estate of his roommates family, for a garden party, and in one afternoon met a host of eccentric characters who have stayed with him ever since. Years later he decides a return to Egypt... (read more)

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Life - A Journey Through Time
by Frans Lanting




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Planet earth, home sweet home In the year 2000, world-renowned wildlife photographer Frans Lanting set out on a personal journey to photograph the evolution of life on earth. He made pilgrimages to true time capsules like a remote lagoon in Western... (read more)

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Screenwriting Is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay That Sells!
by Kate Wright




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While most screenwriting books focus on format and structure, Kate Wright explains how to put story at the center of a screenplay. A compelling story, complete with intriguing characters and situations created with these screenwriting tricks of the... (read more)

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