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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens Synopsis Hitchens takes on his biggest subject yet--the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. With insight and wit, he describes the ways in which religion is man-made, immoral, and repressive and argues for a new enlightenment through science and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan Staff Pick I love collections of essays. I almost always have one (or two or three) in a pile on my bedside table. But not since I first read A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace have I loved a book of essays as much as I loved... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S Thompson Publisher Comments Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rum Diary by Hunter S Thompson Publisher Comments Begun in 1959 by a twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. The narrator... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hitch-22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens Publisher Comments Most who have observed Christopher Hitchens over the years would agree that he possesses a ferocious intellect and is unafraid to tackle the most contentious subjects. Now 60, English-born and American by adoption; all atheist and partly Jewish; bohemian... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Quotable Hitchens: From Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens by Christopher Hitchens Publisher Comments Over the past few decades, the bestselling author of Hitch-22 has crisscrossed the globe debating religious scholars, Catholic clergy, rabbis, and devout Christians on the existence of God--appearances that have attracted thousands of people on both... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cronkite by Douglas Brinkley Publisher Comments For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as "the most trusted man in America." Millions across the nation welcomed him into their homes, first as a print reporter for the United Press on the front lines of World War II, and later, in the emerging medium of... (read more) Your price: $34.99 New - Hardcover
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J R Moehringer Publisher Comments The bestselling memoir that captured the hearts of readers and critics nationwide is now available in paperback In the tradition of This Boy's Life and The Liar's Club, J.R. Moehringer's The Tender Bar is a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe Publisher Comments Tom Wolfe's much-discussed kaleidoscopic non-fiction novel chronicles the tale of novelist Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. In the 1960s, Kesey led a group of psychedelic sympathizers around the country in a painted bus, presiding over LSD... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe Publisher Comments "An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. “An astonishing book” (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters, and the 1960s.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hell's Angels (96 Edition) by Hunter S. Thompson Publisher Comments "California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News by Dan Rather Publisher Comments This memoir by Dan Rather -- one of the most pre-eminent journalists of our time -- is told in a straightforward and conversational manner so that you hear his distinctive voice on every page. Rather, -- who has won every prestigious journalism award in... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011 (Associated Press Stylebook & Briefing on Media Law) by Associated Press Publisher Comments The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With The AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which they are famous. Fully revised and updated, this new edition... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Censored 2012: The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2010-2011 (Censored: The News That Didn't Make the News -- The Year's Top 25 Censored Stories) by Mickey Huff Publisher Comments Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation’s oldest news-monitoring group—a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women by Jay Allison Publisher Comments A welcome change from the sloganeering, political mudslinging and products of spin doctors.--The Philadelphia Inquirer Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty Americans--from the famous to the unknown--completing the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed by John Stossel Publisher Comments The government is not a neutral arbiter of truth. It never has been. It never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, he has dismantled societys sacred cows with unerring common sense. Now he debunks the most sacred of... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Media Control : the Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (2ND 02 Edition) by Noam Chomsky Publisher Comments Noam Chomskys backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens by Christopher Hitchens Publisher Comments Arguably collects the finest work by America's foremost rhetorical Pugilist (the Village Voice) in one volume for the first time. Spanning four remarkable decades, this collection includes the author's masterful early writings on civil rights, Vietnam... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Gonzo Papers #0004: Better Than Sex by Hunter S Thompson Publisher Comments America's greatest gonzo hits the hustings in this hilarious and timely report on last year's hideous race for the White House. The inimitable Thompson takes us on his special brand of a surreal campaign swing--and relives the lowlights, oddities... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and Me by Ralph Steadman Publisher Comments A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice New York Post Required Reading "Enormously entertaining."—The Boston Globe "A pleasant surprise."—The Tampa Tribune "Bizarre and compelling."— Miami New Times "A must read."&... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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