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Mindfulness in Plain English
by Henepola Gunaratana
Staff Pick
If you can't go on a walk without your cell phone; if being away from your desk causes serious e-mail anxiety; if you can't go more than a few hours without checking your messages, then you might need this book. Despite the marvels of technology, being... (read more)

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Breakfast of Champions (73 Edition)
by Kurt Vonnegut
Staff Pick
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Drown (96 Edition)
by Junot Diaz
Staff Pick
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The Soccer War
by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Holding on
by David Isay
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by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Eating the Flowers of Paradise: One Man's Journey Through Ethiopia and Yemen
by Kevin Rushby
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