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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
by Malcolm Gladwell
Staff Pick
Twenty-two of Malcolm Gladwell's favorite "adventures," all previously published in the New Yorker, come together in this engaging book. Gladwell's contagious curiosity helps us understand how other people feel about the topics of homelessness, ketchup... (read more)

List Price $27.99
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Used - Hardcover

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Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Staff Pick
Challenge your thinking and take a break from analyzing the current economic climate. Levitt and Dubner entertain us again with smart storytelling that offers interesting insights into human behavior. Are people hardwired for altruism or selfishness? Can... (read more)

List Price $29.99
Your price: $9.95
Used - Hardcover

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Gourmet Rhapsody
by Muriel Barbery
Staff Pick
Muriel Barbery's debut novel offers the same refined prose as The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Pierre Arthen, renowned though self-absorbed food critic, lies on his death bed, remembering his life and searching for a "flavor" he can't recall. This emotional... (read more)

List Price $15.00
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Used - Trade Paper

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