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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
by Matthew B. Crawford
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One of the most engaging, thought-provoking books I've read in a long time. Matthew Crawford has delivered an accessible, carefully reasoned examination of work and America's evolving ideas about it, addressing a host of important subjects — for... (read more)

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The God Delusion
The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
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A typically bold and incisive book from one of our great science writers, The God Delusion pulls no punches. I gave it to my cousin in hardcover last year, and he hasn't stopped citing passages since. "There are lots of people out there," Dawkins notes... (read more)

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Only Revolutions: A Novel
Only Revolutions: A Novel
by Mark Z. Danielewski
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A road trip story like none you've ever read — or seen. Start with eight pages of Hailey's story, flip the book over to catch up with eight pages from Sam. A gorgeous object and a wild, literary puzzle (with a touch of history primer thrown in... (read more)

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
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One of the most revealing, readable books about the mind to come along in years. A simply fascinating glimpse into animal behavior — on the farm, at home, and even in the mirror.... (read more)

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Downtown Owl
Downtown Owl
by Chuck Klosterman
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Chuck — unleashed! Downtown Owl thrives on Klosterman's familiar brew of sharp commentary, pop culture references, and endlessly entertaining digressions into the inane and bizarre... served here in his predictably funny (but perhaps surprisingly... (read more)

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Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
by Lynne Cox
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The first to swim the Strait of Magellan, the Bering Strait, and the Cape of Good Hope, Lynne Cox, from the age of fourteen, began forcing the world's best long-distance swimmers to reconsider what might be possible in the water. Dive in and brace... (read more)

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On Bullshit
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt
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Lying is a craft, but bullshitting is an art. "Hence the familiar notion of the 'bullshit artist,'" moral philosopher Harry Frankfurt reminds us in this fun, erudite treatise. On Bullshit surely ranks as one of the best gift books to come along in quite... (read more)

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Clown Girl: A Novel
Clown Girl: A Novel
by Monica Drake
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A famous author once said, "Characters to me, the ones I write, aren't persuasive till I can postulate what they do for a living." In her full-length debut, Monica Drake postulates into life a young woman named Nita, otherwise known as Sniffles, a... (read more)

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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
by Neil Shubin
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Neil Shubin makes tracing our evolutionary origins positively fascinating. Through his work in expeditionary paleontology, Shubin explains the genetic correlations between humans and the animals that inhabited our planet billions of years ago. In a... (read more)

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Absurdistan
Absurdistan
by Gary Shteyngart
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An intelligent satire that entertains from start to finish — in fact, you're unlikely to find a funnier, sharper political novel this year. Shteyngart's hero is a 325-pound Russian Jew whose idea of sexy pillow talk is reciting the Zagat's guide to New... (read more)

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Embedded in America: The Onion Complete News Archives Volume 16
Embedded in America: The Onion Complete News Archives Volume 16
by Onion Editors
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What can we rely on anymore? Right — the Onion. This weird, wacky, award-winning collection from America's Finest (funniest) News Source is sure to brighten up the long, dark winter.... (read more)

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The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters
The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters
by Sarah Susanka
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One of the world's most respected domestic architects, University of Oregon graduate Sarah Susanka is known to readers as the author of a The Not So Big House books, which teach how to get the most out of a home's square footage in order to enjoy the... (read more)

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Mavericks at Work
Mavericks at Work
by William C. Taylor
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With access to thirty-two companies across a wide range of industries — from Craigslist to Southwest Airlines to Pixar Animation Studios — the cofounder of Fast Company teams with one of the magazine's senior editors to profile the most innovative... (read more)

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
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One of the most revealing, readable books about the mind to come along in years. A simply fascinating glimpse into animal behavior — on the farm, at home, and even in the mirror.... (read more)

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Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
by William C Taylor
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With access to thirty-two companies across a wide range of industries — from Craigslist to Southwest Airlines to Pixar Animation Studios — the cofounder of Fast Company teams with one of the magazine's senior editors to profile the most innovative... (read more)

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How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)
How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)
by Henry Alford
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Henry Alford's How to Live is a funny, candid book chock-full of wisdom from fascinating people. You'll want to savor it one remarkable chapter at a time.... (read more)

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Apex Hides the Hurt: A Novel
Apex Hides the Hurt: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
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Fans of the extended junketeering riffs in John Henry Days, rejoice: Colson Whitehead is back with a short, satirical novel about a city — and a man — looking for a fresh start. Gone are the extended digressions and extravagant stylistic shifts of... (read more)

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Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders
by James Scurlock
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How much money do you owe on your credit card bills? Paying off a mortgage, home equity loan, or college loan, too? Our culture has come to take debt for granted, but this hasn't always been the norm. Over the last generation in America, James Scurlock... (read more)

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Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre
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With access to thirty-two companies across a wide range of industries — from Craigslist to Southwest Airlines to Pixar Animation Studios — the cofounder of Fast Company teams with one of the magazine's senior editors to profile the most innovative... (read more)

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Absurdistan: A Novel
Absurdistan: A Novel
by Gary Shteyngart
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From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook comes the uproarious and poignant story of one very fat man and one very small country. Meet Misha Vainberg, aka "Snack Daddy," a 325-pound disaster of a human... (read more)

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