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Tepper Isn't Going Out Tepper Isn't Going Out
by Calvin Trillin

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Murray Tepper would say that he is an ordinary New Yorker who is simply trying to read the newspaper in peace. But he reads while sitting behind the wheel of his parked car, and his car always seems to be in a particularly desirable parking spot. Not... (read more)

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Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
by Hunter S Thompson

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Hunter S. Thompson once said, "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." That's true as far as it goes — Thompson has certainly written lovingly, and at length, about his... (read more)

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Living Out Loud Living Out Loud
by Anna Quindlen

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"A books that brings a most refreshing message home with substance as well as style...Quindlen integrates memories of her childhood and observations of adulthood in such a way that make her just the sort of friend you wish you'd kept in touch with... (read more)

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40 Watts from Nowhere: A Journey Into Pirate Radio 40 Watts from Nowhere: A Journey Into Pirate Radio
by Sue Carpenter

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When law office receptionist Sue Carpenter first asked how she might start her own radio station, everyone laughed. Getting on the air (legitimately) in San Francisco was a multimillion-dollar ambition. But in 1995, with the help of a few subversive... (read more)

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All the Trouble in the World : the Lighter Side of Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death All the Trouble in the World : the Lighter Side of Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death
by P. J O'rourke

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Paperback edition of the political humourist's naturally outrageous survey of the world's problems and trouble spots, published simultaneously with his new hardback, >Age And Guile<. All previous books have been bestsellers in both hardcover and... (read more)

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Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics
by P J Orourke

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In the tradition of his contemporary classic Parliament of Whores, the man who The Wall Street Journal calls "the funniest writer in America" is back with Eat the Rich, in which he takes on the global economy. P. J. O'Rourke leads you on an hysterical... (read more)

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Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public
by Helen Thomas

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In the course of more than sixty years spent covering Washington politics, Helen Thomas has witnessed a raft of fundamental changes in the way news is gathered and reported. Gone are the days of frequent firsthand contact with the president. Now, the... (read more)

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Coming Into the Country Coming Into the Country
by John Mcphee

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Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with... (read more)

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Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire
by Matt Taibbi

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Matt Taibbi is notorious as a journalistic agitator, a stone thrower, a natural provocateur (Salon.com). His scathing, vibrant prose shines an unflinching spotlight on the corruption, dishonesty, and sheer laziness of our leaders. Smells Like Dead... (read more)

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The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog
by Rebecca Blood

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Finally a book for anyone who has ever thought about starting a Weblog but wasn't sure how to post, where to find links, or even where to go to register. The Weblog Handbook is a clear and concise guide to everything one needs to know about the... (read more)

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Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker (Vintage) Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker (Vintage)
by David Remnick

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From the editor of "The New Yorker" and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning "Lenin's Tomb" comes a collection of his "New Yorker" profiles from the last 15 years.... (read more)

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The Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, and the New Journalism Revolution The Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, and the New Journalism Revolution
by Marc Weingarten

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. . . In Cold Blood, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The Armies of the Night . . . Starting in 1965 and spanning a ten-year period, a group of writers including Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Gay... (read more)

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Fools Rush in: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption Fools Rush in: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption
by Bill Carter

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Published in Britain to great acclaim — a startling, gut-wrenching memoir of war, personal dissolution, and rebirth — based on the author's experiences in Bosnia. When tragedy strikes Bill Carter's life he finds himself drawn to an unlikely... (read more)

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Personal History Personal History
by Katharine Graham

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In this critically acclaimed memoir, the woman who piloted the "Washington Post" through the crises of the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and a pressmen's strike and turned it into a great newspaper now tells her story with courage, candor, and dignity... (read more)

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Hello, Everybody!: The Dawn of American Radio Hello, Everybody!: The Dawn of American Radio
by Anthony Rudel

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Long before the internet, another young technology was transformed--with help from a colorful collection of eccentrics and visionaries--into a mass medium with the power to connect millions of people. When amateur enthusiasts began sending fuzzy signals... (read more)

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Charles Kuralt's American Moments Charles Kuralt's American Moments
by Charles Kuralt

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AMERICAN MOMENT: a small truth of the kind easily overlooked by people in a hurry. Charles Kuralt is a national treasure, a reporter and man of the world who was to many the real and true voice of America. To several generations Kuralt was the Mark... (read more)

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Treatise on the Gods (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) Treatise on the Gods (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf)
by H L Mencken

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I am quite convinced that all religions, at bottom, are pretty much alike. On the surface they may seem to differ greatly, but what appears on the surface is not always religion. Go beneath it, and one finds invariably the same sense of helplessness... (read more)

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My Mentor: A Young Man's Friendship with William Maxwell My Mentor: A Young Man's Friendship with William Maxwell
by Alec Wilkinson

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A compelling reflection on wisdom, friendship, and the craft of writing, My Mentor is also the touching story of a young man's education at the hands of a master, William Maxwell. At age twenty-four, Alec Wilkinson approached Maxwell in hopes of being... (read more)

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Left Hooks, Right Crosses: Highlights from a Decade of Political Brawling Left Hooks, Right Crosses: Highlights from a Decade of Political Brawling
by Christopher Hitchens

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Christopher Hitchens, provocateur and contrarian on the Left, makes the news as often as he reports it, and writes about the most controversial news and current events. Christopher Caldwell is a fresh and objective columnist in the opposite camp... (read more)

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A Mighty Heart: The Inside Story of the Al Qaeda Kidnapping of Danny Pearl A Mighty Heart: The Inside Story of the Al Qaeda Kidnapping of Danny Pearl
by Mariane Pearl

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For five weeks the world waited for news about Danny Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan....And then came the broadcast of his shocking murder. The complete account of his abduction, the intense effort to rescue... (read more)

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