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  1. Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
  2. The Shack by William P Young
  3. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
  4. New Moon (Twilight Saga #2) by Stephenie Meyer
  5. Good to Great in the Social Sectors by Jim Collins
  6. Portland Happy Hour Guidebook (2008 Edition) by Cindy Anderson
  7. Eclipse (Twilight Saga #3 ) by Stephenie Meyer
  8. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
  9. The Glass Castle: a Memoir by Jeannette Walls
  10. The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl #06) by Eoin Colfer
  11. A Man without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
  12. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  13. The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57) by Cormac McCarthy
  14. Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W Loewen
  15. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
  16. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
  17. Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare
  18. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
  19. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
  20. In the Woods by Tana French

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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris

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One of these days I'll find the time to construct an actual review of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, but until I do let these words stand as my pledge: You will not regret purchasing this book. Further: You're unlikely to find more pure... (read more)

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Walker Evans (55) Walker Evans (55)
by Luc Sante

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Walker Evans (1903?75) is now considered perhaps the finest documentary photographer ever and his images have had considerable influence on other artists, not just in the field of photography. He is well known for his 1930s work for the Farm Security... (read more)

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07)
by J. K. Rowling

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The seeds planted throughout the series bear fruit in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. How did Dumbledore's nose get broken? Or his hand burned to a crisp? You will find all the answers here. This is the finest book in the series; the writing is... (read more)

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Spook Country Spook Country
by William Gibson

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Religion Eastern

The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
by Ian Baker

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One of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory, "The Heart of the World" is an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on Earth--and a pilgrimage to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist... (read more)

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Popular Fiction

Say Goodbye Say Goodbye
by Lisa Gardner

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Lisa Gardner, the New York Times bestselling author of Hide and Gone, draws us into the venomous mind games of her most terrifying killer yet. Come into my parlor . . . For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The... (read more)

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Mystery

Native Tongue Native Tongue
by Carl Hiaasen

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Hiaasen makes the top of my list for his bitingly funny writing. As a former Floridian who fled the land of greedy land developers and Yankees who dress in pink and green plaid, his story especially rings true to me. Recommended by... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

The Sandman #01: Preludes and Nocturnes The Sandman #01: Preludes and Nocturnes
by Neil Gaiman

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The pinnacle of pop comix storytelling. These beautifully written stories, astonishing in their scope and emotional depth, revolutionized the comics industry. Together the initial ten volumes of Gaiman's epic comprise one of the greatest narratives in... (read more)

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Westerns

Haunted Mesa Haunted Mesa
by Louis Lamour

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The Navajo called them the Anasazi, the “ancient enemy,” and their abandoned cities haunt the canyons and plateaus of the Southwest. For centuries the sudden disappearance of these people baffled historians. Summoned to a dark desert plateau... (read more)

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World History

The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In) The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In)
by Ernesto Che Guevara

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Special movie tie-in edition of Che Guevara's youthful travel diaries to coincide with the Fall release of Redford and Salles's film of the book. Says director Walter Salles: "If the film reaches a younger audience, I hope it will inspire people to read... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis

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"Lewis has such a gift for storytelling...he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons."—Janet Maslin, New York Times One day Michael Oher will be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

The Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage The Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage
by Oxford Clarendon

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This leading Arabic dictionary lists English words and phrases with their Arabic equivalents, distinguishes between different shades of meaning in English expressions, and illustrates the regional variations of the Arabic language in different parts of... (read more)

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Humor

Pretty Good Joke Book 4TH Edition Pretty Good Joke Book 4TH Edition
by Garrison Keillor

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The Pretty Good Joke Book includes all of the jokes from the first nine Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows-hundreds of jokes about every subject from blondes to lawyers to chickens to relationships. From one-liners and puns to jokes about the headlines... (read more)

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