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A look at Random House, Inc.'s bestselling nonfiction hardcovers across the country.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM:
Barnes & Noble list dating from October 8, 2008
Book Sense list dating from October 9, 2008
USA Today list dating from October 9, 2008
The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Written by Alice Schroeder
Format: Hardcover, 976 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2008
Price: $35.00
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to...
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A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Written by Bill O'Reilly
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $26.00
The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was held captive. For reasons you will soon understand, my...
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Giada's Kitchen
New Italian Favorites
Written by Giada De Laurentiis
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $32.50
She’s taught us every facet of Italian cooking—from traditional and regional to seasonal and contemporary. She even made us fall in love with pasta again by opening us up to lighter, healthier versions that don’t weigh us down. Now the Food Network star and bestselling author of Everyday Pasta, Giada De...
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Letter to My Daughter
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told...
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Breakthrough
Eight Steps to Wellness
Written by Suzanne Somers
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $25.95
Life-Altering Secrets from Today’s Cutting-Edge Doctors and the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of AgelessToday’s most trusted advocate of antiaging medicine, Suzanne Somers, deepens her commitment to helping people lead healthier, happier lives by opening their eyes to cutting-edge, proven remedies and preventative care that most doctors just aren’t talking...
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The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $25.00
From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time.
Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prizewinning New York Times correspondent whose work was hailed by David Halberstam as “reporting of the highest quality imaginable,”...
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The Devil We Know
Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower
Written by Robert Baer
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $25.95
Over the past thirty years, while the United States has turned either a blind or dismissive eye, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering America’s destiny as traditional superpowers Russia and China. Indeed, one of this book’s central arguments is that, in some ways, Iran’s grip...
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Written by Timothy Ferriss
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $19.95
What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer: “I race motorcycles in Europe.” “I ski in the Andes.” “I scuba dive in Panama.” “I dance tango in Buenos Aires.” He has spent more than five years learning...
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Resilience
Faith, Focus, Triumph
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $26.00
Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form...
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Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures
Written by Raymond Arroyo
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $17.95
The Word is made fresh by the irrepressible Mother Angelica as she personally escorts you through the Scriptures, unearthing lessons for daily living--the perfect companion to the New York Times bestselling Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality.
The founder of the world's largest religious media empire shares...
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
The Paradox of Modern Iran
Written by Hooman Majd
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $24.95
A revealing look at Iran by an American journalist with an insider’s access behind Persian walls The grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, now an American citizen, Hooman Majd is, in a way, both 100 percent Iranian and 100 percent American, combining an insider’s knowledge of...
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Izzy & Lenore
Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
Written by Jon Katz
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $24.00
In his previous books, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz introduced us to the delightful menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the unforgettable border collie rescue. Now, in Izzy & Lenore, Katz delves deeper into his connection with the beautiful, once-abandoned dog, learning yet again about the unexpected places animals...
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