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The Skinny Rules
The Skinny Rules
Written by Bob Harper and Greg Critser
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345533128
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The Skinny Rules
The Simple, Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin
Written by Bob Harper and Greg Critser


Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $26.00

THE LAST DIET BOOK YOU’LL EVER NEED
 
With so much conflicting weight-loss advice out there to confuse your efforts, it’s no wonder you haven’t been successful losing weight and keeping it off. But with Bob Harper, superstar trainer and co-host of NBC’s hit show The Biggest Loser as your personal...

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The Passage of Power
The Passage of Power
Written by Robert A. Caro
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780679405078
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The Passage of Power
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Written by Robert A. Caro


Format: Hardcover, 736 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $35.00

Book Four of Robert A. Caro’s monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as “one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age.  A masterpiece.”
 
The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both...

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Incognito
Incognito
Written by David Eagleman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307389923
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Incognito
The Secret Lives of the Brain
Written by David Eagleman


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $15.95

If the conscious mind--the part you consider to be you--is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?
 
In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. Why can your foot move halfway to the...

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Top of the Rock
Top of the Rock
Written by Warren Littlefield and T. R. Pearson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385533744
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Top of the Rock
Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV
Written by Warren Littlefield and T. R. Pearson


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $27.95

Seinfeld, Friends, Frasier, ER, Cheers, Law & Order, Will & Grace…Here is the funny, splashy, irresistible insiders’ account of the greatest era in television history -- told by the actors, writers, directors, producers, and the network executives who made it happen…and watched it all fall apart.

Warren Littlefield was the NBC President... Read more >
Lefty
Lefty
Written by Vernona Gomez and Lawrence Goldstone
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345526489
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Lefty
An American Odyssey
Written by Vernona Gomez and Lawrence Goldstone


Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $28.00

A baseball legend distinguished by his competitive nature, quick wit, and generous spirit, Lefty Gomez was one of a kind. Told for the first time, this is his remarkable story.
 
Born to a small-town California ranching family, the youngest of eight, Vernon “Lefty” Gomez rode his powerful arm and jocular... Read more >
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China Airborne
China Airborne
Written by James Fallows
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375422119
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China Airborne

Written by James Fallows


Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $25.95

More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are determined to be more than customers. In 2011, China...

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Culinary Intelligence
Culinary Intelligence
Written by Peter Kaminsky
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307593375
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Culinary Intelligence
The Art of Eating Healthy (and Really Well)
Written by Peter Kaminsky


Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $24.95

For many of us the idea of healthy eating equals bland food, calorie counting, and general joylessness. Or we see the task of great cooking for ourselves as a complicated and expensive luxury beyond our means or ability. Now Peter Kaminsky—who has written cookbooks with four-star chefs (for example, Daniel Boulud)...

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Running with the Kenyans
Running with the Kenyans
Written by Adharanand Finn
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345528797
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Running with the Kenyans
Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
Written by Adharanand Finn


Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $26.00

“A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven’t come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I’ve come to run.”
 
Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport...

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Proving Darwin
Proving Darwin
Written by Gregory Chaitin
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375423147
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Proving Darwin
Making Biology Mathematical
Written by Gregory Chaitin


Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $24.00

Groundbreaking mathematician Gregory Chaitin gives us the first book to posit that we can prove how Darwin’s theory of evolution works on a mathematical level.
 
For years it has been received wisdom among most scientists that, just as Darwin claimed, all of the Earth’s life-forms evolved by blind chance. But does Darwin’s...

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Anne Frank's Family
Anne Frank's Family
Written by Mirjam Pressler
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307739414
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Anne Frank's Family
The Extraordinary Story of Where She Came From, Based on More Than 6,000 Newly Discovered Letters, Documents, and Photos
Written by Mirjam Pressler


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $14.95


This fascinating history of Anne Frank and the family that shaped her is based on a treasure trove of thousands of letters, poems, drawings, postcards, and photos recently discovered by her last surviving close relative, Buddy Elias, and his wife, Gerti.
 
As children, Anne and her cousin Buddy were very close; he...

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