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Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
Written by Mitch Albom
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ISBN: 9780307414090
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Tuesdays with Morrie

Written by Mitch Albom


Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2007
Price: $9.99

It’s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now–twelve million copies later–in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie’s life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions all those years ago. . .

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The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition
The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition
Written by Thomas Jefferson, Introduction by Harry Rubenstein and Barbara Clark Smith
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781588343123
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The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Introduction by Harry Rubenstein and Barbara Clark Smith


Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $35.00

The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth as it is formally titled, was Thomas Jefferson's effort to extract what he considered the pertinent doctrine of Jesus by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added... Read more >
The Black Swan: Second Edition
The Black Swan: Second Edition
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780812973815
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The Black Swan: Second Edition
The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb


Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $17.00

 
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially the experts—are blind to them. In this second edition... Read more >
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A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time
Written by Stephen Hawking
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ISBN: 9780553380163
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A Brief History of Time

Written by Stephen Hawking


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1998
Price: $18.00

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A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there...

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Peace Is Every Step
Peace Is Every Step
Written by Thich Nhat Hanh
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ISBN: 9780553351392
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Peace Is Every Step
The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Written by Thich Nhat Hanh


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1992
Price: $15.00

In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonize us. For him a ringing... Read more >
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Written by Shunryu Suzuki, Afterword by David Chadwick
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ISBN: 9781590308493
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Written by Shunryu Suzuki
Afterword by David Chadwick


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2011
Price: $14.95

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."

So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books.  Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line.  In a single stroke, the simple sentence... Read more >
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The Black Swan: Second Edition
The Black Swan: Second Edition
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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The Black Swan: Second Edition
The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $12.99

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was... Read more >
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A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time
Written by Stephen Hawking
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ISBN: 9780553896923
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A Brief History of Time

Written by Stephen Hawking


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 4, 2011
Price: $13.99

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions... Read more >
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The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality
Written by Michel Foucault
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ISBN: 9780679724698
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The History of Sexuality
An Introduction
Written by Michel Foucault


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 14, 1990
Price: $14.00

The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history. Read more >
How to Live
How to Live
Written by Sarah Bakewell
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ISBN: 9781590514832
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How to Live
Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Written by Sarah Bakewell


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $16.95

Winner of the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography

How to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—such questions arise in most people’s lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: How do you live? This question obsessed Renaissance... Read more >
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