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Nothing to Envy
Nothing to Envy
Written by Barbara Demick
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385523912
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Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Written by Barbara Demick


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $16.00

A National Book Award finalist and National Book Critics Circle finalist, Barbara Demick’s Nothing to Envy is a remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives of six ordinary citizens
 
Award-winning journalist Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the... Read more >
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City of Scoundrels
City of Scoundrels
Written by Gary Krist
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307454300
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City of Scoundrels
The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Written by Gary Krist


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $14.95

The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse.

When 1919 began, the city of Chicago seemed on the verge of transformation. Modernizers had... Read more >
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Assholes
Assholes
Written by Aaron James
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385535656
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Assholes
A Theory
Written by Aaron James


Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $23.95

In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.

What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people...

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The Future
The Future
Written by Al Gore
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780812992946
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The Future
Six Drivers of Global Change
Written by Al Gore


Format: Hardcover, 592 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $30.00

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything—a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come.
 
Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history... Read more >
The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man
Written by John Grisham
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307576019
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The Innocent Man

Written by John Grisham


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: March 16, 2010
Price: $9.99

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a... Read more >
Why You're Not Married . . . Yet
Why You're Not Married . . . Yet
Written by Tracy McMillan
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345532930
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Why You're Not Married . . . Yet
The Straight Talk You Need to Get the Relationship You Deserve
Written by Tracy McMillan


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2012
Price: $11.99

This paperback edition includes an exclusive conversation between Bill and Giuliana Rancic, hosts of NBC’s Ready for Love, and Tracy McMillan, one of its expert matchmakers. This new relationship show features three of America’s most eligible guys searching for their soul mates.
 
If you’re looking to get married and you’re... Read more >
Enrique's Journey
Enrique's Journey
Written by Sonia Nazario
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ISBN: 9780812971781
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Enrique's Journey

Written by Sonia Nazario


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2007
Price: $16.00

In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States.
When Enrique is five years old, his mother, Lourdes, too poor to feed her children, leaves Honduras to work in... Read more >
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A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Written by Lorraine Hansberry
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ISBN: 9780307807441
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A Raisin in the Sun

Written by Lorraine Hansberry


Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: November 2, 2011
Price: $6.99

"Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959.

Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling... Read more >
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Why You're Not Married . . . Yet
Why You're Not Married . . . Yet
Written by Tracy McMillan
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ISBN: 9780345533272
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Why You're Not Married . . . Yet
The Straight Talk You Need to Get the Relationship You Deserve
Written by Tracy McMillan


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $15.00

This paperback edition includes an exclusive conversation between Bill and Giuliana Rancic, hosts of NBC’s Ready for Love, and Tracy McMillan, one of its expert matchmakers. This new relationship show features three of America’s most eligible guys searching for their soul mates.
 
If you’re looking to get married and you’re... Read more >
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The Other Wes Moore
The Other Wes Moore
Written by Wes Moore
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588369697
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The Other Wes Moore
One Name, Two Fates
Written by Wes Moore


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Price: $11.99

BONUS: This edition contains a new afterword and a The Other Wes Moore discussion guide.

The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.

Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew... Read more >
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