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The Idealist
Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty
Written by Nina Munk
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $13.99
A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty
"The poor you will always have with you," to cite the Gospel of Matthew 26:11. Jeffrey Sachs—celebrated economist, special advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and author of the influential bestseller The End of Poverty—disagrees. In his view... Read more >
Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty
Written by Nina Munk
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $13.99
A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty
"The poor you will always have with you," to cite the Gospel of Matthew 26:11. Jeffrey Sachs—celebrated economist, special advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and author of the influential bestseller The End of Poverty—disagrees. In his view... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
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Full Body Burden
Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
Written by Kristen Iversen
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: June 5, 2012
Price: $25.00
Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
Written by Kristen Iversen
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: June 5, 2012
Price: $25.00
Full Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." It's the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow...
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unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship
Written by John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman and Joan DeClaire
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $15.00
In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washingto— made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they did not yet know was how to turn a failing... Read more >
America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship
Written by John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman and Joan DeClaire
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $15.00
In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washingto— made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they did not yet know was how to turn a failing... Read more >
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Distracted
The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age
Written by Maggie Jackson
Format: Trade Paperback, 327 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.00
Do you text during family dinners or read e-mails during meetings? Does your spouse learn about your day from Facebook? Do you get news about the world by scanning online headlines while also doing something else? Welcome to the land of distraction. Despite our wondrous technologies and scientific advances, we are... Read more >
The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age
Written by Maggie Jackson
Format: Trade Paperback, 327 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.00
Do you text during family dinners or read e-mails during meetings? Does your spouse learn about your day from Facebook? Do you get news about the world by scanning online headlines while also doing something else? Welcome to the land of distraction. Despite our wondrous technologies and scientific advances, we are... Read more >
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Orientalism
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: October 12, 1979
Price: $16.95
The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs. Read more >
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: October 12, 1979
Price: $16.95
The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs. Read more >
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $22.50
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $22.50
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
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Keep It Pithy
Useful Observations in a Tough World
Written by Bill O'Reilly
Read by Bill O'Reilly and Dan Woren
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.00
From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News' top show The O'Reilly Factor, the best of Bill O’Reilly’s provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core values
Bill O’Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled track record as an author and with the... Read more >
Useful Observations in a Tough World
Written by Bill O'Reilly
Read by Bill O'Reilly and Dan Woren
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.00
From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News' top show The O'Reilly Factor, the best of Bill O’Reilly’s provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core values
Bill O’Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled track record as an author and with the... Read more >
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The Second Sex
Written by Simone de Beauvoir
Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier
Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $17.95
Written by Simone de Beauvoir
Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier
Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $17.95
Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir’s masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English...
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Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
Written by Hunter S. Thompson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2012
Price: $11.99
Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their langauge,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. Read more >
Written by Hunter S. Thompson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2012
Price: $11.99
Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their langauge,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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740 Park
The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building
Written by Michael Gross
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day... Read more >
The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building
Written by Michael Gross
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
