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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
by Ed Viesturs
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Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
by David Rakoff
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The Truth (with jokes)
by Al Franken
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No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
by Reza Aslan
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American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds
by James Maguire
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Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
by Ilario Pantano
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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
by Dan Savage
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt
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The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
by Francis S. Collins
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The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation
by Dan Rather
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Fast Food Nation tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (P.S.)
by Eric Schlosser
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Time Traveler: In Search of Dinosaurs and Other Fossils from Montana to Mongolia
by Michael Novacek
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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
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Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture
by Ariel Levy
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Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs
by Ken Jennings
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The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids
by Alexandra Robbins
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Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World
by Linda R. Hirshman
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Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-up
by Christopher Noxon
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The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
by George Packer
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Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back
by Norah Vincent
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
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Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle
by Mike Huckabee
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