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MURDER CITY

by Charles Bowden

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THE PUBLISHER

by Alan Brinkley

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AT HOME

by Bill Bryson

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MADISON AND JEFFERSON

by Andrew Burstein

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COMPOSED

by Rosanne Cash

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THE MOST DISAPPOINTING NONFICTION OF 2010

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LONG WAY HOME

by Bill Barich

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SLEEPWALK WITH ME

by Mike Birbiglia

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EXTRA LIVES

by Tom Bissell

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SPENT

by Avis Cardella

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MY LIFE AS A RUSSIAN NOVEL

by Emmanuel Carrère

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PLEASANT SURPRISES OF 2010

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LETTERS TO MY TORTURER

by Houshang Asadi

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CAESARS' WIVES

by Annelise Freisenbruch

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ANARCHY EVOLUTION

by Greg Graffin

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GOLD DIGGERS

by Charlotte Gray

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ACROSS AMERICA BY BICYCLE

by Alice Honeywell

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THE BEST MEMOIRS OF 2010

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CLAIMING GROUND

by Laura Bell

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A JOURNEY

by Tony Blair

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HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER

by Sloane Crosley

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THE FINE WISDOM AND PERFECT TEACHINGS OF THE KINGS OF ROCK AND ROLL

by Mark Edmundson

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THE TICKING IS THE BOMB

by Nick Flynn

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THE BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2010

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THE PUBLISHER

by Alan Brinkley

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FIRST FAMILY

by Joseph J. Ellis

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EMPIRE OF DREAMS

by Scott Eyman

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CHARLIE CHAN

by Yunte Huang

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KAY THOMPSON

by Sam Irvin

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THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL DOOMSDAY TOMES OF 2010

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THE PLUNDERED PLANET

by Paul Collier

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THE WEATHER OF THE FUTURE

by Heidi Cullen

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CLIMATE WARS

by Gwynne Dyer

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DIET FOR A HOT PLANET

by Anna Lappé

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EAARTH

by Bill McKibben

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THE BEST BOOKS FOR FOODIES OF 2010

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52 LOAVES

by William Alexander

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RIPE

by Arthur Allen

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AMERICAN WASTELAND

by Jonathan Bloom

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PALMENTO

by Robert V. Camuto

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THE VERTICAL FARM

by Dickson Despommier

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2010 NON-STARRED BOOKS THAT READERS SHOULD REVISIT

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NOTHING TO ENVY

by Barbara Demick

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EXECUTION

by David R. Dow

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PIRATE STATE

by Peter Eichstaedt

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GET CAPONE

by Jonathan Eig

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APPETITE FOR AMERICA

by Stephen Fried

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THE “WE’RE NOT DRINKING THE KOOL-AID” LIST OF 2010 (ACCLAIMED BOOKS—OR BOOKS BY ACCLAIMED AUTHORS—THAT DIDN’T LIVE UP TO OUR EXPECTATIONS)

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BY NIGHTFALL

by Michael Cunningham

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ABOUT A MOUNTAIN

by John D’Agata

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IMPERIAL BEDROOMS

by Bret Easton Ellis

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FREEDOM

by Jonathan Franzen

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WILLIE MAYS

by James S. Hirsch

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THE BEST POLITICAL BOOKS OF 2010

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HERDING DONKEYS

by Ari Berman

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MAKING OUR DEMOCRACY WORK

by Stephen Breyer

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MY NUCLEAR FAMILY

by Christopher Brownfield

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CULTURES OF WAR

by John W. Dower

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POISONING THE PRESS

by Mark Feldstein

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BOOKS ABOUT BEING SUPER RICH

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ONE FIFTH AVENUE

by Candace Bushnell

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STARLIT

by Lisa Rinna

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LOTTERY

by Patricia Wood

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MORE MONEY THAN GOD

by Mallaby. Sebastian

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THE BILLIONAIRE WHO WASN’T

by Conor O’Clery

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PIONEERING WOMEN ATHLETES IN PICTURE BOOKS

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AMERICA'S CHAMPION SWIMMER

by David A. Adler

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MERMAID QUEEN

by Shana Corey

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PLAYING TO WIN

by Karen Deans

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GIRL WONDER

by Deborah Hopkinson

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WILMA UNLIMITED

by Kathleen Krull

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BOOKS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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FLYING HOME

by Ralph Ellison

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WAITING TO EXHALE

by Terry McMillan

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A MERCY

by Toni Morrison

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IN SEARCH OF BLACK AMERICA

by David J. Dent

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THE END OF BLACKNESS

by Debra J. Dickerson

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GREAT CULINARY BOOKS

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LIFE, ON THE LINE

by Grant Achatz

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FERRAN

by Colman Andrews

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HOW TO COOK EVERYTHING

by Mark Bittman

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BLOOD, BONES, AND BUTTER

by Gabrielle Hamilton

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THE DIRTY LIFE

by Kristin Kimball

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SARAH VOWELL: BOOKS FOR HISTORY BUFFS

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THE NEW KINGS OF NONFICTION

by Ira Glass

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ON THE MISSIONARY TRAIL

by Tom Hiney

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VOLCANO

by Garrett Hongo

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WHITE SAVAGES IN THE SOUTH SEAS

by Mel Kernahan

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GETTING STONED WITH SAVAGES

by J. Maarten Troost

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GARDENING AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS

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A GARDEN FROM A HUNDRED PACKETS OF SEED

by James Fenton

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FOUR SEASONS IN FIVE SENSES

by David Mas Masumoto

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AND I SHALL HAVE SOME PEACE THERE

by Margaret Roach

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CHASING SPRING

by Bruce Stutz

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QUARTER-ACRE FARM

by Spring Warren

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MEGA-RELIGIOUS TITLES

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THE CASE FOR GOD

by Karen Armstrong

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FINGERPRINTS OF GOD

by Barbara Bradley Hagerty

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KING'S CROSS

by Timothy Keller

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THE REVENGE OF GOD

by Gilles Kepel

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THE CRISIS OF ISLAM

by Bernard Lewis

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IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS

by Erik Larson

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THE GREATER JOURNEY

by David McCullough

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LOST IN SHANGRI-LA

by Mitchell Zuckoff

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ON CHINA

by Henry Kissinger

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INFAMOUS PLAYERS

by Peter Bart

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BOOKS ABOUT ISLAM

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INFIDEL

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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ACTS OF FAITH

by Eboo Patel

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AMERICAN ISLAM

by Paul M. Barrett

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ISLAM AND THE WEST

by Bernard Lewis

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ISLAM IN THE MODERN WORLD

by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

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GLOBAL FOOD ISSUES

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FAST FOOD NATION

by Eric Schlosser

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THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA

by Michael Pollan

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DON’T EAT THIS BOOK

by Morgan Spurlock

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FOOD, INC.

by Peter Pringle

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THE END OF FOOD

by Paul Roberts

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