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STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS

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WE MEANT WELL

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LENNON

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102 MINUTES

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AS CHINA GOES, SO GOES THE WORLD

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WHAT DOES CHINA THINK?

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1493

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BEAUTIFUL UNBROKEN

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COURAGE BEYOND THE GAME

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JANE FONDA

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FOLLOWING ATTICUS

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ALL MY PATIENTS KICK AND BITE

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A DOG’S HISTORY OF AMERICA

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HOW THE DOG BECAME THE DOG

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DOG DAYS

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THE OTHER BARACK

by Sally H. Jacobs

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A SINGULAR WOMAN

by Janny Scott

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TAKING LIBERTIES

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THE AGE OF DECEPTION

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WHO'S AFRAID OF FRANCES FOX PIVEN?

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AFRICA

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THE FEAR

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DANCING IN THE GLORY OF MONSTERS

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DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT

by Alexandra Fuller

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YOUNG MR. OBAMA

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¡OBÁMANOS!

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WHAT OBAMA MEANS

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HALFWAY TO HOLLYWOOD

by Michael Palin

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AN IMPROVISED LIFE

by Alan Arkin

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EVERYONE LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DEAD

by Neil Strauss

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ALL THAT IS BITTER AND SWEET

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STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS

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GROWING UP AMISH

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INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY

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THE MAINE SUMMERS COOKBOOK

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MY CHILD IS SICK!

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NO BREAD FOR MANDELA

by Ahmed Kathrada

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THE TALIBAN SHUFFLE

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THE LAST JEW OF TREBLINKA

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ONE DAY I WILL WRITE ABOUT THIS PLACE

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by Kenneth Slawenski

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HOW TO LIVE

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READING MY FATHER

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JOHN BETJEMAN

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EVERY DAY BY THE SUN

by Dean Faulkner Wells

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56

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BLOOD AND SMOKE

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20 YEARS YOUNGER

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JUST TELL ME WHAT TO EAT!

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CLARENCE DARROW

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THE DEAL FROM HELL

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BAMBI VS. GODZILLA

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JAFSIE AND JOHN HENRY

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THE SECRET KNOWLEDGE

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SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM

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THE OLD RELIGION

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THE GOOD SOLDIERS

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UNBROKEN

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JARHEAD

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WE ARE SOLDIERS STILL

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SOLDIER FROM THE WAR RETURNING

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TO A MOUNTAIN IN TIBET

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SHADOW OF THE SILK ROAD

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DARK STAR SAFARI

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GHOST TRAIN TO THE EASTERN STAR

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GETTING STONED WITH SAVAGES

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THE DEEN BROS. GET FIRED UP

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FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE GREAT EASY MEALS

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ALICE'S COOKBOOK

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VEGAN DINER

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HOME DAIRY WITH ASHLEY ENGLISH

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FAST FOOD NATION

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DON’T EAT THIS BOOK

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THE END OF FOOD

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ACTS OF FAITH

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AMERICAN ISLAM

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ISLAM AND THE WEST

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ISLAM IN THE MODERN WORLD

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LOST IN SHANGRI-LA

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ON CHINA

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INFAMOUS PLAYERS

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MURDER CITY

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AT HOME

by Bill Bryson

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MADISON AND JEFFERSON

by Andrew Burstein

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LONG WAY HOME

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SLEEPWALK WITH ME

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EXTRA LIVES

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MY LIFE AS A RUSSIAN NOVEL

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CAESARS' WIVES

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ANARCHY EVOLUTION

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GOLD DIGGERS

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ACROSS AMERICA BY BICYCLE

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CLAIMING GROUND

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A JOURNEY

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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

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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

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KAY THOMPSON

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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

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DIET FOR A HOT PLANET

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EAARTH

by Bill McKibben

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52 LOAVES

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RIPE

by Arthur Allen

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AMERICAN WASTELAND

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PALMENTO

by Robert V. Camuto

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THE VERTICAL FARM

by Dickson Despommier

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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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BY NIGHTFALL

by Michael Cunningham

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ABOUT A MOUNTAIN

by John D’Agata

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IMPERIAL BEDROOMS

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FREEDOM

by Jonathan Franzen

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WILLIE MAYS

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HERDING DONKEYS

by Ari Berman

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MAKING OUR DEMOCRACY WORK

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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

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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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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

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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

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THE END OF BLACKNESS

by Debra J. Dickerson

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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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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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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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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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