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MARILYN

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BYE BYE, BABY

by Max Allan Collins

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MARILYN MONROE

by Barbara Leaming

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THE SECRET LETTERS OF MARILYN MONROE AND JACQUELINE KENNEDY

by Wendy Leigh

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MARILYN’S LAST WORDS

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AFTERMATH

by Rachel Cusk

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ARE YOU MY MOTHER?

by Alison Bechdel

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BAILOUT

by Neil Barofsky

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YES, CHEF

by Marcus Samuelsson

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DREAM NEW DREAMS

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SOUNDINGS

by Hali Felt

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A SHIP WITHOUT A SAIL

by Gary Marmorstein

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REINVENTING BACH

by Paul Elie

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DEARIE

by Bob Spitz

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A MAN AND HIS SHIP

by Steven Ujifusa

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LIFE

by Keith Richards

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OLD GODS ALMOST DEAD

by Stephen Davis

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EXILE ON MAIN STREET

by Robert Greenfield

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FAITHFULL

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KEITH

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MARK TWAIN AND THE COLONEL

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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS

by Mark Twain

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MARK TWAIN

by Geoffrey C. Ward

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THE SINGULAR MARK TWAIN

by Fred Kaplan

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GRANT AND TWAIN

by Mark Perry

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BEIJING WELCOMES YOU

by Tom Scocca

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ROME 1960

by David Maraniss

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NAZI GAMES

by David Clay Large

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DREAM TEAM

by Jack McCallum

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GOLD IN THE WATER

by P.H. Mullen

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ON A FARTHER SHORE

by William Souder

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SOUNDINGS

by Hali Felt

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DEARIE

by Bob Spitz

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MARILYN

by Lois Banner

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THE GOOD GIRLS REVOLT

by Lynn Povich

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DIARIES

by George Orwell

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WINTER JOURNAL

by Paul Auster

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AMERICAN EMPIRE

by Joshua B. Freeman

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AFTERMATH

by Rachel Cusk

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THIS WILL END IN TEARS

by Adam Brent Houghtaling

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A JERK ON ONE END

by Robert Hughes

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AMERICAN VISIONS

by Robert Hughes

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CULTURE OF COMPLAINT

by Robert Hughes

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BARCELONA

by Robert Hughes

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GOYA

by Robert Hughes

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EVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY

by D.T. Max

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FAR FROM THE TREE

by Andrew Solomon

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FIRE IN THE ASHES

by Jonathan Kozol

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KURT VONNEGUT

by Kurt Vonnegut

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LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER

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VOLCKER

by William L. Silber

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LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER

by Ross King

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MASTER OF THE MOUNTAIN

by Henry Wiencek

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TWENTYSOMETHING

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SURVIVING SURVIVAL

by Laurence Gonzales

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HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED

by Paul Tough

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THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS CLUB

by Stephen Tobolowsky

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WALKING THE AMAZON

by Ed Stafford

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LINCOLN'S CODE

by John Fabian Witt

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MORTALITY

by Christopher Hitchens

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HITCH-22

by Christopher Hitchens

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LETTERS TO A YOUNG CONTRARIAN

by Christopher Hitchens

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WHY ORWELL MATTERS

by Christopher Hitchens

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LEFT HOOKS, RIGHT CROSSES

by Christopher Hitchens

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HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED

by Paul Tough

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"MULTIPLICATION IS FOR WHITE PEOPLE"

by Lisa Delpit

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FEEL-BAD EDUCATION

by Alfie Kohn

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BACK TO SCHOOL

by Mike Rose

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TEACHING MATTERS

by Beverly Falk

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INTO THE FIRE

by Dakota Meyer

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SEAL TARGET GERONIMO

by Chuck Pfarrer

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MANHUNT

by Peter L. Bergen

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THE HUNT FOR KSM

by Terry McDermott

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THE GUERRILLA FACTORY

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JUSTICE

by Michael J. Sandel

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THE INJUSTICE SYSTEM

by Clive Stafford Smith

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PRESUMED GUILTY

by Jose Baez

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LAW MAN

by Shon Hopwood

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ANATOMY OF INJUSTICE

by Raymond Bonner

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WHY NATIONS FAIL

by Daron Acemoglu

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THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF

by John Coates

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PRIVATE EMPIRE

by Steve Coll

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STEVE JOBS

by Walter Isaacson

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WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUY

by Michael J. Sandel

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A FREE MAN

by Aman Sethi

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THE OLD WAYS

by Robert Macfarlane

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ON POLITICS

by Alan Ryan

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PREDICTIVE HEALTH

by Kenneth Brigham

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SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER

by Timothy Egan

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THE BIG SCREEN

by David Thomson

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DO THE MOVIES HAVE A FUTURE?

by David Denby

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REEL TERROR

by David Konow

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GODS LIKE US

by Ty Burr

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MARILYN

by Lois Banner

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AN IMPERFECT OFFERING

by James Orbinski

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FREEDOM’S BATTLE

by Gary J. Bass

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FORBIDDEN LESSONS IN A KABUL GUESTHOUSE

by Suraya Sadeed

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BEYOND GOOD INTENTIONS

by Tori Hogan

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THE PRICE OF STONES

by Twesigye Jackson Kaguri

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HOW TO BE A WOMAN

by Caitlin Moran

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HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER

by Sloane Crosley

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BOSSYPANTS

by Tina Fey

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HAPPY ACCIDENTS

by Jane Lynch

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ALI IN WONDERLAND

by Ali Wentworth

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HOW MUSIC WORKS

by David Byrne

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WAGING HEAVY PEACE

by Neil Young

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LIFE

by Keith Richards

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SWEET JUDY BLUE EYES

by Judy Collins

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I'M YOUR MAN

by Sylvie Simmons

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THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS

by Ree Drummond

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JOY THE BAKER COOKBOOK

by Joy Wilson

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VEGAN PIE IN THE SKY

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

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THE MOM 100 COOKBOOK

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4 INGREDIENTS GLUTEN-FREE

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ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION

by Victoria Bassetti

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THE NEW NEW DEAL

by Michael Grunwald

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THE PARTIES VERSUS THE PEOPLE

by Mickey Edwards

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"THEY'RE BANKRUPTING US!"

by Bill Fletcher Jr.

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DEFENDING THE FILIBUSTER

by Richard A. Arenberg

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BARACK OBAMA

by David Maraniss

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MY LIFE IN POLITICS

by Jacques Chirac

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INTERVENTIONS

by Kofi Annan

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THE OATH

by Jeffrey Toobin

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SEWARD

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NEW & NOTABLE NONFICTION: NOVEMBER 2012

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LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER

by Ross King

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MARBLES

by Ellen Forney

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KURT VONNEGUT

by Kurt Vonnegut

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THOMAS JEFFERSON

by Jon Meacham

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NATURE WARS

by Jim Sterba

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FREEDOM'S CAP

by Guy Gugliotta

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GOD'S HOTEL

by Victoria Sweet

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BEAUTIFUL THING

by Sonia Faleiro

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BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

by Katherine Boo

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HAITI

by Laurent Dubois

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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: MEMOIR

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LIFE AFTER DEATH

by Damien Echols

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KURT VONNEGUT

by Kurt Vonnegut

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THE OLD WAYS

by Robert Macfarlane

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MARBLES

by Ellen Forney

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HOW TO BE A WOMAN

by Caitlin Moran

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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: THE TOP 25

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AS TEXAS GOES...

by Gail Collins

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I'M YOUR MAN

by Sylvie Simmons

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BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

by Katherine Boo

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FIRE IN THE ASHES

by Jonathan Kozol

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THE PASSAGE OF POWER

by Robert A. Caro

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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: BIOGRAPHY

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MAO

by Alexander V. Pantsov

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PORTRAIT OF A NOVEL

by Michael Gorra

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CRONKITE

by Douglas Brinkley

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I'M YOUR MAN

by Sylvie Simmons

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EVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY

by D.T. Max

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PRIVATE EMPIRE

by Steve Coll

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THE HOLY OR THE BROKEN

by Alan Light

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SEASON OF THE WITCH

by David Talbot

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ON THE EVE

by Bernard Wasserstein

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THE PRESIDENTS CLUB

by Nancy Gibbs

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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: CURRENT AFFAIRS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

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A FREE MAN

by Aman Sethi

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AS TEXAS GOES...

by Gail Collins

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GOD'S HOTEL

by Victoria Sweet

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BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

by Katherine Boo

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FIRE IN THE ASHES

by Jonathan Kozol

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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: ESSAYS & ENTERTAINMENT

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I'M YOUR MAN

by Sylvie Simmons

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MARVEL COMICS

by Sean Howe

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THE BIG SCREEN

by David Thomson

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ON CELESTIAL MUSIC

by Rick Moody

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HOW MUSIC WORKS

by David Byrne

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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: SCIENCE & NATURE

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THE OLD WAYS

by Robert Macfarlane

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WILD

by Cheryl Strayed

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FAR FROM THE TREE

by Andrew Solomon

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SPILLOVER

by David Quammen

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SURVIVING SURVIVAL

by Laurence Gonzales

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GOOD PROSE

by Tracy Kidder

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P.G. WODEHOUSE

by P.G. Wodehouse

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THE UNIVERSE WITHIN

by Neil Shubin

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FAREWELL, FRED VOODOO

by Amy Wilentz

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THE REENACTMENTS

by Nick Flynn

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WAR ROOM

by Michael Holley

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THE DALLAS COWBOYS

by Joe Nick Patoski

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MUCK CITY

by Bryan Mealer

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OUR BOYS

by Joe Drape

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THE BEST GAME EVER

by Mark Bowden

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GUNFIGHT

by Adam Winkler

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LIVING WITH GUNS

by Craig R. Whitney

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RICOCHET

by Richard Feldman

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THE GUN

by C.J. Chivers

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GLOCK

by Paul M. Barrett

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A TERRIBLE GLORY

by James Donovan

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FALLEN FOUNDER

by Nancy Isenberg

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THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION

by H.W. Brands

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RUNAWAY SLAVES

by John Hope Franklin

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JOHN ADAMS

by David McCullough

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10 INSPIRING SPORTS BOOKS

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SWIMMING TO ANTARCTICA

by Lynne Cox

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56

by Kostya Kennedy

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THE GHOST RUNNER

by Bill Jones

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THE X FACTOR

by George Plimpton

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THE SPORTSMAN

by Dhani Jones

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10 STRANGE (BUT UNDENIABLY TRUE) TALES

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THE ISLAND OF LOST MAPS

by Miles Harvey

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TOKYO VICE

by Jake Adelstein

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THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY

by Erik Larson

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DEATH IN THE CITY OF LIGHT

by David King

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THE PSYCHOPATH TEST

by Jon Ronson

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