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THE END OF MONEY

by David Wolman

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THE BEHAVIOR GAP

by Carl Richards

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BORROW

by Louis Hyman

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CURRENCY WARS

by James Rickards

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GREENBACK PLANET

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CREDIBILITY

by James M. Kouzes

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ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO WORK AT GOOGLE?

by William Poundstone

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MASTERS OF MANAGEMENT

by Adrian Wooldridge

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SCREW BUSINESS AS USUAL

by Richard Branson

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BORDERLESS ECONOMICS

by Robert Guest

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THE QUEST

by Daniel Yergin

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REAPPRAISALS

by Tony Judt

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WAR IN A TIME OF PEACE

by David Halberstam

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MASTER OF THE SENATE

by Robert A. Caro

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THE BRIDGE

by David Remnick

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FEED YOURSELF, FEED YOUR FAMILY

by La Leche League International

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HEART 411

by Marc Gillinov

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AGING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

by Lewis Richmond

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THE HAPPINESS OF PURSUIT

by Shimon Edelman

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THE BEHAVIOR GAP

by Carl Richards

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NEW AND NOTABLE NONFICTION: DECEMBER 2011

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THE BEST AMERICAN MAGAZINE WRITING 2011

by American Society of Magazine Editors

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EXTRA VIRGINITY

by Tom Mueller

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FATAL CROSSROADS

by Danny S. Parker

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GOSSIP

by Joseph Epstein

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ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE

by John Gribbin

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2011 BEST OF NONFICTION: THE COMPLETE LIST

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BOTTOM OF THE 33RD

by Dan Barry

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TOLSTOY

by Rosamund Bartlett

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THE MEMORY PALACE

by Mira Bartók

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THE LONGEST WAR

by Peter L. Bergen

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BENTO'S SKETCHBOOK

by John Berger

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2011 BEST OF NONFICTION: BIOGRAPHY

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COURAGE BEYOND THE GAME

by Jim Dent

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TOLSTOY

by Rosamund Bartlett

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JANE FONDA

by Patricia Bosworth

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LENNON

by Tim Riley

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LOVE AND CAPITAL

by Mary Gabriel

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2011 BEST OF NONFICTION: CURRENT AFFAIRS

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GREEN IS THE NEW RED

by Will Potter

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THE LONGEST WAR

by Peter L. Bergen

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THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL ORDER

by Francis Fukuyama

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WE MEANT WELL

by Peter Van Buren

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INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY

by Janet Reitman

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2011 BEST OF NONFICTION: MEMOIR

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WITNESS TO AN EXTREME CENTURY

by Robert Jay Lifton

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THE MEMORY PALACE

by Mira Bartók

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TIGER, TIGER

by Margaux Fragoso

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TOWNIE

by Andre Dubus III

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YOUR VOICE IN MY HEAD

by Emma Forrest

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2011 BEST OF NONFICTION: POP CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

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33 REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

by Dorian Lynskey

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BOTTOM OF THE 33RD

by Dan Barry

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EVERYONE LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DEAD

by Neil Strauss

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ELECTRIC EDEN

by Rob Young

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HALFWAY TO HOLLYWOOD

by Michael Palin

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HERE ON EARTH

by Tim Flannery

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DEADLY CHOICES

by Paul A. Offit

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BORN IN AFRICA

by Martin Meredith

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IN THE PLEX

by Steven Levy

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THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY

by David Deutsch

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THE LAST CAMPAIGN

by Thurston Clarke

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JACKIE AS EDITOR

by Greg Lawrence

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FORTY WAYS TO LOOK AT JFK

by Gretchen Rubin

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MRS. KENNEDY

by Barbara Leaming

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THE KENNEDY WOMEN

by Laurence Leamer

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NEW AND NOTABLE NONFICTION: NOVEMBER 2011

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THE BEAUTY AND THE SORROW

by Peter Englund

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BENTO'S SKETCHBOOK

by John Berger

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BLUE NIGHTS

by Joan Didion

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THE ECSTASY OF INFLUENCE

by Jonathan Lethem

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THE FOLLY OF FOOLS

by Robert Trivers

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FEAR AND LOATHING AT ROLLING STONE

by Hunter S. Thompson

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HEY RUBE

by Hunter S. Thompson

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KINGDOM OF FEAR

by Hunter S. Thompson

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FEAR AND LOATHING IN AMERICA

by Hunter S. Thompson

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THE RUM DIARY

by Hunter S. Thompson

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COOK THIS NOW

by Melissa Clark

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THE MAINE SUMMERS COOKBOOK

by Linda Greenlaw

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ALICE'S COOKBOOK

by Alice Hart

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THE NEW SONOMA COOKBOOK

by Connie Guttersen

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ONE WORLD KIDS COOKBOOK

by Sean Mendez

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THE MAGIC OF REALITY

by Richard Dawkins

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THE GOD DELUSION

by Richard Dawkins

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THE ANCESTOR’S TALE

by Richard Dawkins

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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

by Richard Dawkins

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A DEVIL’S CHAPLAIN

by Richard Dawkins

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ALIBIS

by André Aciman

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AMERICAN NATIONS

by Colin Woodard

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ASSASSINS OF THE TURQUOISE PALACE

by Roya Hakakian

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THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY

by Craig L. Symonds

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COLLISION COURSE

by Joseph A. McCartin

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ANSWER THEM NOTHING

by Debra Weyermann

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UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN

by Jon Krakauer

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MORMON AMERICA

by Richard N. Ostling

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LOVE TIMES THREE

by Joe Darger

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ESCAPE

by Carolyn Jessop

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OVERTREATED

by Shannon Brownlee

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THE BILLION-DOLLAR MOLECULE

by Barry Werth

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BAD SCIENCE

by Ben Goldacre

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THE INVISIBLE CURE

by Helen Epstein

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THE PANIC VIRUS

by Seth Mnookin

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BOB DYLAN AND THE BEATLES

by Al Aronowitz

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THE BEATLES

by Craig Cross

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THE BEATLES

by Bob Spitz

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IN MY LIFE

by Debbie Geller

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BEHIND SAD EYES

by Marc Shapiro

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