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The 267 Stupidest Things Republicans Ever Said/the 267 Stupidest Things Democrats Ever Said: The 267 Stupidest Things Democrats Ever Saidby Theodore RueterISBN 0609806351 (0-609-80635-1)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Coldby Tom ShachtmanISBN 0618082395 (0-618-08239-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Alchemistby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. ClarkeISBN 0613334582 (0-613-33458-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alchemist'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sense a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." [via]
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Amazing Impossible Erie Canalby Cheryl HarnessISBN 0613182308 (0-613-18230-8)
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American Government: Institutions and Policiesby James Q. Wilson, John J. DiiulioISBN 0618043594 (0-618-04359-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Government: Institutions and Policies'Book summary:This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of Wilson's complete text, emphasizing the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what end. The Eighth Edition features thoroughly updated examples, figures, and tables and coverage through the 2006 mid-term elections. [via]
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The American Pageant: A History of the Republicby Thomas A. Bailey, David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth CohenISBN 0618103538 (0-618-10353-8)
Softcover, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
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Another City, Not My Ownby Dominick DunneISBN 0609601008 (0-609-60100-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Arranging Flowers: How to Create Beautiful Bouquets in Every Season The Best of Martha Stewart Livingby Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living OmnimediaISBN 0609803611 (0-609-80361-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Automat: The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart's Masterpieceby Lorraine B. Diehl, Marianne HardartISBN 0609610740 (0-609-61074-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphillis Experimentby James H. JonesISBN 0614225019 (0-614-22501-9)
Softcover, Independent Pub Group
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Behind Enemy Lines : The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germanyby Marthe Cohn, Wendy HoldenISBN 0609610546 (0-609-61054-6)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000by David Quammen, Burkhard BilgerISBN 0618082956 (0-618-08295-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000'Book summary:Editor David Quammen's approach with The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000 is broad. So broad that he juxtaposes Mormon archaeology with wild African dogs, computer science with the origins of HIV. As a whole, the collection should be awkward, but it's not. Quammen's insistence that nature is bigger than we think, that science rests within culture, which rests within nature, allows each of these pieces to fit. The focus is on good writing, writing that might change your mind, or make you shout "YES!" or even make you angry. In narrowing the field, Quammen considered straight science reporting, book reviews and excerpts, and articles published in 1999.
One of the best pieces in the book is Natalie Angier's essay "Men, Women, Sex, and Darwin"--which became Woman: An Intimate Geography--a lucid and sharp challenge to the prevailing notions of evolutionary psychologists about what women want. Wendell Berry's "Back to the Land" praises the notion of an agrarian mindset in contrast to the prevailing industrialism and urges no less than a consumer revolt. Atul Gawande addresses the myth of the cancer cluster, Anne Fadiman recalls her reaction to a young boy's drowning, and Edward Hoagland imagines life in the third millennium in his elegant piece "That Sense of Falling":
Science is not sluggardly yet seems devoid of grief, because this would be a life without Mozart or other succulent choices at our fingertips, but oddly truncated, with so little sky and green and random sound or scent blowing in. We may need to grow not only hydroponic vitamins, but also oxygen, if the forests and oceanic vegetation are mauled beyond resuscitation: breathing units, to complement what may be denoted as affection units once the components of a child's emotional needs have been mapped precisely.
Millennialism drives several of the works, as a testament to our 1999 obsession with Y2K. Brief chronicles of the year's scientific revolutions are here, like Paul Ewald's work on microbiological evolution, as are more personal accounts like Peter Matthiessen's pure naturalist prose and Oliver Sacks' "Brilliant Light", telling of his childhood obsession with chemistry. Browsers will find wonderful excerpts from the two major schools of science and nature writing that Quammen calls "Stay Home and Observe with a Gentle Heart" and "Go Forth and Observe with a Probing Mind". This collection is a very worthy addition to Houghton Mifflin's Best American [via]More editions of The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000:
The Best American Sports Writing 2001by Glenn Stout, Bud CollinsISBN 0618086269 (0-618-08626-9)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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Black Planet: Facing Race During an Nba Seasonby David ShieldsISBN 0609806661 (0-609-80666-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreamsby NasdijjISBN 0618048928 (0-618-04892-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking With Ming Tsaiby Arthur Boehm, Ming Tsai, Alan RichardsonISBN 0609605305 (0-609-60530-5)
Hardcover, Clarkson Potter
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking With Ming Tsai'Book summary:Thanks to his cooking program on the Television Food Network, Ming Tsai has gone from chef to culinary celebrity, taking recipes from his Massachusetts restaurant, Blue Ginger, and using them to introduce cooking with Asian ingredients in a most appealing way. Beyond being attractive, serene, and engagingly articulate, Ming Tsai makes cooking with Asian ingredients look easy. This book, a companion to his television shows, offers the same approach and low-key instructions that viewers have come to love. To fill in the visual details for those who have not viewed the cooking series, the book includes step-by-step black-and-white photos for filling potsticker dumplings, rolling sushi, and preparing sushi rice, as well as glorious color shots of many of the completed dishes.
Tsai's specialty is bringing ingredients and techniques of Asia and the West together. It's not surprising to find Tsai using Asian banana leaves, French foie gras, and Southwestern chipotle chile peppers all at once. In fact, it's only natural for the Ohio-raised son of Chinese immigrants, who trained at the classically oriented Cordon Bleu in Paris and has cooked at U.S. restaurants from San Francisco to Santa Fe. His ability to create easily reproduced, globally influenced dishes is exceptional, and results in delights such as Smoky Turkey Shao Mai (dumplings filled with a chipotle-heated filling) and Asian Gazpacho spiked with ginger and Thai basil. Keeping it simple, Tsai offers a quick roll-up of Prosciutto and Asian Pear Maki. Lemon Basmati Rice, flavored with lemon zest and ginger, or couscous blended with a sauté of onion, scallion, and currants--both are side dishes made in minutes that can dress up a store-bought chicken, grilled meat, or Tsai's salmon teriyaki, creatively flavored with orange juice.
Blue Ginger offers many ways to spice up family meals and dishes to surprise guests without too much effort. Cooking from this book is an opportunity to take Asian ingredients you may have eaten in restaurants and master using them in your own kitchen. --Dana Jacobi [via]
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The Bonehunters' Revenge: Dinosaurs, Greed, and the Greatest Scientific Feud of the Gilded Ageby David Rains WallaceISBN 0618082409 (0-618-08240-9)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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The Book of Ratings : Opinions, Grades, and Assessments of Everything Worth Thinking Aboutby L. Fitzgerald SjobergISBN 0609808524 (0-609-80852-4)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Books of the Century: A Hundred Years of Authors, Ideas, and Literatureby Charles McGrath, Mark SummersISBN 0609806882 (0-609-80688-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Breaking Throughby Francisco JimenezISBN 0618011730 (0-618-01173-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Breaking Through'Book summary:At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona.[via]
In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their goodheartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth.More editions of Breaking Through:
The Buck Stops Hereby Alice ProvensenISBN 0613046447 (0-613-04644-7)
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Callings: Finding and Following the Authentic Lifeby Gregg LevoyISBN 0609803700 (0-609-80370-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Chicks Laying Nest Eggs: How 10 Ordinary Women Started an Online Investment Club and Crushed the Market - and How You Can, Too!by Karin HousleyISBN 0609606972 (0-609-60697-2)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Christianityby Roland H. BaintonISBN 0618056874 (0-618-05687-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Christianity'Book summary:In this single absorbing volume, the noted historian and religious scholar Roland Bainton offers a comprehensive, critical portrait of Christianity from its beginnings two thousand years ago to the modern day. From Christ's lowly birth in a stable to the rise of cathedrals and kings, from Roman soliders to Fanciscan monks to Puritans fleeing persecution to a new world across the sea, Bainton paints a rich history of a vast and varied people united by a singular belief. Illustrated with fifty black-and-white photographs, CHRISTIANITY is a perfect introduction for lay readers and a classic in its field.[via]More editions of Christianity:
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Contacts: Langue Et Culture Francaisesby Jean-Paul Valette, Rebecca M. ValetteISBN 0618007482 (0-618-00748-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Contacts: Langue Et Culture Francaises (Cahier D'Activites)by Rebecca M. Valette, Jean-Paul ValletteISBN 0618007504 (0-618-00750-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Dave Barry Turns 50by Dave BarryISBN 0609603272 (0-609-60327-2)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dave Barry Turns 50'Book summary:"Many bad things happen when you turn 50. You can't see; you can't hear; you can read the entire Oxford English Dictionary in the time it takes you to go to the bathroom; and you keep meeting people your own age who look like Grandpa Walton (and those are the women)." Yep, Dave Barry is getting old, and the King of Humor may soon become the King Lear of Humor, but fear not, because Dave is not going quietly. Dave Barry Turns 50 is Barry at his best, mainly because it succeeds in being more than simply a collection of his newspaper columns. He examines the development of the baby boomer, from youth in the '50s ("an age so innocent that there could be a TV show featuring a main character called 'The Beaver'") to maturity in the '70s ("We ... basked in the reflected glory of Woodward and Bernstein: we were inspired by them; we kept a sharp eye out for any hint of corruption in the way our local school board purchased clarinets for the marching band"), before providing a self-help guide for those entering their second half century.
Barry could squeeze laughs out of a prostate exam (eventually he may have to, although the cover of this book proudly states that he refuses to even mention the word prostate), and Dave Barry Turns 50 provides him with ample opportunities to demonstrate the agile wit that has endeared him to millions of fans. Even in the final chapters, when he faces the inevitability of death, he manages to keep chuckling--after all, he is only 50, and this, he points out, "...is our glory time, this last decade or so before our powers decline and we start showing up for work with our pants on backwards." Let's hope that we'll be around for Dave Barry Turns 90. --Simon Leake [via]
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Decorating Details: Projects and Ideas for a More Comfortable More Beautiful Home The Best of Martha Stewart Livingby Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living OmnimediaISBN 0609802585 (0-609-80258-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Don't Know Much About the Civil War: Everything You Need to Know About America's Greatest Conflict but Never Learnedby Kenneth C. DavisISBN 0613214544 (0-613-21454-4)
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The Economics of Innocent Fraud: Truth for Our Timeby John Kenneth GalbraithISBN 0618013245 (0-618-01324-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Economics of Innocent Fraud: Truth for Our Time'Book summary:John Kenneth Galbraith has been immersed in economics for most of his long and remarkable life. The purpose of this extended essay is to illuminate examples of "innocent fraud" or the gulf between perception and reality in the modern American economic system--a system he had a hand in creating during his tenure in FDR's administration. Though tackling serious subjects, the book sparkles with wit and sly understatement. "A marked enjoyment can be found in identifying self-serving belief and contrived nonsense," he writes, clearly enjoying himself.
The dominant role of the corporation in modern society is one such form of innocent fraud, and he explains how managers hold the real power in our system, not consumers or shareholders as the image would suggest. Despite the "appearance of relevance for owners," capitalism has given way to corporate bureaucracy--"a bureaucracy in control of its task and its compensation. Rewards that verge on larceny."
He also explains how the public realm is effectively controlled by the private sector. The arms industry is but one example of this: "While the Pentagon is still billed as being of the public sector, few doubt the influence of corporate power in its decisions." He also looks at the financial world which "sustains a large, active, well-rewarded community based on compelled but seemingly sophisticated ignorance," and in particular the Federal Reserve System, "our most prestigious form of fraud, our most elegant escape from reality." In essence, Galbraith says that the Fed, for all of its power and prestige, effectively does nothing. And he has little problem with this: "Let their ineffective role be accepted and forgiven."
Both a guide to the present and an aid to shaping the future, this slim, satisfying book is a font of wisdom, conventional and otherwise, from a respected elder statesman in the twilight of his life. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Essential Adam Smithby R. HeilbronerISBN 0613914090 (0-613-91409-0)
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Doneby Ram Charan, Larry Bossidy, Charles BurckISBN 0609610570 (0-609-61057-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done'Book summary:Disciplines like strategy, leadership development, and innovation are the sexier aspects of being at the helm of a successful business; actually getting things done never seems quite as glamorous. But as Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan demonstrate in Execution, the ultimate difference between a company and its competitor is, in fact, the ability to execute.
Execution is "the missing link between aspirations and results," and as such, making it happen is the business leader's most important job. While failure in today's business environment is often attributed to other causes, Bossidy and Charan argue that the biggest obstacle to success is the absence of execution. They point out that without execution, breakthrough thinking on managing change breaks down, and they emphasize the fact that execution is a discipline to learn, not merely the tactical side of business. Supporting this with stories of the "execution difference" being won (EDS) and lost (Xerox and Lucent), the authors describe the building blocks--leaders with the right behaviors, a culture that rewards execution, and a reliable system for having the right people in the right jobs--that need to be in place to manage the three core business processes of people, strategy, and operations. Both Bossidy, CEO of Honeywell International, Inc., and Charan, advisor to corporate executives and author of such books as What the CEO Wants You to Know and Boards That Work, present experience-tested insight into how the smooth linking of these three processes can differentiate one company from the rest. Developing the discipline of execution isn't made out to be simple, nor is this book a quick, easy read. Bossidy and Charan do, however, offer good advice on a neglected topic, making Execution a smart business leader's guide to enacting success rather than permitting demise. --S. Ketchum [via]
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Field Guide to the Stars and Planetsby Jay M. PasachoffISBN 0613354060 (0-613-35406-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Division
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Gardening 101by Martha Stewart Living Magazine EditorsISBN 0609805479 (0-609-80547-9)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobsby Rose Kernochan, John Bowe, Marisa Bowe, Sabin C. StreeterISBN 0609807072 (0-609-80707-2)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs'Book summary:Amazing . . . a gem of a book that uses only the strength of the human voice to tell an American story -- sometimes dark, always fascinating.
-- USA Today
The accounts are wonderfully revealing, with gritty and almost shockingly honest detail. For all their variety, they weave a cohesive, passion-filled story of what people bring to their work. It's an addictive read.
-- Harvard Business Review's Best Business Books of 2000
Keen, disturbing, and deeply felt . . . the stories in Gig deliver a more rousing political wallop than those in Working . . . remarkable and strangely moving.
-- Susan Faludi, The Village Voice
I love this book! It's surprising and entertaining and makes the world seem like a bigger and more interesting place. Gig manages to document everyday life and give pure narrative pleasure at the same time. One feels proud to live in the same country as the people in this book.
-- Ira Glass, host of This American Life
A fascinating compilation of what the American workforce has to say about itself.
-- George Plimpton
Eye-opening . . . more revealing than any theories a sociologist could concoct.
-- The Industry Standard
Entertaining, sobering, validating . . . Ordinary people discuss their jobs with extraordinary candor.
-- US Weekly
In the age of advanced spin, this book accomplishes a very rare thing. It actually lets workers speak for themselves. . . . The result makes for a fascinating read.
-- Andrew Ross, director, American Studies Program at New York University
Emotional and eye-opening, each compelling description offers insight about the job itself and, more important, an intimate view of a single human life.
-- Austin Chronicle
An engaging, humorous, revealing, and refreshingly human look at the bizarre, life-threatening, and delightfully humdrum exploits of everyone from sports heroes to sex workers.
-- Douglas Rushkoff, author of Coercion, Ecstasy Club, and Media Virus [via]More editions of Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs:
Gig: Americans Talk about Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millenniumby Marisa Bowe, Sabin C. Streeter, John BoweISBN 0609605887 (0-609-60588-7)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburgby James M. McPhersonISBN 0609610236 (0-609-61023-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg'Book summary:[I]n a larger sense, we can not dedicatewe can not consecratewe can not hallowthis ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or detract.
President Abraham Lincoln
James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans.
The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. More than any other place in the United States, Gettysburg is indeed hallowed ground. Its no surprise that it is one of the nations most visited sites (nearly two million annual visitors), attracting tourists, military buffs, and students of American history.
McPherson, who has led countless tours of Gettysburg over the years, makes stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top, among other key locations. He reflects on the meaning of the battle, describes the events of those terrible three days in July 1863, and places the struggle in the greater context of American and world history. Along the way, he intersperses stories of his own encounters with the place over several decades, as well as debunking several popular myths about the battle itself.
What brought those 165,000 soldiers75,000 Confederate, 90,000 Unionto Gettysburg? Why did they lock themselves in such a death grip across these once bucolic fields until 11,000 of them were killed or mortally wounded, another 29,000 were wounded and survived, and about 10,000 were missing mostly captured? What was accomplished by all of this carnage? Join James M. McPherson on a walk across this hallowed ground as he be encompasses the depth of meaning and historical impact of a place that helped define the nations character. [via]More editions of Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg:
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Hamletby William ShakespeareISBN 0613526813 (0-613-52681-3)
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The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Moviesby Jason SurrellISBN 0613897331 (0-613-89733-1)
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Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilizationby Graham Hancock, Santha FaiiaISBN 0609804774 (0-609-80477-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The History of Money: From Sandstone to Cyberspaceby J. McIver WeatherfordISBN 0609801724 (0-609-80172-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High Schoolby Rebecca RuppISBN 0609805851 (0-609-80585-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School'Book summary:Finally, homeschoolers have a comprehensive guide to designing a homeschool curriculum, from one of the country's foremost homeschooling experts. , Rebecca Rupp presents a structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school. Based on the traditional pre-K through 12th-grade structure, Home Learning Year by Year features:
The integral subjects to be covered within each grade
Standards for knowledge that should be acquired by your child at each level
Recommended books to use as texts for every subject
Guidelines for the importance of each topic: which knowledge is essential and which is best for more expansive study based on your child's personal interests
Suggestions for how to sensitively approach less academic subjects, such as sex education and physical fitness [via]More editions of Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School:
How Hitler Could Have Won World War II: The Fatal Errors That Lead to Nazi Defeatby Bevin AlexanderISBN 0609808443 (0-609-80844-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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If I Live to Be 100 : Lessons from the Centenariansby Neenah EllisISBN 0609608428 (0-609-60842-8)
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Ishmaelby Daniel QuinnISBN 0613080939 (0-613-08093-9)
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Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christiansby Timothy Freke, Peter GandyISBN 0609607677 (0-609-60767-7)
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" Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess
" Because they show that the gospel story is a spiritual allegory encapsulating a profound philosophy that leads to mythical enlightenment
" Because they have the power to turn the world inside out and transform life into an exploration of consciousness
Drawing on modern scholarship, the authors of the international bestseller The Jesus Mysteries decode the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first time in almost two millennia and theorize about who the original Christians really were and what they actually taught. In addition, the book explores the many myths of Jesus and the Goddess and unlocks the lost secret teachings of Christian mysticism, which promise happiness and immortality to those who attain the state of Gnosis, or enlightenment. This daring and controversial book recovers the ancient wisdom of the original Christians and demonstrates its relevance to us today.
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A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with Buddhismby Andrew HarveyISBN 0618056750 (0-618-05675-0)
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Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Handby Kenn KaufmanISBN 0618062351 (0-618-06235-1)
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The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Waking up to Personal and Global Transformationby Thom Hartmann, Joseph Chilton Pearce, Neale Donald WalschISBN 0609805290 (0-609-80529-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Waking up to Personal and Global Transformation'Book summary:Ecology and spirituality are deftly intertwined in this well-written discussion of how we can save and preserve life on earth. Vermont author Thom Hartman offers a highly persuasive argument for adopting the spiritual values of our ancient ancestors, which means living with a strong connection to the earth as well as the sun that nourishes us all. Nowadays, humans often perceive themselves as separate from nature and born to dominate it, says Hartman who lays out some frightening, albeit thorough, research on the destruction of the planet. But as the book progresses, he guides readers into a convincing and intelligent vision for reversing our destructive ways.
Mostly, we could all use an attitude adjustment. For example, he explains how native and tribal cultures often considered all forms of life to be as sacred as human life--an attitude that may be one of our best shots at planetary longevity. Hartman devotes his final section to "What the Average Person Can Do," including chapters titled, "Turn Off the TV," "The Modern-Day Tribe: Intentional Community," and "Reinventing Our Daily Lives and Rituals." --Gail Hudson [via]
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Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Oceanby Les Standiford, Henry Morrison FlaglerISBN 0609607480 (0-609-60748-0)
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Little Clearing in the Woodsby Maria D. WilkesISBN 0613082575 (0-613-08257-5)
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Little House in Brookfieldby Maria D. Wilkes, Dan AndreasenISBN 0613095855 (0-613-09585-5)
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The Loss of the S. S. Titanic : Its Story and Its Lessonsby Lawrence BeesleyISBN 0618055312 (0-618-05531-2)
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Love in the Driest Season : A Family Memoirby Neely TuckerISBN 0609609769 (0-609-60976-9)
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Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Lifeby Stephen Mitchell, Byron KatieISBN 0609608746 (0-609-60874-6)
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Madame Curieby Eve Curie, Vincent SheeanISBN 0613181271 (0-613-18127-1)
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Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarianby Madhur JaffreyISBN 0609809237 (0-609-80923-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian'Book summary:The author of seven previous cookbooks, including the classic Indian Cooking, Madhur Jaffrey is among today's most influential and authoritative food writers. Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian, a meticulously researched collection of more than 750 meatless dishes from around the globe, presents its author in superlative form, culling the best vegetarian home-style dishes from virtually every culture and cooking tradition. Jaffrey's book, filled with delicious, approachable recipes, has universal appeal, and should be part of every cook's library.
Divided into sections on beans, grains, and vegetables, and including chapters on vegetables, soups, salads, and sauces, among other topics, the book brilliantly juxtaposes recipes grouped by ingredient to reveal, finally, the way that ingredient is approached globally to make food. Thus, for example, Jaffrey's section on rice offers Persian Pilaf with Lima Beans, Palestinian Rice with Lentils and Browned Onions, and Risotto with Fried Porcini Mushrooms, among other pitch-perfect dish choices in this and other chapters. Less familiar ingredients like spelt, millet, and soybeans are removed from the realm of dubious interest and presented in compelling recipes, such as Spicy Soybean Patties with Mint. Throughout, Jaffrey provides definitive notes on ingredients (her full investigation of couscous types is one of many examples) and techniques, as well as a truly comprehensive glossary. Jaffrey also offers a small but charming section on drinks; her Fresh Lime and Ginger Syrup from India, to be mixed with ice and soda water, is a simple but marvelous summertime treat, and one more example of Jaffrey at excitingly full throttle. A ten-page section of color photos rounds out this expert collection. --Arthur Boehm [via]
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Mars Mystery: The Secret Connection Between Earth and the Red Planetby Graham HancockISBN 0609802232 (0-609-80223-2)
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Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbookby Martha Stewart, Susan Spungen, Dana GallaherISBN 0609603108 (0-609-60310-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook'Book summary:With Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook, Stewart, along with Martha Stewart Living food editor Susan Spungen and photographer Dana Gallagher, has created not just a handbook but a dream book. The first 225 pages consist entirely of beautifully photographed, exquisite nibbles, tastes, and bites--and the following 270 pages give you the recipes and instructions to re-create them at home. Pink and orange ribbons bound into the book allow you to easily mark photos and recipes. Only Martha and her staff would come up with something so beautiful and practical.
You can browse the photos for inspiration, or dive right into one of the chapters, all organized by presentation, such as "Layered and Stacked"; "Wrapped, Rolled, Filled, Folded and Stuffed"; "Skewered and Threaded"; "Bites and Pieces"; and "Sips and Drinks," just to name a few. Having a few friends over for cocktails before the show? How about Crispy Asparagus Straws, a delicious combo of asparagus wrapped in prosciutto and phyllo and sprinkled with Parmesan? The sophisticated flavors belie the ease of preparation. Have a little more time to prepare? The Jicama and Green Papaya Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce are tasty and beautiful.
As gorgeous as this cookbook is, don't dismiss it as coffee-table cooking--several helpful photos show technique as well as finished product, and Martha's tips and notes are sprinkled throughout the text. For example, a lengthy sidebar on purchasing and preparing shrimp shares how to buy shrimp (the high quality of flash-frozen shrimp these days makes it perfectly acceptable), how to cook it (use kosher salt in your cooking water), and how best to peel and devein the little treasures. Similarly, reading the note on preparing phyllo will encourage even a novice cook to try her hand at Phyllo Triangles with Feta and Spinach or Curried Walnut Chicken. If you're planning a party and need fabulous finger food, you needn't look any further than Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook. --Rebecca A. Staffel [via]
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Merry-Go-Roundby Ruth HellerISBN 0613298047 (0-613-29804-7)
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Moosewood Restaurant New Classics : 350 Recipes for Homestyle Favorites and Everyday Feastsby Moosewood Collective StaffISBN 0609601652 (0-609-60165-2)
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Moosewood Restaurant New Classics: 400 Recipes for Homestyle Favorites and Everyday Feastsby The Moosewood CollectiveISBN 0609802410 (0-609-80241-0)
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The Onion's Finest News Reportingby Scott Dikkers, Robert SiegelISBN 0609804634 (0-609-80463-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Onion's Finest News Reporting'Book summary:From the editors of the most hilarious periodical around comes The Onion's Finest News Reporting, a collection of stories and commentaries with a sublime satirical bite. Devotees of the Madison, Wisconsin, weekly will erupt with laughter at each turn of the page, while newcomers will wonder how they have done without such headlines as "Civil War Enthusiasts Burn Atlanta to Ground," "Saddam Hussein Steps Down Following Sex Scandal," "Lyndon Johnson Jr. Sworn in as George Editor," "Nation's Educators Alarmed by Poorly Written Teen Suicide Notes," and "Massive Oil Spill Results in Improved Wildlife Viscosity." The brilliant parodies following the headlines are consistently smart, irreverent, and hysterical. Some selections are masterworks of absurdity, such as op-ed pieces written from the perspectives of pylons, chemical plants, or appliances. The book also contains some choice picks from the magazine's "What Do You Think?" column, in which ordinary citizens sound off on timely topics such as the teaching of evolution in schools ("I am against evolution being taught in schools. I am also against widespread literacy and the refrigeration of food.") and the cloning of animals ("I can't believe it--imagine a whole field of sheep that all look alike!"). As with all effective satire, this volume seeks to hit society's raw nerves: homophobia, racism, sexism, even Canada--"Perky 'Canada' Has Own Government, Laws" reads one headline. But buyer beware: if Dave Barry is about your speed, you may find some of these stories (and the language) to be tasteless, if not offensive. Others will love this book for those very reasons. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Out of Sight: Pictures of Hidden Worldby Seymour SimonISBN 0613444701 (0-613-44470-1)
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A People and a Nation: A History of the United Statesby Thomas G. Paterson, David M. Katzman, David W. Blight, Paul D. Escott, Mary Beth Norton, William M. Tuttle, Howard P. ChudaciffISBN 0618005501 (0-618-00550-1)
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Picture This: How Pictures Workby Molly BangISBN 0613300912 (0-613-30091-2)
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Poker Face : A Girlhood among Gamblersby Katherine LedererISBN 0609608983 (0-609-60898-3)
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The Prophet's Way: Touching the Power of Lifeby Thom HartmannISBN 0609807994 (0-609-80799-4)
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From the most ancient corner of Jerusalems Old City to a candlelit Detroit temple where a teacher heals with his hands, from a famine-plagued refugee camp in Uganda to the bloodied streets of Bogota, Thom Hartmanns spiritual journey has been a long and fascinating one. In The Prophets Way, named after a pathboth literal and figurativethe author walked with his spiritual guru Herr Müller, Hartmann conveys his experiences of expanded consciousness and insight with inspiring clarity.
Both a spiritual guide and a touching memoir, The Prophets Way has something for everyone, from the most devout to the dedicated agnostic. In a story that melds recent discoveries in science with ancient metaphysical truths, Hartmann offers specific techniques and tools to reconnect with life and help re-create our personal futures as well as that of the planet. By reuniting with the heartbeat of the world and ones own inner divinity, Hartmann suggests that one can have a positive influence on the Earth as a whole. [via]More editions of The Prophet's Way: Touching the Power of Life:
Public Speakingby Michael Osborn, Suzanne OsbornISBN 0618095977 (0-618-09597-7)
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise and Other Bribesby Alfie KohnISBN 0618001816 (0-618-00181-6)
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Rational Mysticism : Dispatches from the Border Between Science and Spiritualityby John HorganISBN 0618060278 (0-618-06027-8)
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The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Aspects of the Extended Mindby Rupert SheldrakeISBN 060960807X (0-609-60807-X)
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Shrinking the Cat: Genetic Engineering Before We Knew about Genesby Sue HubbellISBN 0618040277 (0-618-04027-7)
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This is an interesting and hopeful time in which to live.... Genes, it turns out, are simple. But the processes of life ... do not yet seem to be. Until we can develop a deep, broad, and sensitive understanding of those processes ... we'll continue to suffer the unintended consequences of alterations.
Hubbell's brief, appealing book provides a pleasant way for anyone to learn more about genetic modification as conducted by the pre-Mayans, along the Silk Road, and in laboratories today. --Blaise Selby [via]
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Siddarthaby Hermann HesseISBN 0613572742 (0-613-57274-2)
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Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside Schoolby Louis SacharISBN 0613142195 (0-613-14219-5)
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Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Lessons for Transforming Evil in Soul and Societyby Matthew FoxISBN 0609805800 (0-609-80580-0)
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The Sonnetsby William ShakespeareISBN 0613175239 (0-613-17523-9)
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Ten Sure Signs A Movie Character Is Doomed And Other Surprising Movie Listsby Richard RoeperISBN 0613926145 (0-613-92614-5)
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The Tenacity of the Cockroach: Conversations With Entertainment's Most Enduring Outsidersby Stephen ThompsonISBN 0609809911 (0-609-80991-1)
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Timing Is Everything : The Complete Timing Guide to Cookingby Jack PiccoloISBN 0609802070 (0-609-80207-0)
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Touch the Top of the Worldby Erik WeihenmayerISBN 0613568648 (0-613-56864-8)
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A Trip to the Beach : Living on Island Time in the Caribbeanby Melinda Blanchard, Robert BlanchardISBN 0609606948 (0-609-60694-8)
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A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbeanby Robert Blanchard, Melinda BlanchardISBN 060980748X (0-609-80748-X)
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Understanding the Enneagram: The Practical Guide to Personality Typesby Russ Hudson, Don Richard RisoISBN 0618004157 (0-618-00415-7)
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Unwritten Lawsby Hugh RawsonISBN 0609803042 (0-609-80304-2)
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The Velveteen Rabbitby Margery Williams BiancoISBN 0613948106 (0-613-94810-6)
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The Voluptuous Vegan: More Than 200 Sinfully Delicious Recipes for Meatless, Eggless, and Dairy-Free Mealsby Myra Kornfeld, George Minot, Sheila HamanakaISBN 0609804898 (0-609-80489-8)
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W.e.b. Du Bois: The Fight For Equality & The American Century, 1919-1963by David L. LewisISBN 0613708725 (0-613-70872-5)
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Waiting for Aphrodite: Journeys into the Time Before Bonesby Sue Hubbell, Liddy HubbellISBN 061805684X (0-618-05684-X)
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The Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from NPR's "Fresh Air"by Geoffrey NunbergISBN 0618116028 (0-618-11602-8)
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When Jesus Came To Harvard: Making Moral Choices Todayby Harvey CoxISBN 0618067442 (0-618-06744-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'When Jesus Came To Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today'Book summary:Over the fifteen years that Harvey Cox taught his Harvard undergraduate class Jesus and the Moral Life, the course grew so popular that the lectures had to be taught in a theater usually reserved for rock concerts. The overwhelming response was a clear signal of the hunger for guidance in today's confusing world, where moral guidelines seem to shift daily. How can we ask today "What Would Jesus Do?," when Jesus never had to cope with an unintended pregnancy, or confront a teenage daughter about her drug use, or decide whether to put an ailing parent in a retirement home?[via]
In his new book, Cox brings the moral wisdom of Rabbi Jesus into the twenty-first century by way of the questions, arguments, responses, and doubts of centuries of rabbinic and Christian theological exploration, as well as the voices of the thousands of Harvard students who attended his course over the years. Cox shows how we can extrapolate from Jesus' parables and bridge the gap between the ancient and modern worlds. As an example, he recalls his experience while locked in a southern jail during the civil rights movement, when the song "We Shall Overcome" rang from nearby cells. The message he takes is from the story of the Resurrection: transcendent hope rising from the depths of injustice.
When Jesus Came to Harvard is not another look at the "historical Jesus," but it considers Jesus' contemporary significance by concentrating on the stories he told and those told about him. For youth and adults, Christian and non-Christian, When Jesus Came to Harvard is urgently relevant.More editions of When Jesus Came To Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today:
Yarn Girls' Guide to Simple Knitsby Julie Carles, Jordana JacobsISBN 0609608800 (0-609-60880-0)
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A Year in Van Nuysby Sandra Tsing LohISBN 0609809512 (0-609-80951-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Year in Van Nuys'Book summary:Sandra Tsing Loh, a self-described neurotic, nonachieving, downwardly mobile Dumpy, has started to come out of denial over the fact that she does not live in Provence. Not only does she not live in Provence, she doesnt even live in a nice part of Los Angeles. This upper-lower-middle-class suburb in the sun-swept grid of the San Fernando Valley, consistently ranked one of the worst places to live in America, whose night sky is flamed by a million fast-food neon signs and whose streets are chockablock with carnicerias, taquerias, and pupuserias, will, shes pretty sure, never be Provence.
In A Year in Van Nuys, we find Sandra, an obscure writer, blocked at page 100 of her Great American Novel the one that, when finished, will bring her fame, fortune, and the requisite country house in Provence. Shes 35 and she has eyebags like Bert Lahr, a too-rich, too-thin sister who torments her about her lack of initiative, and a $300-an-hour Malibu therapist. She writes for a failing womens website Amelia.com makes a disastrous appearance on CNN, entertains a networks idea about making a sitcom of her life, especially her eyebags, and watches new and old acquaintances alike succeed wildly at various pursuits. And this is merely the tip of the iceberg of a year in Sandras life. Divided by season The Winter of Our Discontent, Spring Without Bending Your Knees, Summer Where We Winter, and Fall of Our Dearest Expectations Sandras narrative charts a hilarious course through the anti-Hollywood, a morbid inferno that none other than Robert Redford called a furnace that could destroy any creative thought that managed to creep into your brain.
The result of this journey? Not thinner thighs, smoother skin, or a kind of space-age Zen Buddhist acceptance. (Notwithstanding the fact that a wise [gay] man notes that even Madonna has an inner Van Nuys.) No, the true grail turns out to be, unbelievably enough, Maturity. Which coincides, sadly, with the official end of Youth. Which, after a brief mourning period, turns out to be an odd relief for Sandra. After all, when one is no longer burdened by Youth, or Promise, or Potential, or even worldly Interest, a writer finally finds . . . the rush is over. Sandra has all the time in the world. And on a sunny blue-sky morning, a story begins to occur to her of a 35-year-old, with Bert Lahr eyebags, who was blocked in the course of a Great American Novel in a colorful, tattered little outpost called Van Nuys . . . [via] 
A Year of Styleby Frederic FekkaiISBN 0609605038 (0-609-60503-8)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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