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Nonfiction, August 2006
- Anderson, Chris
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Anderson presents a discussion about the economics of abundance — the rise of the niche — as the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically and markets shift.
- Belozerskaya, Marina
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This fascinating exploration spans 2,000 years to look at the central role exotic animals have played in war, diplomacy and the pomp of princes and potentates.
- Blum, Deborah
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At the close of the 19th century, William James, the great philosopher, a founder of the American Psychological Association and brother of author Henry James, proclaimed his belief in ghosts and embarked on a determined, lifelong pursuit of scientific evidence to prove it.
- Bremmer, Ian
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A successful international business expert turns conventional wisdom on its head and shows how the United States can start acting in its own interests.
- Brizendine, Louann
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Brizendine established the first clinic in the country to study and treat women's brain functions. This revolutionary book combines two decades of her work and the latest information from the scientific community to provide a truly comprehensive look at the way women's minds work.
- Castlebridge, Enterprises
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This graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission's official report on the terrorist attacks puts at every American's fingertips the most defining event of the century. Sid Jacobson's text faithfully captures the report's investigative thoroughness, while Ernie Colon's stunning artwork powerfully conveys the facts, insights and urgency of the original.
- Dean, John W. (John Wesley)
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Former Nixon White House legal counsel John Dean takes a sobering look at how radical elements — including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove and Bill Frist — are destroying the Republican Party, along with the very foundations of American democracy.
- Eisenstein, Bernice
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In an innovative memoir, the author combines her skills as a writer and illustrator to recount her early childhood in the 1950s and fragmented stories of family members lost in the war.
- Fogle, Jared
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Jared, the Subway Guy: Winning Through Losing: 13 Lessons for Turning Your Life Around (August 2006)Not a diet book, this is a motivational and inspirational resource from a young man who was determined enough to change his life — and now shares his life lessons with others.
- Holtz, Lou
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A legendary football coach, motivational speaker and best-selling author now tells the inspirational story of his life.
- Kushner, Harold S.
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Rabbi Kushner, the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, offers a new book about how to overcome the common difficulties of life by turning to the life of Moses. He explains how to weather the disillusionment of dreams unfulfilled, the pain of being fired and other disappointments of life.
- Lee, Laura
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Lee takes an entertaining, pop-science look at the many ways weather has affected history and continues to shape the world.
- Li, Laura Tyson
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In a life that spanned the 20th century (1898-2003), Madame Chiang Kai-Shek was inextricably entwined with China's tempestuous evolution from the imperial Qing Dynasty to the end of colonialism in Hong Kong. In this first biography of one of history's most intriguing and controversial political figures, Li shows how Madame Chiang influenced decades of Sino-American relations and modern Chinese history.
- MacPherson, Myra
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Boasting equal parts scholarship and style, this is a groundbreaking and timely portrait of I.F. Stone, one of the 20th century's most independent and revered American journalists.
- Matthews, Mark
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During the Vietnam era, conscientious objectors received both sympathy and admiration from many Americans. It was not so during World War II. By revealing an unknown dimension of American pacifism, Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line fills a gap in World War II history and restores the reputation of the brave men who, even in the face of public ostracism, held true to their beliefs and served their country with honor.
- McConnel(l), Patricia
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The author of The Other End of the Leash offers fascinating insights into the canine mind — critical tools for a healthy relationship with a well-trained dog.
- Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza
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Nasr offers an understanding of the ancient conflict of the Shia and Sunni, their critical struggle for the future of the Middle East, and its modern embodiment in the power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim world.
- Pomfret, John
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As a twenty-year-old exchange student from Stanford University, John Pomfret spent a year at Nanjing University in China. His fellow classmates were among those who survived the twin tragedies of Mao’s rule — the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution — and whose success in government and private industry today are shaping China’s future. Pomfret went on to a career in journalism, spending the bulk of his time in China. After attending the twentieth reunion of his class, he decided to reacquaint himself with some of his classmates. Chinese Lessons is their story and his own.
- Ricks, Thomas E.
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The definitive military chronicle of the Iraq war — and a searing judgment on the strategic blindness with which America has conducted it — draws on the accounts of senior military officers giving voice to their anger for the first time.
- Spoto, Donald
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With unprecedented access to studio archives, friends and colleagues who knew and loved Audrey Hepburn, bestselling author Spoto provides an intimate and moving account of this beautiful, elusive and talented woman.
- Sullivan, James
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Since their emergence over a century and a half ago, blue jeans have been worn by every sector of American society and exported around the world as a symbol of American civilization. In Jeans, Sullivan traces the evolution of jeans from a simple utilitarian garment into what fashion critics have called "the American uniform."
- Wood, John
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Wood, the executive who made it his business to bring books and schools to children around the developing world, chronicles his life and work, from the start-up years at Microsoft to his life-changing decision to leave, and includes the methods he uses to manage Room to Read with "the efficiency of General Electric and the compassion of Mother Teresa."