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Nonfiction, October 2009
- Andrew, Christopher
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To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. Defend the Realm reveals the precise role of the Security Service in 20th century British history, from its foundation in 1909 to its present roles in counterespionage and counter terrorism.
- Bastianich, Lidia Matticchio
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In this warmly written, lushly illustrated new cookbook, Bastianich delves into the regional cooking of many lesser known parts of Italy.
- Cleland, Max
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Cleland, a U.S. Senator from Georgia, offers a searing memoir of how he survived Vietnam, Walter Reed Hospital and the politics of Karl Rove.
- Clemons, Clarence
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For the first time ever comes the inside story of Clarence Big Man Clemons — his life before, during and beyond the E Street Band, including never-before-told adventures with Bruce Springsteen, the band and a cast of other famous characters.
- Collins, Gail
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Picking up where her previous book, America's Women, left off, Collins recounts the sea change women have experienced since 1960.
- de Lisle, Leanda
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Mary, Katherine and Jane Grey — sisters whose mere existence nearly toppled a kingdom and altered a nation's destiny — are the captivating subjects of de Lisle's book.
- Dickerson, David
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Dickerson's dream is to write greeting cards. But when the fundamentalist-raised, 27-year-old virgin manages to win a coveted slot at Hallmark, he soon discovers his own limited life experience has left him unprepared for sentiments he writes about in his cards.
- Egan, Timothy
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In The Worst Hard Time, Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history. Now he performs the same alchemy with this story of the largest-ever forest fire in America, painting a moving portrait of the people who lived through the disaster.
- Feiler, Bruce S.
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New York Times best-selling author Feiler reveals how Moses has been America's true Spiritual Founding Father, tracing the influence of the biblical figure from the Mayflower pilgrims to the Civil Rights activists, and showing how very relevant he is today.
- Gardner, Martin
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Best known as the longtime writer of the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American, Gardner displays an awesome level of erudition combined with a wicked sense of humor in this collection of amusing essays.
- Gladwell, Malcolm
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This anthology of Gladwell's New Yorker essays is like a greatest-hits compilation from one of the most gifted and influential journalists in America and author of the bestsellers The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers.
- Golway, Terry
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Together We Cannot Fail offers a new view of how Roosevelt transformed an insular America into the world's most revered and feared superpower.
- Gordon, Mary
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One of today's most admired writers takes readers on a fresh and personal journey through the Gospels, exploring the mysteries surrounding Jesus. What she reinterprets is a rich store of overlapping, sometimes conflicting teachings that feel both familiar and tantalizingly elusive.
- Gupta, Sanjay
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Dr. Gupta — neurosurgeon, Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, and bestselling author — chronicles the almost unbelievable science that has made seemingly miraculous recoveries possible, and details the technology that has literally shifted the line between life and death.
- Haygood, Wil
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From the author of the critically acclaimed In Black and White comes another illuminating narrative in which Haygood explores one of the 20th century's most iconic figures of the fight game, Sugar Ray Robinson.
- Holland, Julie
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For nine eventful years, Dr. Holland was the weekend physician in charge of Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric emergency room. In an absorbing memoir, Holland recounts stories from her vast case files that are alternately terrifying, tragically comic and profoundly moving.
- Ives, E W
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Lady Jane Grey is the queen England rejected and one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. Historian Eric Ives presents a new interpretation of Jane and her role in the accession crisis of 1553, with wide-ranging implications for our understanding of the workings of Tudor politics and the exercise of power in early modern England.
- Joya, Malalai
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In the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, and also the subject of an award-winning documentary, this impassioned, first-person account tells of a courageous young Afghani woman who risks her life by denouncing the powerful warlords in her country.
- Kamkwamba, William
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This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity — and a future — to his family.
- Keegan, John
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British military historian Keegan draws on his encyclopedic knowledge of warfare to show why the Civil War rightly holds fascination beyond America's shores.
- Kolbert, Elizabeth
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Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing.
- Lacey, Robert
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Journalist and best-selling author Lacey provides a modern history of Saudi Arabia, as told in the Saudis' own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly changing world.
- Lahey, Jim
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Lahey's no-work, no-knead bread has revolutionized the food world. He shares the fun of making his inventive recipes with step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs.
- Liebman, Shana
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The first book from Heeb magazine shows why being Jewish can be hilarious, touching and downright strange. These funny, reflective, angst-ridden, angry and outrageous stories capture a unique moment in time for a modern generation.
- Matsen, Bradford
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With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends and family, Matsen provides the first full picture of the remarkable life of the world's most renowned oceanographer.
- Shepherd, Sherri
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Co-host of ABC's The View, Shepherd chronicles her struggles to keep up with the many roles that women must play in today's world. While she urges women to pursue their dreams, Shepherd also wants them to forgive themselves when things don't always work out.
- The, Rza
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The RZA, founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop culture's most dynamic genius, imparts the lessons he's learned on the journey that's taken him from the Staten Island projects to international superstar.
- Viesturs, Ed
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The deadly history of the world's most-dangerous mountain illuminates the many lessons both climbers and non-climbers alike can glean from K2, the aptly named Savage Mountain.
- Wendt, George
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Actor and beer connoisseur Wendt, better known as Norm Peterson from Cheers, pens an homage to his favorite beverage.
- Yenne, Bill
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The Trench Broom. The Annihilator. The Persuader. The Chopper. The Chicago Typewriter. The Tommy Gun. Full of incredible stories from the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific, America's gangland and Hollywood studio back lots, Bill Yenne's Tommy Gun is the definitive story of this unique American icon.