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Nonfiction, December 2008
- Bittman, Mark
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Bittman, a food writer who loves to eat and eats out frequently, shares his plan for responsible eating that's as good for the planet as it is for the waistline. By simply cutting meat and processed foods out of two of his three daily meals, he lost 35 pounds and saw marked improvement in his blood levels. But the simple truth, as he points out, is that as long as you eat more vegetables and whole grains, the result will be better health for you and for the world in which we live.
- Canedy, Dana
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A searching, poignant memoir of love and loss, A Journal for Jordan is a father's letter to the son he will never see — wrenching accounts of losing men in battle mixed with advice on everything from how to withstand disappointment to how to behave on a date.
- Fallows, James M.
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The author of Blind Into Baghdad reports firsthand on the momentous changes taking place in China and what it means for America.
- Faris, Stephan
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A vivid and illuminating portrayal of the surprising ways that climate change will affect the world in the near future — politically, economically and culturally.
- Gordon, Meryl
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Gordon's powerful, poignant saga goes behind the gates of a powerful American dynasty — the Astors — to tell of three generations' worth of longing and missed opportunities, which ultimately led to the empire's unraveling.
- Kantor, Michael
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The author offers an illuminating look at the past century of American comedy and provides perspective on the comic material, the talents of those who create it and the historical context that frames it.
- Kinsley, Michael E.
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In this collection of essays, some of the most influential thinkers in the world of business — including Warren Buffett and George Soros — respond to Bill Gates' challenge to address the growing gap between the rich and the poor in the global economy.
- Lewis, Michael M.
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The author of Liar's Poker and Moneyball guides readers through five of the most violent and costly upheavals in recent financial history. Lewis describes the market factors leading up to each event, shows what people thought was happening and analyzes what actually happened.
- Miller, Laura
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Enchanted by The Chronicles of Narnia's fantastic world, Miller uncovers the source of these small books' mysterious power by looking at their creator, C.S. Lewis. The author casts the Chronicles as a profoundly literary creation and the portal to a life-long adventure in books, art and the imagination.
- Nadkarni, Nalini.
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World-renowned canopy biologist Nalini Nadkarni has climbed trees on four continents with scientists, students, artists, clergymen, musicians, activists, loggers, legislators, and Inuits, gathering diverse perspectives. In Between Earth and Sky, a rich tapestry of personal stories, information, art and photography, she becomes our captivating guide to the leafy wilderness above our heads.
- Rinella, Steve
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In 2005, Rinella won a lottery to hunt for a wild buffalo in the Alaskan wilderness. In this narrative of that hunt, Rinella's exuberance, combined with his gift for storytelling, make him the perfect guide for a book that combines outdoor adventure with history, science and the natural world.
- Sass, Lorna J.
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This versatile cookbook presents 125 delicious recipes that focus exclusively on quick-cooking whole grains and the array of whole-grain products, from pastas and tortillas to homemade whole grain pancake mix.
- Uhlberg, Myron
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By turns heart-tugging and hilarious, Uhlberg's memoir tells the story of growing up as the hearing son of deaf parents — and his life in a world that he found unaccountably beautiful, even as he longed to escape it.