books by Perennial     books:     Perennial      Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser Harper Perennial, 2005 The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes! This book is truly interesting in that it explains a process that many consumers thought that they were already familiar with. This book will explain why: 1) it always seems the person at the register is being "trained". 2) kids flock to most fast food ...             Run: A Novel (P.S.) Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2008 This is a Story You'll Remember Twenty years ago or so His Honor Bernard Doyle and his Wife Bernadette adopted an African American baby. Later they get a phone call, the mother can't care for the child's older brother, would they adopt him as well? So, the Doyles, who already had a twelve-year-old ...             Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) Anthony Bourdain Harper Perennial, 2007 No Reservations... this book is GREAT! In reading this book, I could actually hear Anthony Bourdain's voice in my head. Since this was written prior to "A Cook's Tour" and "No Reservations" I felt as though I was getting the uncensored, ungroomed Tony Bourdain. My ex-husband told me that I shouldn't read ...             The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) Michael Chabon Harper Perennial, 2008 Deliciously Multi-Layered Prior to U.S. involvement in World War II President Roosevelt proposed establishing a temporary Jewish settlement on the Alaskan panhandle. In The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Michael Chabon ...             The Space Between Us: A Novel (P.S.) Thrity Umrigar Harper Perennial, 2007 Space Between Us This is a great book. Enjoyed the culture and content. Could hardly put it down.             Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ... Harper Perennial, 2008 A guide to change your eating Barbara Kingsolver uses her very readable style to encourage us all on a journey to understand the effects of the standard American diet on our own health as well as the health of the earth. This book is a fun and heart-touching read that also contains great recipes ...             The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression Amity Shlaes Harper Perennial, 2008 Every American Should Read This Book Amity Shlaes has written a timely and provocative book. As our presidential election nears, one can hear Republicans and Democrats alike arguing for more government action, more government-sponsored bailouts, more government intrusion into the market. As one ...             The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World (P.S.) Lucette Lagnado Harper Perennial, 2008 Outstanding This is my favorite book of the year. It combines all of my interests - Jewish history, family struggles, impact of culture, and so much more. The author spent her early years in Egypt and the family was forced out by anti-semitism. While in Egypt, they lived a ...             The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel (P.S.) Debra Dean Harper Perennial, 2007 The power of the mind This inspiring story of remarkable endurance proved to be one of the most pleasurable reads for me this year. "The Madonnas of Leningrad" is a poignant tale of one woman's harrowing experiences during the 900-day Siege of Leningrad in WWII, alternating with events in ...             Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Beverly Beyette Harper Perennial, 1997 Simple, effective, amazing... After years of psychotherapy and countless medication changes I found it a losing battle that seemed to have no end. My psychiatrist had moved out of town and I was assigned a new psychiatrist. At our first meeting she suggested I sounded like I had OCD. Being that ...             The Holographic Universe Michael Talbot Harper Perennial, 1992 One of the most valuable insights in history. I don't recall how I became aware of this book, but after I read it (and as many of the author's references as I could find), I became convinced that the thesis that it promotes is one of the most significant ideas of our day. Unless I miss my guess, and I rarely do, ...             Bel Canto (P.S.) Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 Stunning and Emotional This book sat on my shelf for years before I finally picked it up. Once I started I couldn't stop. The story is beautifully written and despite the entire book taking place in one house it is engaging and entertaining. It takes some stretch of the imagination to ...             The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel (P.S.) Dalia Sofer Harper Perennial, 2008 Sorrow and hope in the hands of a master storyteller Masterpiece is defined as the superlative work of an artist and no word better describes Dalia Sofer's debut novel. "The Septembers of Shiraz" amazes by its sheer quietness and simplicity, and its impact is powerful for such understated prose. It's 1981 in Tehran. ...          products you might be interested in search for books compulsive, confidential, holographic, obsessive-compulsive, septembers, underbelly      toavi.com    web we recommend The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes! randomly chosen DVD: Purcell - Dido & Aeneas / Maria Ewing, Karl Daymond, Collegium Musicum 90