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The Bishop's Daughter: A Memoir
Honor Moore
W. W. Norton, 2008
Fallen Family
A memoir that is religious and sexual at its core -- this is the story that Honor Moore tells of her father, herself and their places in their extended families. A WWII veteran who was convinced that his near-death experiences pointed him into religious life of the ...
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The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria
W. W. Norton, 2008
The Post American World
An absolutely riveting book. It makes a very persuasive case of where the balance of power is today and how it is rapidly shifting to a multi polar stage. The rise of China, India, Brazil, Russia etc. is inevitable yet healthy for the world. A more thoughtful version ...
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Mary Roach
W. W. Norton, 2008
Check out Bonk's Footnotes
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RO7REQ6YQX9SH We recently had Mary Roach on our radio show and she was a lot of fun. The entire interview was an hour long but there were some short hilarious conversations that I'm sharing here as they demonstrate what a ...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition
Burton G. Malkiel
W. W. Norton, 2007
Classic Book with Practical Insight.
Good book for the average person with little time or interest in trading or investing. For those people the book makes sense. However, there are traders as found the book Market Wizards or those who use trading programs such RMC Q Trader that will beat the market.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton, 2005
If he could only teach just one history course in each college....
..it wouldn't be "one damn fact after the other," a comment on the study of history that Diamond references. His historical book is the antithesis of the "big man" version of history, so-and-so meets X, and says this and that, and decides Y. His is a study of history ...
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mary Roach
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
STIFF - INFORMATIVE AND HUMOROUS
I found myself laughing out loud and fascinated, as well. Very well written and researched; plus, gave me pause for reflection regarding my own "donation(s)". Be warned, however, some may find the subject matter offensive.
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
Diane Ackerman
W. W. Norton, 2007
Beautiful Book and Beautiful Story
The story itself is amazing but the way it was written is so exceptional. You can see, you can feel, you can smell when you read descriptions of even the simplest things. The author did lots of research before writing this book and therefore you can learn lot's of ...
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Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
Fred Krupp, Miriam Horn
W. W. Norton, 2008
Insightful and Informative, Green Outlook Never So Bright
Earth: The Sequel is an absolute must for anyone interested or concerned about the growing effects of global warming. This book brings to light the current technological advancements in alternative energy, and how very possible it is for us to cut off our dependence on ...
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Michael Lewis
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Changed How I Viewed the Game
I thought this was going to be a rant about how free agency killed the game of baseball, but it ended up surprising me by pretty much being just the opposite: how free agency has opened the door for innovative leaders who leverage technology and analytics to capitalize ...
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Fight Club: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk
W. W. Norton, 2005
Fight Club:The novel for our generation.
Fight Club makes such a clear point about today's society. The apathetic nature of our generation allows us to search for something better without us being willing to actually create something better for ourselves. So instead of creation we are drawn to destruction- ...
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The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Nicholas Carr
W. W. Norton, 2008
Great food for thought...
Some of the other reviewers here have some criticisms of Carr's examples and I think that they are valid, if taken purely from a mechanical perspective. I think that the best part of the book is that Carr goes to great lengths to show why the analogies and comparisons ...
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A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
W. W. Norton & Company, 1986
Great Book
Great book, a little hard to read a first because of the slanguage. But you will get used to it and it will be easier to read. I did not see the movie until I finished the book and the book is better, of course!! A classic!!!
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The Summer Shack Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Shore Food
Jasper White
W. W. Norton, 2007
You want a collection of tasty and fun seafood recipes? Here it is!
This is a delightful cookbook because it is so wonderfully put together. Each recipe has a few paragraphs providing background for the dish. These articles can talk about a variety of things: the history of the dish, the author's personal association with the dish ...
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The History of Love: A Novel
Nicole Krauss
W. W. Norton, 2006
Read it!!!
I loved this book! It's sweet and funny and very human. The author has created characters that are so real you feel as if you've known them all your life. The story is captivating -- touching, moving, sad, hopeful, and hard to let go. It's not linear though, so ...
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The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes
W. W. Norton, 2008
A "must read" for patriots
"The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict" is an eye-opening confirmation of what many of us have been saying for some time -- the cost of the war announced by the government is but the tip of a very ugly iceberg. In a scrupulously researched ...
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