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Children's & Teen Books Adults Will Enjoy
Batista, Dave. Batista Unleashed
The current and outspoken World Heavyweight Champion recounts his life and his rise to stardom.
Bayard, Pierre. How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read
If civilized people are expected to have read all important works of literature, and thousands more books are published every year, what are we supposed to do in those awkward social situations in which we're forced to talk about books we haven't read?
Beah, Ishmael. Long Way Gone
This heart wrenching memoir reveals the life and mind of a 12-year old child abducted into the horrors of warfare in Sierra Leone.
Brown, Bobbi. Living Beauty
On the eve of her 50th birthday, the bestselling beauty-book author and cosmetics industry icon offers expert tips that can redefine beauty for women in midlife. More than 200 full-color photos illustrate her advice.
Dully, Howard. My Lobotomy
This is the gut-wrenching memoir of a man who received an ice-pick lobotomy at the age of 12.
Faludi, Susan. Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post 9/11
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, this is an unflinching dissection of the mind of America after 9/11 is sure to provoke debate.
Gold, Victor. Invasion of the Party Snatchers
The last real Goldwater conservative in America attacks the current state of his movement and his party.
Gore, Al. Assault on Reason
The former vice president argues that the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith have created an environment dangerously hostile to reason.
Horn, Mike. Conquering the Impossible
In 2002, Horn set out on a mission to travel 12,000 miles around the Arctic Circle--alone, against winds and currents, and without motorized transportation. This is his gripping account of his grueling 27-month expedition that nearly cost him his life.
Jessop, Carolyn. Escape
When she was eighteen years old, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger: a man thirty-two years her senior. This is the story of how she and her eight children escaped from that life.
Lederer, Victor. Debussy- The Quiet Revolutionary
Explores the sophistication, refinement and inspirations of Debussy's music, pointing out subtleties that otherwise could take years of careful listening to fully appreciate.
McNamee, Thomas. Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
In 1971, in Berkeley,a young Francophile opened a small counterculture restaurant for her friends called Chez Panisse and launched an entirely new way of thinking about and serving food in America.
Mahoney, Rosemary. Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman’s Skiff
Rosemary Mahoney was determined to take a solo trip down the Egyptian Nile in a small boat, even though civil unrest and vexing local traditions conspired to create obstacles every step of the way.
Mehmet, Oz. You: Staying Young
The owner's manual for extending your warranty
Piper, Don. Heaven Is Real
This is the inspirational follow-up to the bestselling "90 Minutes in Heaven."
Plame, Valerie. Fair Game
On July 6, 2003, four months after the United States invaded Iraq, former ambassador Joseph Wilson's now historic op-ed, "What I Didn't Find in Africa," appeared in "The New York Times," A week later, conservative pundit Robert Novak revealed in his newspaper column that Ambassador Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, was a CIA operative. This is her story.
Pool, Gail. Faint Praise: The Plight of Book reviewing in America
Why bad reviewing happens despite good intentions and how it is that so many intelligent people who love books can say so many unintelligent things on their behalf.
Seely, Hart. Mrs. Goose Goes to Washington: Nursery Rhymes for the Political Barnyard
No one is safe from Seely's wicked muse.
Sterman, Nan. California Gardener’s Guide, Volume two
Drought tolerant plants, Native plants, and Mediterranean climate plants are the focus of this practical, photo-filled guide.
Toobin, Jeffrey. The Nine: Inside the World of the Supreme Court
Based on exclusive interviews with the Supreme Court Justices, themselves, and with other insiders, this is a timely and provocative state of the union about America’s most elite legal institution.
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