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Agatston, Arthur
The South Beach Diet Supercharged
RM 222.2.A34965 2008
Don't supersize it -- supercharge it!
The South Beach Diet Supercharged
RM 222.2.A34965 2008
Don't supersize it -- supercharge it!
Albright, Madeleine
Memo to the President Elect
JZ1480.A955 2008
Old heads will fall and new heads will rise as we inch toward the November election. The former secretary of state has some how-to-do-a-good-job advice for the new administration.
Memo to the President Elect
JZ1480.A955 2008
Old heads will fall and new heads will rise as we inch toward the November election. The former secretary of state has some how-to-do-a-good-job advice for the new administration.
Alda, Alan
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
PN2287 .A45 A3 2007
After an almost fatal emergency, the famed actor, takes a look at life and at himself, from a different point of view.
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
PN2287 .A45 A3 2007
After an almost fatal emergency, the famed actor, takes a look at life and at himself, from a different point of view.
Ariely, Dan
Predictably Irrational
HB74.P8 A75 2008x
Not being interested in this book is, like, totally irrational.
Predictably Irrational
HB74.P8 A75 2008x
Not being interested in this book is, like, totally irrational.
Bacevich, Andrew
The Limits of Power
JK271.B24 2008
Mediocre political and military leaders + a complacent citizenry = decline & fall.
The Limits of Power
JK271.B24 2008
Mediocre political and military leaders + a complacent citizenry = decline & fall.
Bailey, F. Lee
When The Husband Is The Suspect
KF221.M8 B35 2008
The famed attorney reexamines some of the most notorious cases of spousal murder.
When The Husband Is The Suspect
KF221.M8 B35 2008
The famed attorney reexamines some of the most notorious cases of spousal murder.
Behar, Joy
When You Need a Lift
PN6084 .C556 W494 2007
Quasi-celebrities give advice on how to lift your spirits when you're feeling blue.
When You Need a Lift
PN6084 .C556 W494 2007
Quasi-celebrities give advice on how to lift your spirits when you're feeling blue.
Bertinelli, Valerie
Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound At A Time
PN2287.B4379 A3 2008
The beloved actress recounts her battle with weight gain and Eddie Van Halen.
Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound At A Time
PN2287.B4379 A3 2008
The beloved actress recounts her battle with weight gain and Eddie Van Halen.
Boyd, Pattie
Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Me
ML420 .H167 B69 2007x
For years everyone has been telling Pattie Boyd that she should write a book about her extraordinary life.
Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Me
ML420 .H167 B69 2007x
For years everyone has been telling Pattie Boyd that she should write a book about her extraordinary life.
Bridge, Andrew
Hope's Boy
HV883.C2 B75 2008
The author, a graduate of the Harvard Law School and former foster child, looks back in anger.
Hope's Boy
HV883.C2 B75 2008
The author, a graduate of the Harvard Law School and former foster child, looks back in anger.
Burroughs, Augusten
A Wolf at the Table
PS3552.U745 Z48 2008
The pain of a tormented childhood persists into adulthood.
A Wolf at the Table
PS3552.U745 Z48 2008
The pain of a tormented childhood persists into adulthood.
Carr, David
The Night of the Gun
HV5805.C356 A3 2008
A journalist investigates his former life as a drug addict.
The Night of the Gun
HV5805.C356 A3 2008
A journalist investigates his former life as a drug addict.
Cheney, Terri
Manic: A Memoir
RC516.C48 2008
A personal, introspective look into the horrible ups and downs of bipolar disorder.
Manic: A Memoir
RC516.C48 2008
A personal, introspective look into the horrible ups and downs of bipolar disorder.
Clapton, Eric
Clapton: The Autobiography
ML419 .C58 A3 2007
Eric Clapton, rock musician par excellence, finally reports on how it all went down.
Clapton: The Autobiography
ML419 .C58 A3 2007
Eric Clapton, rock musician par excellence, finally reports on how it all went down.
Clinton, Bill
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
HN18 .C477 2007
Bill Clinton sets forth that you must become involved in order to foment change.
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
HN18 .C477 2007
Bill Clinton sets forth that you must become involved in order to foment change.
Colbert, Stephen
I Am America (And So Can You)
PN6231 .P6 C59 2007x
The TV funnyman fights hard for the right-wing viewpoints that he so eloquently mocks.
I Am America (And So Can You)
PN6231 .P6 C59 2007x
The TV funnyman fights hard for the right-wing viewpoints that he so eloquently mocks.
Cooper, Helene
The House at Sugar Beach
DT636.53 C66 A3 2008x
A reporter recalls her harrowing, early life in politically unstable Liberia.
The House at Sugar Beach
DT636.53 C66 A3 2008x
A reporter recalls her harrowing, early life in politically unstable Liberia.
Corrigan, Kelly
The Middle Place
RC280.B8 C652 2008
A thirty something woman simultaneously labors to be a good parent and child.
The Middle Place
RC280.B8 C652 2008
A thirty something woman simultaneously labors to be a good parent and child.
Cramer, Jim
Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer)
HG179.C68985 2007
The radio and television financial guru advises on how to get, save, invest, and hang on to your money.
Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer)
HG179.C68985 2007
The radio and television financial guru advises on how to get, save, invest, and hang on to your money.
Dublanica, Steve
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
TX925.D83 2008x
Dining out, from the wait-staff's point of view.
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
TX925.D83 2008x
Dining out, from the wait-staff's point of view.
Ehrenreich, Barbara
This Land Is Their Land
HN59.2 E29 2008
Using Brazil and Argentina as a guide, America is creating a vast chasm between the rich and everyone else.
This Land Is Their Land
HN59.2 E29 2008
Using Brazil and Argentina as a guide, America is creating a vast chasm between the rich and everyone else.
Ehrman, Bart D.
God's Problem: How The Bible Fails...
BS680.S854 E37 2008
A professor of religion finds no answer in the Bible as to why there is so much suffering in the world.
God's Problem: How The Bible Fails...
BS680.S854 E37 2008
A professor of religion finds no answer in the Bible as to why there is so much suffering in the world.
Ellis, Joseph J.
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
E302.I.E44 2007
The most excellent historian makes the birth of this nation crackle with thought and energy.
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
E302.I.E44 2007
The most excellent historian makes the birth of this nation crackle with thought and energy.
Faludi, Susan
The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America
E169 .Z83 F35 2007
Faludi argues that since 9/11, both government and media have advanced the myth that women are dependent and men are heroes.
The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America
E169 .Z83 F35 2007
Faludi argues that since 9/11, both government and media have advanced the myth that women are dependent and men are heroes.
Frank, Thomas
The Wrecking Crew
JK2356.F72 2008
The conservative movement prefers big business to the evils of actual government.
The Wrecking Crew
JK2356.F72 2008
The conservative movement prefers big business to the evils of actual government.
Gore, Al
The Assault on Reason
E902 .G67 2007
Al Gore critiques the many factors that have ruined public discourse in the U.S.A.
The Assault on Reason
E902 .G67 2007
Al Gore critiques the many factors that have ruined public discourse in the U.S.A.
Gray, John
Why Mars and Venus Collide
BF575.S75 G655 2008
The complexity of the modern world has perturbed the orbit of both Mars and Venus. Let's talk.
Why Mars and Venus Collide
BF575.S75 G655 2008
The complexity of the modern world has perturbed the orbit of both Mars and Venus. Let's talk.
Groopman, Jerome
How Doctors Think
R723.5 .G75 2007
Groopman attempts to explain how doctors analyze information and diagnose illness.
How Doctors Think
R723.5 .G75 2007
Groopman attempts to explain how doctors analyze information and diagnose illness.
Halberstam, David
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
DS919 .H35 2007
General MacArthur badly underestimates the Chinese and the weather during the Korean War.
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
DS919 .H35 2007
General MacArthur badly underestimates the Chinese and the weather during the Korean War.
Hari, Daoud
The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir Of Darfur
DT159.6 D27 H38 2008
One man's journey to the current heart of the world's darkness.
The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir Of Darfur
DT159.6 D27 H38 2008
One man's journey to the current heart of the world's darkness.
Johnston, David Cay
Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense
HC110.S9 J64 2007
In this country, the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer is certainly no accident.
Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense
HC110.S9 J64 2007
In this country, the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer is certainly no accident.
Kodas, Michael
High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
GV200.19.S63 K63 2008
On a recent expedition to Everest, Michael Kodas discovered a mountain so rife with thugs, thieves and prostitutes that even the yeti was corrupted.
High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
GV200.19.S63 K63 2008
On a recent expedition to Everest, Michael Kodas discovered a mountain so rife with thugs, thieves and prostitutes that even the yeti was corrupted.
Luttrell, Marcus
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing
DS371.4123 .R43 L88 2007
An account of the heroism of a group of Navy Seals waging war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing
DS371.4123 .R43 L88 2007
An account of the heroism of a group of Navy Seals waging war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
McClellan, Scott
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
E902.M393 2008x
The former White House press secretary spills his magic beans.
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
E902.M393 2008x
The former White House press secretary spills his magic beans.
McCormick, Maureen
Here's the Story
PN2287.M5455 A3 2008x
The author, co-star of one of television's most inexplicably popular and enduring sitcoms, tells all.
Here's the Story
PN2287.M5455 A3 2008x
The author, co-star of one of television's most inexplicably popular and enduring sitcoms, tells all.
McGinniss, Joe
Never Enough
HV6535.C63 H856 2007
A greedy investment banker is murdered and put into storage by his even greedier wife.
Never Enough
HV6535.C63 H856 2007
A greedy investment banker is murdered and put into storage by his even greedier wife.
Millan, Cesar
Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog
SF433 .M553 2007
According to the author, the best way to get along with your dog, is to become the leader of the pack. Vroom! Vroom!
Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog
SF433 .M553 2007
According to the author, the best way to get along with your dog, is to become the leader of the pack. Vroom! Vroom!
Millan, Cesar
A Member of the Family
SF426.M555 2008
How to treat and care for the beloved canine branch of your family.
A Member of the Family
SF426.M555 2008
How to treat and care for the beloved canine branch of your family.
Obama, Barack
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
E901.1 O23 A3 2006
The presidential candidate from Illinois shares his view of the future.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
E901.1 O23 A3 2006
The presidential candidate from Illinois shares his view of the future.
Ornish, Dean
The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight and Gain Health
RA776.O758 2007
If you do your daily exercises and follow the good food guide, all is groovy.
The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight and Gain Health
RA776.O758 2007
If you do your daily exercises and follow the good food guide, all is groovy.
Patterson, James and Hal Friedman
Against Medical Advice
RC375.P38 2008
A young boy battles a mysterious disease.
Against Medical Advice
RC375.P38 2008
A young boy battles a mysterious disease.
Pausch, Randy
The Last Lecture
QA76.2 P38 A3 2008
A professor diagnosed with terminal cancer writes and talks about living.
The Last Lecture
QA76.2 P38 A3 2008
A professor diagnosed with terminal cancer writes and talks about living.
Pickens, T. Boone
The First Billion is the Hardest
HD9570.53 A3 2008
The former "oracle of oil" now seeks new forms of energy.
The First Billion is the Hardest
HD9570.53 A3 2008
The former "oracle of oil" now seeks new forms of energy.
Pollan, Michael
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
RA784.P643 2008
The best-selling author is always asked, "What should I eat?" Here is his answer.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
RA784.P643 2008
The best-selling author is always asked, "What should I eat?" Here is his answer.
Preston, Douglas
The Monster of Florence
HV6535.I83 F5666 2008
Best-selling author Preston was so intrigued by the unsolved case of Italy's "Jack the Ripper" that he decided to investigate.
The Monster of Florence
HV6535.I83 F5666 2008
Best-selling author Preston was so intrigued by the unsolved case of Italy's "Jack the Ripper" that he decided to investigate.
Preston, Richard
Panic in Level 4
RC81.P856 2008
If climate change, economic collapse, or the slimy summer TV season doesn't do you in, a murderous plague or genetic defect probably will.
Panic in Level 4
RC81.P856 2008
If climate change, economic collapse, or the slimy summer TV season doesn't do you in, a murderous plague or genetic defect probably will.
Quindlen, Anna
Good Dog. Stay.
PS3567.U336 Z46 2007
Authors reside with the most fascinating and unique pets.
Good Dog. Stay.
PS3567.U336 Z46 2007
Authors reside with the most fascinating and unique pets.
Roach, Mary
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science
QP 251.R568 2008
A humorous look at the scientific study of sex.
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science
QP 251.R568 2008
A humorous look at the scientific study of sex.
Robison, John Elder
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
RC553 .A88 R635 2007
Augusten Burrough's captivating older brother describes his life with Asperger's Syndrome.
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
RC553 .A88 R635 2007
Augusten Burrough's captivating older brother describes his life with Asperger's Syndrome.
Roizen, Michael F.
You, Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
How to look, feel, and be----------beautiful!!
You, Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
How to look, feel, and be----------beautiful!!
Sacks, Oliver
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
ML3830.S13 2007
The knowing Dr. Oliver Sacks examines the influence of music on the human mind and brain.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
ML3830.S13 2007
The knowing Dr. Oliver Sacks examines the influence of music on the human mind and brain.
Schieffer, Bob
Bob Schieffer's America
E839.5 S29 2008
A compilation of the author's commentaries, originally written for television.
Bob Schieffer's America
E839.5 S29 2008
A compilation of the author's commentaries, originally written for television.
Sedaris, David
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
PS3569.E314 W48
Perceptions of the human condition from an eccentric point of view.
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
PS3569.E314 W48
Perceptions of the human condition from an eccentric point of view.
Shatner, William
Up Till Now
PN2308.S52 A3 2008
Mr. Shatner recollects his noteworthy life, lived seemingly at warp speed.
Up Till Now
PN2308.S52 A3 2008
Mr. Shatner recollects his noteworthy life, lived seemingly at warp speed.
Sheff, David
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Meth Addiction
HV5831.C2 S54 2008
A young man's drug addiction implicates his entire family.
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Meth Addiction
HV5831.C2 S54 2008
A young man's drug addiction implicates his entire family.
Shields, David
The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead
PS3569.H4834 Z46 2008
This book provides a fascinating look at the human life curve.
The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead
PS3569.H4834 Z46 2008
This book provides a fascinating look at the human life curve.
Spelling, Tori
Stori Telling
PN2287.S664 A3 2008
The ups and downs, ins and outs, do's and don'ts of Hollywood can beat a girl down.
Stori Telling
PN2287.S664 A3 2008
The ups and downs, ins and outs, do's and don'ts of Hollywood can beat a girl down.
Taylor, Jill Bolte
My Stroke of Insight
RC388.5 T387 2008x
As fate would have it, a brain scientist is almost destroyed by a stroke.
My Stroke of Insight
RC388.5 T387 2008x
As fate would have it, a brain scientist is almost destroyed by a stroke.
Toobin, Jeffrey
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
KF8748 .T66 2007
Legal writer Toobin attempts to peek behind the black robes of the Supremes.
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
KF8748 .T66 2007
Legal writer Toobin attempts to peek behind the black robes of the Supremes.
Trout, Nick
Tell Me Where It Hurts
SF745.T76 2008bx
There are a thousand tales and tails to tell at the Animal Medical Center.
Tell Me Where It Hurts
SF745.T76 2008bx
There are a thousand tales and tails to tell at the Animal Medical Center.
Turner, Kathleen
Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts On My Life, Love And Leading Roles
PN2287.T79 A3 2008
The actress did it and does it--her way.
Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts On My Life, Love And Leading Roles
PN2287.T79 A3 2008
The actress did it and does it--her way.
Vanderbilt, Tom
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us)
TL152.5 V36 2008
A scientific look at automobiles and their navigators.
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us)
TL152.5 V36 2008
A scientific look at automobiles and their navigators.
Vowell, Sarah
The Wordy Shipmates
F7.V69 2008
Not everything that you think & feel about the Puritans is false, but much of it is.
The Wordy Shipmates
F7.V69 2008
Not everything that you think & feel about the Puritans is false, but much of it is.
Wall, Elissa
My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
HQ994.W35 2008x
The author describes her life in and escape from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints.
My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
HQ994.W35 2008x
The author describes her life in and escape from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints.
Walters, Barbara
Audition: A Memoir
PN4874.W285 A3 2008
The famed news-celeb reports on her exciting life and career.
Audition: A Memoir
PN4874.W285 A3 2008
The famed news-celeb reports on her exciting life and career.
Weiner, Tim
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
JK468 .I6 W44 2007
Think the recent problems & failures of the CIA are an aberration? Don't be so sure.
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
JK468 .I6 W44 2007
Think the recent problems & failures of the CIA are an aberration? Don't be so sure.
Weisman, Alan
The World Without Us
GF75 .W455 2007
What would the world be like if the human race were suddenly to disappear? The journalist Alan Weisman asks the experts.
The World Without Us
GF75 .W455 2007
What would the world be like if the human race were suddenly to disappear? The journalist Alan Weisman asks the experts.
Weller, Sheila
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation.
ML400.W35 2008
A close look at three of popular music's greatest stars.
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation.
ML400.W35 2008
A close look at three of popular music's greatest stars.
Woodward, Bob
The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008
DS79.76 W665 2008x
President George W. Bush and his advisors are conflicted over how to prosecute the war in Iraq.
The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008
DS79.76 W665 2008x
President George W. Bush and his advisors are conflicted over how to prosecute the war in Iraq.
Zakaria, Fareed
The Post-American World
CB161.Z34 2008
Though still a major player, the United States will no longer dominate in this foretoken of the 21st century.
The Post-American World
CB161.Z34 2008
Though still a major player, the United States will no longer dominate in this foretoken of the 21st century.
