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No Cheating, No Dying No Cheating, No Dying: I Had a Good Marriage. Then I Tried To Make It Better
by Elizabeth Weil
Hardcover: 7 Feb 2012
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Written with charm and wit, No Cheating, No Dying investigates one of the most universal human institutions--marriage. Elizabeth Weil and her husband Dan have two basic ground rules for their marriage: no cheating, no dying. For ten years it’s worked fine, but Elizabeth started to wonder if it could be better.
Eating Animals Eating Animals
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Hardcover: Nov 2009
Paperback: 1 Sep 2010
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Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy, literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, Eating Animals explores the many fictions we use to justify our eating habits - from folklore to pop culture to family traditions and national myth - and how such tales can lull us into a brutal forgetting.
Half the Sky Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
Hardcover: Sep 2009
Paperback: 1 Jun 2010
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From two of our most fiercely moral voices, a passionate call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world.
In Pursuit of the Common Good In Pursuit of the Common Good: Twenty-Five Years of Repairing the World, One Bottle of Salad Dressing at a Time
by A. E. Hotchner, Paul Newman
Hardcover: Nov 2003
Paperback: 16 Sep 2008
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With rare glimpses into their zany style and their compassion for those less fortunate, Newman and Hotchner (founders of Newman's Own all-natural foods) have written the perfect non-management book, at once playful, informative, and inspirational.

Previously published in hardcover as Shameless Exploitation in the Pursuit of the Common Good
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver
Hardcover: May 2007
Paperback: 29 Apr 2008
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Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver returns with her first nonfiction narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.
Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction
by Sue William Silverman
Hardcover: May 2001
Paperback: 14 Feb 2008
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A powerful, deeply personal and often lyrical memoir of a woman learning to value herself as a person rather than a sex object, after years of sexual abuse by her father.  Silverman's message is relevant to anyone suffering from addictions.
The Promise The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College
by Oral Lee Brown, Caille Millner
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 30 Dec 2007
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The inspiring story of one woman's extraordinary promise and steely determination to make a difference in the world.
French Women Don't Get Fat French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure
by Mireille Guiliano
Hardcover: Dec 2004
Paperback: 27 Dec 2007
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Stylish, convincing, wise, funny - and just in time: the ultimate non-diet book, which could radically change the way you think and live.
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The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son Jacket An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.
Ragnarok
A.S. Byatt
Ragnarok Jacket War, natural disaster, reckless gods and the recognition of impermanence in the world are just some of the threads that AS Byatt weaves into this most timely of books. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this is a landmark.
No One is Here Except All of Us
Ramona Ausubel
No One is Here Except All of Us Jacket A beguiling, imaginative, inspiring story about the bigness of being alive as an individual, as a member of a tribe, and as a participant in history, exploring how we use storytelling to survive and shape our own truths.
Below Stairs
Margaret Powell
Below Stairs Jacket Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high.
The Printmaker's Daughter
Katherine Govier
The Printmaker's Daughter Jacket Vivid, daring, and unforgettable, The Printmaker's Daughter shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.
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