Book Excerpts

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New Nonfiction

• Paul Coutinho, S.J., How Big Is Your God? : The Freedom to Experience the Divine
• David W. Blight, A Slave No More : Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation
• Gabrielle Walker, An Ocean of Air : Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere
• Jean Pfaelzer, Driven Out : The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans
• Marcus Mabry, Twice as Good : Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power
• Daniel Yankelovich, Profit with Honor : The New Stage of Market Capitalism
• David A. Clary, Adopted Son : Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship that Saved the Revolution
• Barbara Ehrenreich, Dancing in the Streets : A History of Collective Joy
• Atul Gawande, Better : A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
• Linford Stutzman, SailingActs : Following an Ancient Journey
• Cindy Sheehan, Peace Mom : A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism
• Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., et al., Air America -- The Playbook : What a Bunch of Left Wing Media Types Have to Teach you about a World Gone Right
• Amy Goodman and David Goodman, Static : Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back
• Bjorn Lomborg, How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
• James Moore and Wayne Slater, Rove Exposed : How Bush's Brain Fooled America
• James M. Robinson , The Secrets of Judas : The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel

New Fiction

• Elizabeth Cunningham, Magdalen Rising : The Beginning     ----     (This is the 2007 prequel to the author's 2006 novel The Passion of Mary Magdalen)
• Elizabeth Cunningham, The Passion of Mary Magdalen : A Novel
• Brian Joseph, The Gift of Gabe
• Robert Wilson, The Hidden Assassins
• Dean Koontz , The Husband
• Jeremy Blachman, Anonymous Lawyer
• Kate Pepper , One Cold Night [Crime Mystery]
• Ann Marlowe , The Book of Trouble : A Romance
• Jeffrey Archer , False Impression [Crime Mystery]
• Tony Hendra , The Messiah of Morris Avenue : A Novel
• William Nicholson , Seeker : Book One of the Noble Warriors

Health & Self-Help

• Richard Moss, M.D., The Mandala of Being : Discovering the Power of Awareness
• Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LND, Cholesterol Down : 10 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in 4 Weeks -- Without Prescription Drugs
• Ronald R. Fieve, M.D., Bipolar II : Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, and Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression -- The Essential Guide to Recognize and Treat the Mood Swings of This Increasingly Common Disorder
• Martina Navratilova , Shape Your Self : My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan to Achieve the Best Shape of Your Life
• Ann Berger, M.S.N., M.D. and C.B. deSwaan , Healing Pain : The Innovative Breakthrough Plan to Overcome Your Physical Pain & Emotional Suffering
• Felicia Drury Kliment , Eat Right for Your Metabolism : How the Right Foods for Your Type Can Help You Lose Weight
• Redford Williams and Virginia Williams, In Control : No More Snapping at Your Family, Sulking at Work, Steaming in the Grocery Line, Seething in Meetings, Stuffing your Frustration
• Samuel Fromartz , Organic, Inc. : Natural Foods and How They Grew
• Barbara Sher, Refuse to Choose! : A Revolutionary Program for Doing Everything That You Love
• Jed Diamond, The Irritable Male Syndrome : Managing the Four Key Causes of Depression and Aggression
• Atul Gawande, Complications : A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Parenting & Education

• Alexandra Robbins, The Overachievers : The Secret Lives of Driven Kids
• Peggy Drexler, Ph.D. and Linden Gross , Raising Boys Without Men : How Maverick Moms are Creating the Next Generation of Exceptional Men
• Daniel Gottlieb , Letters to Sam : A Grandfather's Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life
• Kathryn Sansone, Woman First, Family Always : Real-Life Wisdom from a Mother of Ten
• Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D., Growing Up Too Fast : The Rimm Report on the Secret World of America's Middle Schoolers
• Ron Clark, The Excellent 11 : Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children
• Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein, Raising Resilient Children : Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
• Nancy Beal, The Art of Teaching Art to Children : In School and at Home

Marriage & Relationships

• John Van Epp, Ph.D., How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk : The Foolproof Way to Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind
• Jillian Straus, Unhooked Generation : The Truth About Why We're Still Single
• Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP and Laura Tucker, Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget
• Carol Ummel Lindquist, Ph.D., Happily Married with Kids : It's Not Just a Fairy Tale
• Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D. , Lasting Love : The 5 Secrets of Growing a Vital, Conscious Relationship
• Helen Fisher, Ph.D., Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
• Andrew N. Williams, How satisfying is your relationship? - An excerpt from How Do You Compare?

Science & Nature

• Jeff Hoke, Museum of Lost Wonder NEW
• Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner, Quantum Enigma : Physics Encounters Consciousness
• Jeff Hawkins, On Intelligence
• John McPhee, Annals of the Former World
• Atul Gawande, Complications : A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
• Scott Weidensaul, The Ghost with Trembling Wings : Science, Wishful Thinking, and the Search for Lost Species
• Jill A. Fredston, Rowing to Latitude : Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge

History, Biographies & Social Issues

• Edward Humes, Over Here : How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream
• Lawrence E. Harrison, The Central Liberal Truth : How Politics Can Change a Culture and Save It from Itself
• Kevin Phillips, American Theocracy : The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century
• Mark Moyar, Triumph Forsaken : The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
• Thomas Dietrich, The Origin of Culture and Civilization : The Ancient World View Regarding Myth, Astrology, Science, and Religion
• Jared Diamond, Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
• Bart D. Ehrman, Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code : A Historian Reveals What We Really Know About Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine
• James M. McPherson, The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom : The Civil War Era
• Charles B. Strozier, Heinz Kohut : The Making of a Psychoanalyst
• Hugh Brody, The Other Side of Eden : Hunters, Farmers, and the Shaping of the World

Business & Careers

• Michael Useem, The Go Point : When It's Time to Decide -- Knowing What to Do and When to Do It
• Clotaire Rapaille, The Culture Code : An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Buy and Live as They Do
• Anna Ivey, The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions
• Loral Langemeier, The Millionaire Maker : Act, Think, and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do

The Music and Movie Industries

• Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins with Rachel Kranz, A Star Is Found : Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Movies
• Richard Schickel, The Essential Chaplin : Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian
• Peter Ames Carlin, Catch a Wave : The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

Cultures & Lifestyles

• Kevin Clash with Gary Brozek, My Life as a Furry Red Monster : What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love and Laughing Out Loud
• Christine Wicker, Not in Kansas Anymore : Dark Arts, Sex Spells, Money Magic, and Other Things Your Neighbors Aren't Telling You
• Alexandra Robbins , Pledged : The Secret Life of Sororities

Books for Writers

• Sol Stein, How to Grow a Novel : The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them

Books about Literature

• Steve Leveen, The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life

Nonfiction for Children & Teens

• Phillip Hoose, It's Our World, Too! : Young People Who Are Making a Difference, How They Do It -- How You Can, Too!

Philosophy

• Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner, Quantum Enigma : Physics Encounters Consciousness
• Sankara Saranam, God without Religion : Questioning Centuries of Accepted Truths
• Louis Menand, The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America

Art

• Philip Ball, Bright Earth : Art and the Invention of Color
• Mary Luckhurst and Chloe Veltman, On Acting : Interviews with Actors
• Debora Silverman, Van Gogh and Gauguin : The Search for Sacred Art
• Nancy Beal, The Art of Teaching Art to Children : In School and at Home

Fiction

• John R. Maxim, Bannerman's Ghosts
• Christopher Rice, The Snow Garden : A Novel
• Christopher Rice, A Density of Souls