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| 2005 |
| 1 |  |
by George R. R. Martin Nov 2005
 (590 reviews) List: $28.00
784 pages, Hardcover
Spectra
| I don't read a lot of science fiction and fantasy, but I'm as fond as the next person of well-written page-turners, which this one is. It's a low-magic version of The War of the Roses, with the Yorks as protagonists.
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
Epic
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| 2 |  |
by James Kakalios Sep 2005
 (5 reviews) List: $26.00
384 pages, Hardcover
Gotham
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| Nonfiction
Education
Social Sciences
Popular Culture
Professional & Technical
Education
Professional Science
Physics
Science
Physics
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| 3 |  |
by Peter D. Kramer May 2005
(26 reviews) List: $25.95
368 pages, Hardcover
Viking Adult
| The author of Listening to Prozac, which I read when it came out, followed up with this book, which argues against the notion that one's depressed self is somehow the authentic, natural self, and that medication is thus false comfort.
| Health, Mind & Body
Mental Health
Depression
Psychology & Counseling
Neuropsychology
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| 4 |  |
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner May 2005
(1171 reviews) List: $25.95
242 pages, Roughcut
William Morrow
| Yes, you've heard about it from every economics blog in creation, including theirs. But it really is enjoyable. It won't give you a basic grounding in economics, but it will give you insight into economic problem-solving. It's just a bonus that the writing is engaging and entertaining.
| Business & Investing
Economics
Theory
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| 5 |  |
by William Lashner May 2005
(9 reviews) List: $7.50
576 pages, Mass Market Paperback
HarperTorch
| Sort of noirish fiction set in modern-day Philadelphia, narrated by a wanna-be mob lawyer. He's no Tolstoy, but he will help you pass more than a few pleasant hours. I liked his earlier books even better, but I recommend them all very highly if you like mysteries.
| Mystery & Thrillers
Mystery
Thrillers
Legal
Suspense
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| 6 |  |
by Orson Scott Card Mar 2005
(81 reviews) List: $25.95
367 pages, Hardcover
Tor Books
|
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adventure
Series
|
| 7 |  |
Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina
by Paul Blustein Feb 2005
 (15 reviews) List: $27.50
278 pages, Hardcover
PublicAffairs
| Brilliant.
| Business & Investing
Economics
Economic History
International
Money & Monetary Policy
Finance
Finance & Investing
Investing
History
Americas
South America
Argentina
Professional & Technical
Accounting & Finance
Finance
International
Finance
Finance & Investing
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|
| 2004 |
| 8 |  |
The Conflict Between Iran and America
by Kenneth Pollack Nov 2004
(25 reviews) List: $26.95
576 pages, Hardcover
Random House
| Absolutely required reading, given the current nuclear imbroglio. Warning: enough failed American realism to make you want to side with the Iranians.Absolutely required reading, given the current nuclear imbroglio. Warning: enough failed American realism to make you want to side with the Iranians.
| Nonfiction
Current Events
International
Politics
International
Relations
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| 9 |  |
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
by Sebastian Mallaby Sep 2004
(22 reviews) List: $29.95
480 pages, Hardcover
Penguin Press HC, The
| Engaging. A nice counterpoint to Easterly's The Elusive Quest for Growth. It shows the actual machinations behind putting all the World Bank's theories into practice.
| Business & Investing
Biographies & Primers
Policy & Current Events
Economics
Development & Growth
Economic Policy & Development
Industries & Professions
Banks & Banking
International
|
| 10 |  |
Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
by Jason Deparle Sep 2004
 (20 reviews) List: $25.95
432 pages, Hardcover
Viking Adult
| Simply outstanding. It gives you a gritty, and touching, picture of the utter chaos of their lives; walks you through the policy process that brought us welfare reform in the first place; and shows you how welfare reform did, and didn't, transform the world of welfare mothers.
| Nonfiction
Current Events
Poverty
Social Services & Welfare
Politics
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| 11 |  |
by Martin Wolf Jul 2004
(34 reviews) List: $32.00
416 pages, Hardcover
Yale University Press
| Free trade: Good. Mr Wolf lines up, in exhaustive detail, all the reasons why.
| Business & Investing
Economics
Economic Policy & Development
International
Nonfiction
Politics
Globalization
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| 12 |  |
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant Jun 2004
(25 reviews) List: $27.95
Audio CD
Audio Partners
| Later they collaborated on the enormous multi-volume Story of Civilization. This book isn't so ambitious; it's just a summing up of what they've learned about people and governments from their study of history.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
| Health, Mind & Body
Self-Help
History
Ancient
Early Civilization
Historical Study
Civilization & Culture
World
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| 13 |  |
Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
by James Surowiecki May 2004
(114 reviews) List: $24.95
320 pages, Hardcover
Doubleday
| Mr Surowiecki's astonishing awesomness as the New Yorker's financial columnist is on full display in this book.
| Business & Investing
Business Life
Organizational Behavior
Marketing & Sales
Consumerism
Health, Mind & Body
Psychology & Counseling
Social Psychology & Interactions
Nonfiction
Politics
Practical Politics
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Theory
Professional & Technical
Business Management
Organizational Behavior
Science
Behavioral Sciences
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| 14 |  |
by Leo Tolstoy May 2004
(132 reviews) List: $16.00
864 pages, Paperback
Penguin (Non-Classics)
| Outstanding, even in translation . . . and I generally hate translation. Tolstoy's characters breathe even though they (never) lived over 100 years ago.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Russian
Foreign Language Fiction
Russian
Literary
World Literature
Russian
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| 15 |  |
by William Lashner Mar 2004
(32 reviews) List: $7.50
576 pages, Mass Market Paperback
HarperTorch
|
| Literature & Fiction
Genre Fiction
Action & Adventure
Mystery & Thrillers
Thrillers
Legal
Suspense
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| 16 |  |
Invisible in America
by David K. Shipler Feb 2004
(56 reviews) List: $27.50
336 pages, Hardcover
Knopf
|
| Business & Investing
Economics
Labor & Industrial Relations
Nonfiction
Current Events
Poverty
Government
Public Policy
Politics
Labor & Industrial Relations
Social Sciences
Sociology
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| 17 |  |
Uncensored Writings
by Mark Twain Feb 2004
(32 reviews) List: $13.95
336 pages, Paperback
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
| A collection of unpublished writings, which was put together after his death. It lacks the polish of his published work, and some of it is unfinished, but it offers in some ways a more intimate look into his mind.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
History & Criticism
Criticism & Theory
World Literature
United States
19th Century
Classics
Twain, Mark
History & Criticism
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|
| 2003 |
| 18 |  |
by Orson Scott Card Jun 2003
(121 reviews) List: $7.99
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Tor Books
|
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science Fiction
Series
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| 19 |  |
The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon
by Joan Druett May 2003
(9 reviews) List: $24.95
304 pages, Hardcover
Algonquin Books
| It's a popular history about a whaling boat where a couple members of the crew kill the captain. The author dissects the official story, which had native crewmen going bonkers for no particular reason, and reveals that the captain was possibly crazy, certainly cruel. I found it surprisingly engrossing. I also learned a great deal about whaling, not that I expect this to come in handy any time soon.
| History
World
19th Century
Transportation
Ships
Nonfiction
Transportation
Ships
History
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| 20 |  |
by William Lashner Apr 2003
(19 reviews) List: $7.99
592 pages, Mass Market Paperback
HarperTorch/ReganBooks
|
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Mystery & Thrillers
Thrillers
Legal
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| 21 |  |
by Ira Levin Apr 2003
(22 reviews) List: $12.00
242 pages, Paperback
Carroll & Graf Publishers
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| Mystery & Thrillers
Mystery
Hard-Boiled
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| 22 |  |
The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi Apr 2003
(123 reviews) List: $17.95
160 pages, Hardcover
Pantheon
| I don't quite know where to put this: it's a semi-autobiographical graphic novel by a woman who grew up in Iran around the 1979 revolution. It's really quite stunning.
| Arts & Photography
Graphic Design
Drawing
Biographies & Memoirs
Memoirs
Specific Groups
Women
Comics & Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels
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| 23 |  |
by George R. R. Martin Mar 2003
(716 reviews) List: $7.99
1216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Spectra
| | Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
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| 24 |  |
by Joseph Conrad Mar 2003
(40 reviews) List: $13.00
152 pages, Paperback
Hesperus Press
| I may nominate the beginning of this book for best prose ever. I actually get chills down my spine every time I read the words "And this too was among the dark places of the earth". If you haven't read this, you must, and not just because you liked Apocalypse Now.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
Literary
World Literature
British
Classics
Conrad, Joseph
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| 25 |  |
A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
by P. J. O'Rourke Feb 2003
(55 reviews) List: $13.00
240 pages, Paperback
Grove Press
| The book that started my slow slide into libertarianism. Still unbelievably hilarious after fifteen years--I mean, milk - out - of - the - nose, collapse - into - a - heap, go - to - the - emergency - room - for - laughter - induced - muscle - cramps hilarious. If you haven't read it, you must.
| Entertainment
Humor
Political
Nonfiction
Government
Civics
Federal Government
Politics
Practical Politics
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|
| 2002 |
| 26 |  |
by Robin Hobb Nov 2002
(105 reviews) List: $7.99
688 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Spectra
| Okay, it's not quite Conrad, but who is? It's still absolutely first class fantasy writing. If you haven't read the prequel trilogy, the Farseer trilogy, which starts with Assassin's Apprentice, I'm very excited for you, because you have an enormous treat in store. The books are lovely and thick, perfect for taking on vacation.
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
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| 27 |  |
by Sloan Wilson, Jonathan Franzen Sep 2002
(6 reviews) List: $13.95
288 pages, Paperback
Four Walls Eight Windows
| It's a period piece--postwar 1950's "Isn't there something better than this?" literature. It's enjoyable not merely as a period piece--though peaking into the heads of our near ancestors is in itself a pleasurable reading experience--but as a novel, even though it gets a little sappy at the end.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
Literary
World Literature
United States
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| 28 |  |
Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
by William Easterly Aug 2002
(54 reviews) List: $23.95
356 pages, Paperback
The MIT Press
| Shut off your computer, step smartly out to the nearest bookstore, and buy it at once--it's one of my all-time favourite books about global economics
| Business & Investing
Biographies & Primers
Policy & Current Events
Economics
Development & Growth
Economic Policy & Development
Theory
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| 29 |  |
by Ira Levin, Peter Straub Aug 2002
(60 reviews) List: $11.95
144 pages, Paperback
Harper Paperbacks
| Didn't know it was a book, did you? I confess, I was taken aback by how much I enjoyed this book, which has a lean, understated prose style that really sets off the underlying horror.
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Genre Fiction
Horror
Women's Fiction
Friendship
World Literature
United States
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| 30 |  |
On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich May 2002
(981 reviews) List: $13.00
230 pages, Paperback
Owl Books
| Offers occasional insight into the lives of the working poor, but almost unreadable because of its dripping, venomous contempt for the middle class (and its paternalistic contempt for her working class co-workers, whom she repeatedly implies are too stupid or deluded to understand that THEY'RE BEING BRUTALLY EXPLOITED AND THEIR LIVES ARE WORTHLESS!).
| Business & Investing
Biographies & Primers
Labor Policy
Economics
Labor & Industrial Relations
Nonfiction
Current Events
Poverty
Politics
Labor & Industrial Relations
U.S.
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Theory
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|
| 2001 |
| 31 |  |
by Orson Scott Card Dec 2001
(227 reviews) List: $7.99
464 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Tor Books
|
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science Fiction
|
| 32 |  |
by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck Oct 2001
(39 reviews) List: $40.00
752 pages, Hardcover
Knopf
|
| Cooking, Food & Wine
Regional & International
European
French
|
| 33 |  |
Bush, Gore, and the Supreme Court
Editors:
Cass R. Sunstein, Richard A. Epstein Oct 2001
List: $18.00
232 pages, Paperback
University Of Chicago Press
|
| Nonfiction
Government
Elections
Politics
U.S.
Social Sciences
Political Science
Elections
|
| 34 |  |
The Origins of a National Gun Culture
by Michael Bellesiles Sep 2001
 (158 reviews) List: $16.00
624 pages, Paperback
Vintage
|  (my rating) Unfortunately, it's a sham
| History
Americas
United States
Colonial Period
Home & Garden
How-to & Home Improvements
Nonfiction
Current Events
Gun Control
Social Sciences
Sociology
|
| 35 |  |
A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News
by Bernard Goldberg Feb 2001
(841 reviews) List: $27.95
234 pages, Hardcover
Regnery Publishing
| The phenomenon Goldberg is covering is real, but the book is hopelessly sloppy.
| Entertainment
Television
Nonfiction
Current Events
Mass Media
Politics
Social Sciences
Media Studies
|
|
| 2000 |
| 36 |  |
by Orson Scott Card Dec 2000
(613 reviews) List: $7.99
480 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Tor Books
|
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Science Fiction
|
| 37 |  |
The 70's: The Decade That Brought You Modern Life--For Better or Worse
by David Frum Nov 2000
(52 reviews) List: $18.95
421 pages, Paperback
Basic Books
| It's a book about the 1970's, arguing that it wasn't the 1960's, but rather the 1970's, that created modern life. Yes, it sounds unbelievably dull, but it's incredibly good -- I've already re-read it several times. In the process, I've developed an enormous crush on David Frum. Also an enormous inferiority complex.
| History
Americas
United States
20th Century
1945 - Present
Historical Study
Social History
Nonfiction
Current Events
Poverty
Politics
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Popular Culture
Sociology
Culture
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| 38 |  |
Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
by Julia Child Nov 2000
(28 reviews) List: $21.00
144 pages, Hardcover
Knopf
| . This book is full of concepts and tips for the beginner-to-middling cook--no instructions to buy larding tools to pull strips of pork fat through your roast, or spend three days making your own duck pate to put in the beef wellingtons. It's practical everyday cooking, and some of the ideas are really cool--like cooking short-grained rice in a soup, and then pureeing it, for a low-fat cream soup.
| Cooking, Food & Wine
Gastronomy
Essays
Reference
Regional & International
U.S. Regional
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| 39 |  |
An Age Like This 1920-1940: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters
by George Orwell Oct 2000
(2 reviews) List: $17.95
600 pages, Paperback
Nonpareil Books
|
| Biographies & Memoirs
Arts & Literature
Authors
Historical
British
Professionals & Academics
Journalists
Literature & Fiction
Essays
History & Criticism
Criticism & Theory
World Literature
British
20th Century
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| 40 |  |
by Leo Tolstoy Oct 2000
(229 reviews) List: $10.95
976 pages, Paperback
Modern Library
| It's adorable even if you don't love long, Victorian novels, but if you do, it's positively irresistable. Having so loved it, I'm embarking on a Russian binge. This will not, however, include learning Russian, or learning to eat pickled herring.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
Literary
World Literature
British
19th Century
Eastern European
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| 41 |  |
by George R. R. Martin Sep 2000
(582 reviews) List: $7.99
1040 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Spectra
| | Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
Epic
Series
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| 42 |  |
More Than 125 All-Time Favorite Pies & Tarts
by Susan G. Purdy Jun 2000
(4 reviews) List: $17.95
384 pages, Paperback
Broadway Books
| I love pie. All kinds of pie: custard, lemon, any sort of fruit, chicken . . . if I had to pick one food to live on forever, it would be purple raspberry pie. (Sigh) The book doesn't just have recipes; it has the science of piecrusts, fillings, and toppings (meringues, whipped creams) laid out in excruciating detail for those of us who are still struggling to live up to our mothers.
| Cooking, Food & Wine
Baking
Desserts
Pies
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| 43 |  |
by John Cheever May 2000
(49 reviews) List: $17.95
704 pages, Paperback
Vintage
| , Run, don't walk, down to your nearest bookstore and pick this up. John Cheever was one of the prose greats of the twentieth century
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Literary
Short Stories
World Literature
United States
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| 44 |  |
The New Upper Class and How They Got There [BARGAIN PRICE]
by David Brooks May 2000
(182 reviews) List: $25.00
288 pages, Hardcover
Simon & Schuster
| | Entertainment
Humor
History
Historical Study
Social History
Nonfiction
Current Events
Politics
Social Sciences
Popular Culture
Sociology
Culture
|
| 45 |  |
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
by Kenneth Pomeranz Feb 2000
(15 reviews) List: $65.00
392 pages, Hardcover
Princeton University Press
| | Business & Investing
Economics
Economic History
International
History
Asia
China
World
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| 46 |  |
by Charles Neider Feb 2000
(14 reviews) List: $15.00
560 pages, Paperback
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
| A sampling of the autobiographical musings he dictated at the end of his life. Because he didn't mean it to be published until after his death, it is much more frank than most autobiography, and of course, Mark Twain is one of the most brilliant writers ever.
| Biographies & Memoirs
Arts & Literature
Authors
Historical
United States
Literature & Fiction
World Literature
United States
|
|
| 1999 |
| 47 |  |
The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright Dec 1999
(88 reviews) List: $27.50
448 pages, Hardcover
Pantheon
| | History
World
Nonfiction
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Sociology
Social Theory
Science
Evolution
Organic
Mathematics
History
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| 48 |  |
Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
by Charles Petzold Nov 1999
(49 reviews) List: $27.99
393 pages, Hardcover
Microsoft Press
| | Computers & Internet
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Vision
Programming
Coding Theory
Languages & Tools
Science
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| 49 |  |
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer Oct 1999
(1373 reviews) List: $13.95
368 pages, Paperback
Anchor Books
| Jon Krakauer was on Everest in 1996 when everything went to hell. This chronicle of that expedition is brilliant.
| Biographies & Memoirs
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Mountaineering
Mountain Climbing
Travel
Asia
Nepal
Reference & Tips
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Air Travel
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| 50 |  |
And Other Progressive Causes
by David Horowitz Sep 1999
(84 reviews) List: $24.95
300 pages, Hardcover
Spence Publishing Company
| | Nonfiction
Current Events
Civil Rights & Liberties
Politics
U.S.
Social Sciences
Discrimination & Racism
Political Science
United States
Civil Rights
Sociology
Race Relations
America
Social Groups
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| 51 |  |
Washington's Faustian Bid for World Dominance
by Peter Gowan Aug 1999
(5 reviews) List: $20.00
280 pages, Paperback
Verso
| | History
Americas
United States
20th Century
1945 - Present
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Government
Democracy
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International
Relations
U.S.
Social Sciences
Political Science
Levels of Government
Federal Government
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| 52 |  |
The Madness of American Law
by Paul F. Campos Jul 1999
(17 reviews) List: $19.95
208 pages, Paperback
Oxford University Press, USA
|
| Health, Mind & Body
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Legal
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Legal System
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Professional & Technical
Law
Perspectives on Law
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Litigation
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| 53 |  |
Against the Tyranny of the Market
by Pierre Bourdieu Apr 1999
(7 reviews) List: $12.95
108 pages, Paperback
New Press
| | History
Europe
France
Nonfiction
Social Sciences
Political Science
International Institutions
Sociology
|
| 54 |  |
The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared M. Diamond Apr 1999
(917 reviews) List: $16.95
480 pages, Paperback
W. W. Norton & Company
| Although I have some problems with the book, it's a must read for anyone who wants to know how domestic civilization arose. I highly recommend it.
| History
Ancient
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World
Nonfiction
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Anthropology
Human Geography
Sociology
Professional & Technical
Professional Science
Evolution
Science
Evolution
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| 55 |  |
by Philip Greenspun Apr 1999
(234 reviews) List: $54.95
608 pages, Paperback
Morgan Kaufmann
| | Computers & Internet
Databases
Database Design
Graphic Design
Desktop Publishing
Networking
Internet, Groupware, & Telecommunications
Internet Publishing
Networks, Protocols & APIs
Programming
Web Programming
HTML
Web Development
Internet Commerce
Web Site Design
Multimedia
Electronic Publishing
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| 56 |  |
Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
by Michael A. Hiltzik Mar 1999
(41 reviews) List: $26.00
480 pages, Hardcover
Collins
| | Business & Investing
Biographies & Primers
Company Histories
Industries & Professions
High-Tech
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Computer Science
Research
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Databases
Specific Databases
Oracle
History
Americas
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California
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|
| 1998 |
| 57 |  |
Lessons from the Halls of Power
by Lawrence B. Lindsey Dec 1998
 (3 reviews) List: $24.95
215 pages, Hardcover
AEI Press
| | Business & Investing
Biographies & Primers
Policy & Current Events
Economics
Development & Growth
Economic Policy & Development
International
International
Management & Leadership
Production & Operations
Nonfiction
Government
Public Affairs & Administration
Social Sciences
Political Science
Levels of Government
Federal Government
Public Policy
Reference
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| 58 |  |
by Betty Crocker Editors Nov 1998
(92 reviews) List: $29.95
456 pages, Ring-bound
Betty Crocker
| . This is the cookbook I do half my baking out of, and all of my jello molds. It's actually surprisingly fabulous . . . a beginner's cookbook from the era before baking mixes and salad oil became staple ingredients. The section at the end urging tired and depressed housewives to "consult a doctor and follow medical advice" (hellllooooooo, Valium) is alone worth the price.
| Cooking, Food & Wine
Baking
Reference
Regional & International
U.S. Regional
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| 59 |  |
The Imperial Global Economy Explains Itself to the Membership in Davos, Switzerland
by Lewis H. Lapham Nov 1998
(6 reviews) List: $15.00
84 pages, Hardcover
Verso
| | Business & Investing
Economics
Economic Conditions
International
International
Economic Conditions
History
Europe
Switzerland
Nonfiction
Politics
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| 60 |  |
The Radical Assault on America's Future
by David Horowitz Oct 1998
(42 reviews) List: $25.00
224 pages, Hardcover
The Free Press
| | Nonfiction
Politics
History & Theory
Social Sciences
Political Science
Political Doctrines
Conservatism
Radicalism
Political Theory
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| 61 |  |
Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
by David Brin May 1998
(28 reviews) List: $17.75
378 pages, Hardcover
Perseus Books
| | Law
Constitutional Law
Human Rights
Nonfiction
Current Events
Civil Rights & Liberties
Social Sciences
Political Science
Political Theory
Rights
Sociology
Culture
Science
Technology
Futurology
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| 62 |  |
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
by James C. Scott Mar 1998
(16 reviews) List: $60.00
464 pages, Hardcover
Yale University Press
| | Business & Investing
Biographies & Primers
Policy & Current Events
Economics
Development & Growth
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Management & Leadership
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Constitutions
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Anthropology
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Levels of Government
Federal Government
Sociology
Social Theory
Urban
Urban Planning & Development
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| 63 |  |
12 Short Stories
by Jack Finney Feb 1998
(17 reviews) List: $12.00
224 pages, Paperback
Touchstone
| My current short story find . . . 12 stories about people who long to be not just somewhere else, but somewhen else . . .
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Short Stories
United States
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
|
| 64 |  |
Richard Nixon vs Helen Gahagan Douglas-Sexual Politics and the Red Scare, 1950
by Greg Mitchell Jan 1998
(5 reviews) List: $25.00
316 pages, Hardcover
Random House
| | History
Americas
United States
20th Century
1950s
State & Local
California
Mystery & Thrillers
Nonfiction
Government
Elections
Politics
History & Theory
Leadership
Social Sciences
Political Science
Elections
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| 1997 |
| 65 |  |
by Ira Levin Sep 1997
(64 reviews) List: $7.99
320 pages, Paperback
Signet
| I highly recommend.
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Genre Fiction
Horror
|
| 66 |  |
by George R. R. Martin Aug 1997
(1366 reviews) List: $7.99
864 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Spectra
|
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
Epic
Series
Science Fiction
|
| 67 |  |
by Jon Krakauer Jan 1997
(886 reviews) List: $12.95
224 pages, Paperback
Anchor Books
| Less biographical, more journalistic than Into Thin Air; it's a reconstruction of a boy on the hippy fringe who breaks all ties with his family and goes off into the Alaska wilderness to test his manhood, where he dies. It all sounds rather juvenile and melodramatic, and it is, but at the heart of juvenile melodrama there is a worthy core of aspiration that Krakauer deftly extracts.
| Biographies & Memoirs
Regional U.S.
West
Travel
Travel
North America
Reference & Tips
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United States
States
Alaska
|
|
| 1996 |
| 68 |  |
The Increasing Inequality of Wealth in America and What Can Be Done About It
by Edward N. Wolff Sep 1996
(3 reviews) List: $7.95
Paperback
New Press
| | Business & Investing
Economics
Macroeconomics
Law
Taxation
Nonfiction
Social Sciences
Sociology
|
| 69 | |
50th Anniversary Edition
by Henry Hazlitt Jul 1996
(19 reviews) List: $9.95
205 pages, Paperback
Fox & Wilkes
| One of the hardest things about learning economics is learning to look beyond your first order intuitions to second order effects. Hazlitt does an excellent job of puncturing common economic fallacies by leading the reader, in simple, easy-to-understand language, through the second order effects.
| Business & Investing
Economics
|
| 70 |  |
by William Lashner Apr 1996
(35 reviews) List: $7.99
608 pages, Mass Market Paperback
HarperTorch/ReganBooks
|
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Mystery & Thrillers
Mystery
Thrillers
Legal
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|
| 71 |  |
by Robin Hobb Mar 1996
(288 reviews) List: $7.99
464 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Spectra
| The book isn't the usual sort of "swords and elves" thing; it's rather hard and bloody, but wonderfully written, and the characters are absolutely fantastic.. Read the whole Farseer trilogy. The books are lovely and thick, perfect for taking on vacation.
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fantasy
Epic
|
|
| 1995 |
| 72 |  |
Toward Clarity and Grace
by Joseph M. Williams Jun 1995
(22 reviews) List: $13.00
226 pages, Paperback
University Of Chicago Press
| | Reference
Words & Language
Linguistics
Writing
Writing Skills
|
| 73 |  |
by Fred Schwed Feb 1995
(22 reviews) List: $19.95
256 pages, Paperback
Wiley
| A humorous book about Wall Street written in mid-century, skewering the conceits of both investors and brokers. The shocking thing is that almost all of it still applies today.
| Business & Investing
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Investing
Personal Finance
Motley Fool
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|
|
| 1994 |
| 74 |  |
Great Writers on Good Times
by Bob Shacochis Aug 1994
(11 reviews) List: $13.95
224 pages, Paperback
Chronicle Books
| A compilation of works by a number of damn fine writers, including Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker, that offers tribute to the peccadilloes we regret.
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Essays
Short Stories
Anthologies
United States
World Literature
United States
Classics
History & Criticism
20th Century
|
|
| 1993 |
| 75 |  |
by Margaret Mitchell Aug 1993
(630 reviews) List: $7.99
1024 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Warner Books
| It's unmistakeably racist, and it glorifies a system I am not sad to see gone. But this may have the best set of characters in any English language book, and she manages to make you sympathise with the thoroughly unsympathetic heroine, so it's not much of a leap to sympathising with their compatriots. Plus the story is utterly absorbing, and it's long enough to last for a few lazy holiday afternoons.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Genre Fiction
Historical
|
|
| 1990 |
| 76 |  |
War, Money and the English State, 1688-1783
by John Brewer Oct 1990
(2 reviews) List: $22.95
320 pages, Paperback
Harvard University Press
| | Business & Investing
Economics
Economic History
History
Europe
England
18th Century
19th Century
Tudor & Stuart
Ireland
World
|
| 77 |  |
by Joseph Conrad Jul 1990
(370 reviews) List: $1.50
80 pages, Paperback
Dover Publications
| I can't believe he packs so much gifted prose and raw emotion into such a short little book. This, of course, makes me insanely jealous. But it's worth it. The opening is a very good candidate for Best Opening Ever.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
World Literature
British
Classics
Conrad, Joseph
|
| 78 |  |
by Nelson DeMille Jun 1990
(50 reviews) List: $7.99
432 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Warner Books
| (my rating) May be the best modern thriller about the Middle East.
| Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Genre Fiction
Action & Adventure
Political
Mystery & Thrillers
Thrillers
Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
|
|
| 1989 |
| 79 |  |
by Julia Child Sep 1989
(36 reviews) List: $65.00
528 pages, Hardcover
Knopf
| It's practical everyday cooking, and some of the ideas are really cool...it's full of concepts and tips for the beginner-to-middling cook--no instructions to buy larding tools to pull strips of pork fat through your roast, or spend three days making your own duck pate to put in the beef wellingtons.
| Cooking, Food & Wine
Baking
Culinary Arts & Techniques
Reference
Reference
|
|
| 1985 |
| 80 |  |
by Rose Wilder Lane Nov 1985
(7 reviews) List: $19.95
309 pages, Paperback
University of Nebraska Press
| These stories are really oustanding. It's a series of interlaced stories about a gawky, too-bright girl growing up in a very small town at the turn of the century, but not in that mawkish, "turns into a swan" style that makes you gag.
| History
Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Short Stories
United States
World Literature
United States
20th Century
|
|
| 1984 |
| 81 |  |
by Rose Wilder Lane Oct 1984
(10 reviews) List: $21.95
332 pages, Paperback
University of Nebraska Press
| Rather good, especially if you've read her mother's children's books; she tells the darker, adult side of pioneering, like the couple out on the prairie who were murdering families who stopped at their houses and stealing their stuff . . . dozens and dozens of people.
| Biographies & Memoirs
Literature & Fiction
Contemporary
Short Stories
United States
World Literature
United States
20th Century
|
|
| 1982 |
| 82 |  |
by Leo Tolstoy Jul 1982
(270 reviews) List: $13.95
1472 pages, Paperback
Penguin Classics
|
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Russian
Foreign Language Fiction
Russian
World Literature
British
19th Century
Russian
|
|
| 1981 |
| 83 |  |
by Edna St. Vincent Millay Aug 1981
(9 reviews) List: $22.95
768 pages, Paperback
Harper Perennial
| One of the patron saints of light verse.
| Literature & Fiction
Poetry
Single Authors
United States
World Literature
United States
Poetry
20th Century
|
|
| 1980 |
| 84 | |
OUR ORIENTAL HERITAGE: VOLUME I
by Will Durant Dec 1980
(21 reviews) List: $35.00
Hardcover
Simon & Schuster
| I'll read this someday when I have a zillion dollars to spare.
|
|
|
| 1976 |
| 85 |  |
by Dorothy Parker Dec 1976
(22 reviews) List: $16.00
640 pages, Paperback
Penguin (Non-Classics)
| One of the patron saints of light verse. When I was in college, I thought I wanted to be Dorothy Parker, until I realised that no matter how hard I tried I was never going to be talented, Jewish, or short, and that dying alone only sounds romantic so long as you continue to believe yourself to be immortal.
| Literature & Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
Literary
World Literature
United States
Collections & Readers
|
|
| 1971 |
| 86 |  |
by Milton Friedman, Anna Jacobson Schwartz Nov 1971
(8 reviews) List: $60.00
888 pages, Paperback
Princeton University Press
| revolutionised monetary policy, removing it from the clutches of the Keynesians
| Business & Investing
Economics
Economic History
Money & Monetary Policy
Public Finance
History
|
| Electronics (11) |
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| Unknown |
| 87 |  |
(27 reviews) List: $249.99
Electronics
Apple Computer
| | Audio & Video
MP3 Players
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30 GB
Computers
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Apple
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| 88 |  |
(21 reviews) List: $499.00
Electronics
Bose
| | Audio & Video
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AM-FM
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Bose
All Bose
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Bose Wave Music System
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| 89 |  |
(16 reviews) List: $499.00
Electronics
Dell Computers
| I couldn't be happier with mine.
| Handhelds & PDAs
All Handhelds & PDAs
|
| 90 |  |
(198 reviews) List: $249.99
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Logitech
| | A/V Accessories & Telephones
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Logitech
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| 91 |  |
(27 reviews) List: $149.00
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Logitech
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Logitech
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| 92 |  |
List: $499.99
Electronics
Logitech
| | Accessories & Supplies
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|
| 93 |  |
(38 reviews) List: $399.99
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Logitech
| | A/V Accessories & Telephones
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| 94 |  |
(18 reviews) List: $159.75
Electronics
Olympus
| | Audio & Video
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| 95 |  |
(5 reviews) List: $2,499.99
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Sharp
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| 96 |  |
(17 reviews) List: $799.99
Electronics
TiVo
| | Accessories & Supplies
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|
| 2004 |
| 97 |  |
Sep 2004
(46 reviews) List: $129.95
Electronics
Microsoft
| | Computer Add-Ons
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| 98 | |
Misc.
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| Unknown |
| 99 |  |
(2 reviews) Misc.
Woodstock International
| | Craft Supplies
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| Kitchen (9) |
|
| Unknown |
| 100 |  |
SHOPZEUS.COM
| | Tableware
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|
| 101 |  |
(41 reviews) List: $89.99
Kitchen
KitchenAid
| It's not as useful as the stand mixer, because you have to hold it in your hand and move it around, which is fine for cakes, but makes your arm tired awfully fast if you're dealing with a stiff dough. Mine came with dough hooks, but I'd rather knead the bread by hand than get carpal tunnel trying to drive my hand mixer through a thick wad of bread dough.
| Brands
KitchenAid
All KitchenAid
Hand Mixers
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Hand Mixers
|
| 102 |  |
List: $29.95
KitchenArt
| I've been surprised, actually at how many people have asked where I got this . . . even before I showed them how twisting the bottom of the spice canister automatically measures out 1/4 teaspoon of spice. They are set up so that you can stack them into one tall carousel . . . the arrangement that has attracted all my guests has four of them stacked on atop the other.
| Cook's Tools & Gadgets
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Spice Racks
|
| 103 |  |
(200 reviews) List: $11.95
Kitchen
Microplane
| Again, non cooks are goggling their eyes, dumbstruck by the thought that someone could actually buy an entire gadget just for removing lemon and orange zest. But once you've used a zester, you'll never go back to the grater. Not only does it avoid the nastiness of scraped knuckles; it removes a perfect layer of zest, with none of the bitter white underpeel to contaminate your cooking. And it's about eight times easier and faster than using a grater. I just can't communicate how you, or that special cook in your life, will rave once they've tried this.
| Brands
Microplane
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Cheese Tools
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|
| 104 |  |
(8 reviews) List: $199.99
Kitchen
Panasonic
| It's got a sensor cook/reheat feature that figures out how much cooking things need by the steam they're releasing, a terrific defroster, and a keep warm feature. If you're dieting, try throwing a bag of mixed raw vegetables into the microwave for using the sensor cook setting for raw vegetables, then tossing the perfectly steamed veggies with a little butter, some lemon juice, and a little crushed garlic. Mmmmm. If you're not, six minutes on high will produce the best bacon you ever ate.
| Small Appliances
Microwave Ovens
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| 105 |  |
List: $15.99
Netixchange
| | |
| 106 |  |
List: $4.40
Rada Manufacturing
| | Cutlery
Paring Knives
Spear Point Parer
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|
| 2004 |
| 107 |  |
Oct 2004
(5 reviews) List: $98.00
Kitchen
Swiss Diamond
| | Cookware & Baking
All Pans
Skillets
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Products
Cookware
Cookware Collections
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| 108 |  |
Jul 2004
(56 reviews) List: $99.99
Kitchen
KitchenAid
| This is my new find for this year. It's a bowl you stick in the freezer for twenty-four hours, then slot onto your Kitchenaid with a special dasher attachment.
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KitchenAid
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| Wireless (1) |
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| 2006 |
| 109 |  |
Oct 2006
(5 reviews) List: $399.99
Wireless Phone
Sprint
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