November 2011
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WHAT IT WAS
JANUARY 2012 HARDCOVER
What It Was George Pelecanos 978-0-316-20953-3, $35.00 Deluxe slipcover edition
Washington, D.C., 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop as a private investigator. His former partner, Frank “Hound Dog” Vaughn, is still on the force. When a young woman comes to Strange asking for his help recovering a cheap ring she claims has...
October 2011
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THE BOOK OF MADNESS AND CURES
APRIL 2012 HARDCOVER
The Book of Madness and Cures: A Novel Regina O’Melveny 978-0-316-19583-6, $25.99
A brilliant debut about a woman doctor in Renaissance Venice, forced to cross Europe in search of her father.
Gabriella Mondini is a rarity in 16th century Venice: a woman who practices medicine. Her father, a renowned physician, has provided her entrée into this all-male profession, and...
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NINETY DAYS: A MEMOIR OF RECOVERY
APRIL 2012 HARDCOVER
Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery Bill Clegg 978-0-316-12252-8, $24.99
A suspenseful account of an addict’s journey to recovery, by a writer “as intoxicated by language as he was by crack.” (A.L. Kennedy)
The goal is 90. Just 90 clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything. With 73 days in rehab behind him he returns...
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THE BLOOD OF HEROES
MAY 2012 HARDCOVER
The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo—and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation James Donovan 978-0-316-05374-7, $29.99
A sweeping, action-packed saga of the legendary last stand at the Alamo, by the author of the bestseller A Terrible Glory.
On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175...
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THE LIFEBOAT
APRIL 2012 HARDCOVER
The Lifeboat: A Novel Charlotte Rogan 978-0-316-18590-5, $24.99
The sinking of an ocean liner leaves a newly married woman battling for survival in this powerful and unforgettable debut novel.
Grace Winter, 22, is both a newlywed and a widow. She is also on trial for her life.
In the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying her and her husband Henry across the...
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AN UNEXPECTED GUEST
APRIL 2012 HARDCOVER
An Unexpected Guest: A Novel Anne Korkeakivi 978-0-316-19677-2, $24.99
A diplomat’s wife plans a Paris dinner that could change her future—if a terrible secret doesn’t destroy it first—in this captivating debut.
Clare Moorhouse, the American wife of a high-ranking diplomat in Paris, is arranging an official dinner crucial to her husband’s career. As she shops for fresh...
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SERVICE: A NAVY SEAL AT WAR
MAY 2012 HARDCOVER
Service: A Navy SEAL at War Marcus Luttrell with James D. Hornfischer 978-0-316-18536-3, $27.99
In October 2006, after miraculously returning from his star-crossed mission in Afghanistan, Marcus Luttrell went back to war. In six months of high-intensity urban fighting in the most dangerous city in the world, Ramadi, Iraq, he was part of one of the greatest victories in the...
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11TH HOUR
MAY 2012 HARDCOVER
11th Hour James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 978-0-316-09749-9, $27.99
Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the discovery of severed heads in a movie star’s garden—and a vigilante targeting the city’s most despised criminals.
Millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down and Detective Lindsay Boxer discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of...
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THE ADMIRALS: NIMITZ, HALSEY, LEAHY, and KING
MAY 2012 HARDCOVER
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—The 5-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea Walter R. Borneman 978-0-316-09784-0, $29.99
How America’s only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world’s dominant sea power.
Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Fleet Admiral: William Leahy, Ernest...
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SO FAR AWAY
MAY 2012 HARDCOVER
So Far Away: A Novel Meg Mitchell Moore 978-0-316-09769-7, $25.99
The lives of a wayward teenager and a lonely archivist are unexpectedly joined through the discovery of an old diary.
Thirteen-year-old Natalie Gallagher is trying to escape: from her parents’ ugly divorce, and from the vicious cyberbullying of her former best friend.
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THE 500
MAY 2012 HARDCOVER
The 500: A Novel Matthew Quirk 978-0-316-19862-2, $25.99
A year ago, fresh out of Harvard Law School, Mike Ford landed his dream job at Davies Group, Washington’s most powerful consulting firm. Now, he’s staring down the barrel of a gun, pursued by two of the world’s most dangerous men. To get out, he’ll have to do all the things he thought he’d never do again: lie, cheat,...
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SUMMERLAND
JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER
Summerland: A Novel Elin Hilderbrand 978-0-316-09983-7, $26.99
Four juniors are driving home from a graduation party on Nantucket when Penny Alistair loses control of the car. Penny is killed; her twin brother is left in a coma. Penny’s boyfriend, Jake, and friend, Demeter, walk away from the crash, their wounds emotional, deep, and unshakable.
In the aftermath, Jake and...
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THE HUNT FOR KSM
MARCH 2012 HARDCOVER
The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Terry McDermott and Josh Meyer 978-0-316-18659-9, $27.99
The definitive account of the decade-long pursuit and capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the real mastermind of the worst terrorist attacks in history.
Khalid Sheik Mohammed is the most significant terrorist in...
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KINGDOM OF STRANGERS
JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER
Kingdom of Strangers: A Novel Zoë Ferraris 978-0-316-07424-7, $25.99
A riveting tale of murder and deception by the acclaimed author of City of Veils. A secret grave is unearthed in the desert revealing the bodies of 19 women and the shocking truth that a serial killer has been operating undetected in Jeddah for more than a decade.
However, lead inspector Ibrahim Zahrani...
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THIS BRIGHT RIVER
JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER
This Bright River: A Novel Patrick Somerville 978-0-316-12931-2, $24.99 Lauren Sheehan’s career in medicine came to a halt after a sequence of violent events abroad. Now she’s back in the safest place she knows—St. Helens, Wisconsin—cut off from career, friendship, and romance.
Ben Hanson’s aimless life bottomed out when he went to prison. But after his release, a...
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MICHAEL BENNETT’S GOLD
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Michael Bennett’s Gold James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge 978-0-316-09746-8, $27.99
A South American crime lord has brought New York the worst lawlessness and violence the city has ever seen. Police shot in the street. Judges murdered in the courtroom. Mayhem is unleashed—and the mayor demands that Detective Michael Bennett find a way to stop it.
Bennett takes his...
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The Violinist’s Thumb And Other Lost Tales of...
JULY 2012 HARDCOVER
The Violinist’s Thumb And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code Sam Kean 978-0-316-18231-7, $25.99
In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist’s Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.
There are genes to explain crazy cat...
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WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
Where’d You Go, Bernadette: A Novel Maria Semple 978-0-316-20427-9, $25.99
A hilarious and original novel about a family in crisis after the disappearance of its brilliant, misanthropic matriarch.
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design...
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DARE ME: A NOVEL
JULY 2012 HARDCOVER
Dare Me: A Novel Megan Abbott 978-0-316-09777-2, $24.99
Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy are the cheerleaders all the other girls fear and admire. But everything changes when the new coach arrives. Cool and commanding, Coach French seems perfect in every way, a charismatic presence who overturns the girls’ established pecking order yet manages to gain their fierce allegiance.
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WHAT IN GOD'S NAME
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
What in God’s Name Simon Rich 978-0-316-13373-9, $23.99
God, bored, decides that Earth has had its day—unless two idealistic angels can make a miracle happen.
Welcome to Heaven, Inc., where the founder and CEO has been phoning it in, concentrating more on improving his golf game than ending famines. Craig and Eliza (Department of Miracles) are two of the only...
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GHOST DANCES
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
Ghost Dances Proving Up on the Great Plains Josh Garrett-Davis 978-0-316-19984-1, $27.99
A gifted young writer takes a singular journey back to his native Midwestern American Plains. Growing up in South Dakota, Josh Garrett-Davis always knew he would leave. But as a young adult, he kept going back—in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written...
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GROWING UP BRAVE
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety Donna B. Pincus, PhD 978-0-316-12560-4, $25.99
A practical, hands-on approach to helping children overcome anxiety. With social and academic pressures at an all-time high, one in five children today suffers from a diagnosed anxiety disorder and many others go undiagnosed. More...
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THE OMEGA-3 EFFECT
AUGUST 2012 PAPAERBACK
The Omega-3 Effect: Everything You Need to Know About the Miracle Nutrient for Living Longer, Happier, and Healthier William Sears, MD 978-0-316-19684-0, $10.99
From one of the most trusted names in family healthcare—-a guide to the many health benefits of omega-3s. We all want to live as healthfully as possible. In THE OMEGA-3 EFFECT, Dr. William Sears turns his...
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THE DEATH OF SWEET MISTER/TOMATO RED/GIVE US A...
2012 Trade Paperback
Tomato Red: A Novel Daniel Woodrell Foreword by Megan Abbott 978-0-316-20621-1, $14.99
“Woodrell’s down-home version of Chandleresque prose lends a near-Biblical dignity to the criminal doings.” —THE NEW YORKER
2012 Trade Paperback
The Death of Sweet Mister: A Novel Daniel Woodrell Foreword by Dennis Lehane 978-0-316-20614-3, $14.99
“Woodrell has achieved near mastery...
August 2011
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PRIVATE GAMES
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FEBRUARY 2012 HARDCOVER
Private Games James Patterson and Mark Sullivan 978-0316-20682-2, $27.99 Private, the world’s most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over...
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FIVE CHIEFS: A SUPREME COURT MEMOIR
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir John Paul Stevens 978-0-316-19980-3, $24.99 When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010)—only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time.
In Five Chiefs, Justice Stevens captures the inner...
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INSIDE SEAL TEAM SIX
DECEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Inside Seal Team Six: My Life and Missions with America’s Elite Warriors Don Mann with Ralph Pezzullo 978-0-316-20431-6, $27.99 Don Mann offers an indispensable, ground-breaking narrative of what it takes to make a SEAL, and to break a man—very close to the same thing. Pushing himself and his men to extremes, Mann suffered intensely for country, and here...
May 2011
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THE ART OF FIELDING: A NOVEL
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Art of Fielding: A Novel Chad Harbach 978-0-316-12669-4, $24.99 The anticipated debut from n+1 cofounder Chad Harbach: An unforgettable novel about the glory of youth and five lives on the brink of enormous change.
At Westish College, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for the big leagues until a routine throw goes disastrously off course. In the...
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TOP SECRET AMERICA
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State Dana Priest and William Arkin 978-0-316-18221-8, $29.99
The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy, and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, or exactly how many agencies...
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REDIRECT
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change Timothy D. Wilson 978-0-316-05188-0, $25.99 We tell ourselves stories to make sense of the world. These stories ultimately determine if we will lead healthy, productive lives or get into trouble.
In Redirect, Timothy Wilson, “one of the most brilliant, creative, and respected psychologists of his generation”...
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THE END OF THE WASP SEASON
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The End of the Wasp Season Denise Mina 978-0-316-06933-5, $25.99
A gripping new thriller featuring Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, starting her own family while she investigates the deadly dissolution of another.
When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. The terrible legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread but most...
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LOVE AND CAPITAL
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Love and Capital Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution Mary Gabriel 978-0-316-06611-2, $35.00
A surprising and revelatory account of romance and revolution—and one of the great love stories of all time.
Brilliantly researched and wonderfully written, Love and Capital is a heartbreaking and dramatic saga of the family side of the man whose works would...
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HELP! FOR WRITERS
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces Roy Peter Clark 978-0-316-12671-7, $22.99
One of America’s most influential writing teachers offers 210 solutions to the biggest problems writers face.
The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story’s too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer’s...
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THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Christmas Wedding James Patterson and Richard DiLallo 978-0-316-09739-0, $25.99
A heartwarming holiday love story about the unstoppable power of family and marriage.
The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill’s wedding. Since her husband died five years ago, Gaby’s...
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WEST BY WEST
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman 978-0-316-05349-5, $27.99
One of the greatest basketball players of all time tells—with relentless honesty—the incredible story of his life.
He is one of basketball’s towering figures: “Mr. Clutch,” who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers’ resurgence in the 1970s. The...
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NEW AMERICAN HAGGADAH
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March 2012 HARDCOVER
New American Haggadah Jonathan Safran Foer/A New Translation by Nathan Englander 978-0-316-06986-1, $29.99
A stunningly illustrated and newly translated Haggadah, complete with essays and commentary from some of the brightest Jewish literary and intellectual voices.
Read each year around the Seder table, the Haggadah recounts through prayer and song the...
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE OF...
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War Margaret E. Wagner and the Library of Congress Introduction by Gary W. Gallagher 978-0-316-12068-5, $35.00 Rare source material from the Library of Congress and a gripping historical narrative illuminate the most consequential war ever fought on American soil. With striking visuals from the Library of...
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THE WHITE HOUSE
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The White House The President’s Home in Photographs and History Vicki Goldberg in cooperation with The White House Historical Association 978-0-316-09130-5, $35.00
A fascinating visual compendium on the White House and its residents, from its construction up to the present day.
The White House covers every aspect of White House life over the past 200 years. Witness...
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THE OUTLAW ALBUM: STORIES
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Outlaw Album: Stories Daniel Woodrell 978-0-316-05756-1, $24.99
The author of the celebrated novel Winter’s Bone—which became an Academy Award nominated film—brings us 12 timeless tales of those on the fringes of society.
Daniel Woodrell is able to lend uncanny logic to harsh, even criminal behavior in his wrenching first collection of short fiction....
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SEE MIX DRINK
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
See Mix Drink: A Refreshingly Simple Guide to Crafting the World’s Most Popular Cocktails Brian D. Murphy 978-0-316-17671-2, $14.99
The ingenious new cocktail guide that uses infographics to show you how to make 100 favorite mixed drinks.
Jonesing for a Manhattan or a Mint Julep? At-home mixologists demand sophisticated cocktails, but without a lot of fuss. See Mix...
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THE LOST PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAPTAIN SCOTT
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott: Unseen Images from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition David M. Wilson 978-0-316-17850-1, $35.00
The historic publication of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s own long-lost photographs, 100 years after his team’s legendary journey to the South Pole.
The legend of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, icon of fortitude and courage, who perished...
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THE DROP
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Drop Michael Connelly 978-0-316- 06941-0, $27.99
Harry Bosch has been given three years before he must retire from the LAPD, and he wants cases more fiercely than ever. In one morning, he gets two. DNA from a 1989 rape and murder matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer or has something gone terribly wrong in the new Regional Crime...
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SPONTANEOUS HAPPINESS
NOVEMBER 2O11 HARDCOVER
Spontaneous Happiness Andrew Weil, MD 978-0-316-12944-2, $27.99
Bestselling author Dr. Andrew Weil presents his revolutionary approach to finding lasting happiness.
Spontaneous Happiness is Dr. Weil’s paradigm-shifting guide to peak emotional wellness. In the book, he redefines the notion of happiness and demonstrates the limitations of the biochemical model of mental...
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THE OBAMAS
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Obamas Jodi Kantor 978-0-316-09875-5, $29.99
When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to Michelle’s fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal and sane as possible. Then they moved in.
In The Obamas,...
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KILL ALEX CROSS
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Kill Alex Cross James Patterson 978-0-316-03792-1, $28.99 When the President’s son and daughter are abducted, Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him far from the center of the case and in the dark. A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex...
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THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Impossible Dead Ian Rankin 978-0-316-03977-2, $25.99
The Complaints: that’s the name given to the Internal Affairs department who seek out dirty and compromised cops, the ones who’ve made deals with the devil. And sometimes The Complaints must travel. A major inquiry into a neighboring police force sees Malcolm Fox and his colleagues cast adrift, unsure of...
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MALCOLM GLADWELL: COLLECTED
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Malcolm Gladwell: Collected Malcolm Gladwell 978-0-316-12309-9, $75.00 A beautiful boxed-set edition, with new material, of Malcolm Gladwell’s landmark books The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers.
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers....
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THE FOOD LOVER'S GUIDE TO WINE
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Food Lover’s Guide to Wine Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg 978-0-316-04513-1, $35.00
From two of America’s most respected culinary authors, this one-of-a-kind comprehensive and entertaining guide uncorks the world of wine for food lovers.
A wine book unlike any other, The Food Lover’s Guide to Wine offers a fresh perspective via the single aspect of wine...
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ELEVEN MADISON PARK: THE COOKBOOK
NOVEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook Daniel Humm, Will Guidara 978-0-316-09851-9, $50.00
A lavish collection of elegant, seasonal recipes from the award-winning, four-star New York restaurant.
Eleven Madison Park is one of New York City’s most popular fine-dining establishments and has become an international culinary destination. Under the leadership of executive chef...