| The following are recent books that I’ve recently received/bought & liked, am considering using for courses, or have been longtime favorites. | ||
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| A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America ...
by Bill Bryson $7.99 Bill Bryson has become famous for quirky little travelogues about his rediscovering America. This is one of his better ones. | Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Grea...
by Anna Quindlen It's hard to imagine that Anna Quindlen was a lifelong Anglophile, yet didn't visit London until well into her 40s. This is a ... | The Best American Travel Writing 2009
by Simon Winchester $10.08 This year's selection of best American travel essays is outstanding. It includes a great New York Times Magazine article ("The... |
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| State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of Ame...
by Matt Weiland $11.55 Another great collection of essays. These were specifically commissioned for the book, with one author writing a short narrati... | Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell $11.75 I love Malcolm Gladwell, and was thrilled that he made the Foreign Policy Magazine 100 most influential minds list. I also rec... | The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro's Schoo...
by Patrick Symmes $11.96 Patrick Symmes, the author of "Chasing Che" takes on an icon of the Cuban revolution, yet again. This time, he tells the story... |
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| The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of...
by Niall Ferguson $19.77 This book was recommended by a reviewer on NPR's All Things Considered. From her description, it seem very similar to "Salt" a... | Stealing Buddha's Dinner
by Bich Minh Nguyen $5.60 I got this slim little volume from the Penguin sales rep at a conference, mainly just because it looked intriguing. K8 finishe... | Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look a...
by David P. Barash I'm not usually keen on literary analysis, and I'm unsure if the "gimmick" nature of this book works. But it's an intriguing a... |
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