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September 2011 |
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Drive:
The Surprising Truth
About What Motivates Us
Daniel Pink
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An examination of what truly motivates us and
how to harness that knowledge to find greater
satisfaction in our lives and our work. |
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October 2011 |
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A pulp writer struggling to stay afloat is
living in an abandoned mansion in the heart of
Barcelona. A dark, gothic tale of intrigue,
romance and tragedy. |
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November 2011 |
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The Lost City of Z:
A Tale of Deadly Obsession In the Amazon
David Grann
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A writer tries to solve the
mystery of what happened to an explorer who disappeared in
the 1920s during his search for the site of the ancient
civilization El Dorado. |
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December 2011 |
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Spoon River Anthology
Edgar Lee Masters
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Residents of a village cemetery awaken to tell
the truth about their lives,illicit love
affairs, betrayed confidences, political
corruption and miserable marriages. |
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January 2012 |
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The story of the three Blythe sisters, now
elderly, living with secrets that are
beautifully and gradually revealed. |
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February 2012 |
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The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
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Scientists harvest cells in 1951
from an impoverished cancer patient to formulate
breakthroughs such as the cure for polio - without informing
the patient or her family. |
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March 2012 |
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Half the Sky:
Turning Oppression into Opportunity
for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
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A journey through Africa and Asia to meet extraordinary
women struggling with dire circumstances. Through statistics
and true stories, we learn the sad truth behind these
women’s lives. |
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April 2012 |
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The Shallows:
What
the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr
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An explosive look at how the
Internet is altering the neural pathways in our brains. |
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May 2012 |
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Zoo Story:
Life In the Garden of Captives
Thomas French
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A behind the scenes look at a zoo that reveals
extinction, conservation and captivity issues in
all of their moral complexities. |
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