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Fiction

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A tale loosely inspired by the life of Alexis de Tocqueville is set in the early nineteenth century and follows an unlikely friendship between a survivor of the French Revolution and an itinerant English engraver's son.

 The Marriage Plot
by Jeffrey Eugenides		 Say Her Name
by Francisco Goldman		 The Tiger's Wife
by Tea Obreht

INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife,
The Devil All the Time
by Donald Ray Pollock		 Volt
by Alan Heathcock		 Cain
by Jose Saramago
State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett		 The Stranger's Child
by Alan Hollinghurst		 Luminarium
by Alex Shakar

Planning to run away with his girlfriend to London in the hopes of escaping poverty, Frank concludes he has been dumped when Rosie fails to join him and is astonished when Rosie's suitcase and evidence of foul play are discovered more than twenty years later. 

 There but for the
by Ali Smith		 Train Dreams
by Denis Johnson		 Someday This Will Be Funny
by Lynne Tillman

The Wandering Falcon
by Jamil Ahmad		 Chango's Beads & Two-Toned Shoes
by William Kennedy		 I Married You for Happiness
by Lily Tuck
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine
by Alina Bronsky		 The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern		 Leche
by R. Zamora Linmark

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 The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt		 The Call
by Yannick Murphy		  

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Nonfiction
 

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Presents a chronicle of the last ten years of Theodore Roosevelt's life to cover his African safaris, return to public life, involvement with the Progressive movement, campaign for president in 1912, and various brushes with death.
 

 Bossypants
by Tina Fey		 The Swerve
by Stephen Greenblatt		 Boomerang
by Michael Lewis

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Presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended.
 
Catherine the Great
by Robert K. Massie		 Life Itself: A Memoir
by Roget Ebert		 Malcolm X
by Manning Marable
Hemingway's Boat
by Paul Hendrickson		 A World on Fire
by Amanda Foreman		 Believing Is Seeing
by Errol Morris

 

 One Day I Will Write About This Place
by Binyavanga Wainaina		 Tiger, Tiger
by Margaux Fragoso		 Rin Tin Tin
by Susan Orlean

Examines the unforgiving region of Siberia, including its geography, resources, native peoples, and history, with stories of Mongols, fur seekers, tea caravans, American prospectors, prisoners, and exiles of every kind.

depicts the making of the iconic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in the late 1950s, drawing on interviews with those involved in the film's production, including the actors, producer Richard Shepherd, and Truman Capote's biographer.

 Arguably: Essays
by Christopher Hitchens		 Love and Capital
by Mary Gabriel		 The Long Goodbye: A Memoir
by Meghan O'Rourke
The Convert
by Deborah Baker		 The Information
by James Gleick		 The Psychopath Test
by Jon Ronson

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 The Anatomy of a Moment
by Javier Cercas		 Blood, Bones, and Butter
by Gabrielle Hamilton		 The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey Sachs

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The Beautiful and the Damned
by Siddhartha Deb		 A Book of Secrets
by Michael Holroyd		 Charles Dickens: A Life
by Claire Tomalin
Blue Nights
by Joan Didion		 Rome
by Robert Hughes		 The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
by Toby Wilkinson
Townie: A Memoir
by Andre Dubus III		 In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson		  
 
Updated: January 31, 2012

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