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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Oliver Sacks
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway
Susan Jeffers
YOU: The Owner's Manual, Updated and Expanded Edition: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger
Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
What Would Google Do?
Jeff Jarvis
X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Omnibus - Volume 1
Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Rick Leonardi, Kieron Dwyer, Terry Austin, Ann Nocenti
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd Gilbert

Heart of Betrayal

Heart of Betrayal  - Andrew Britton Fun read. Espionage fun.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson Really engaging characters. Can't wait to read his next one.

Dance Dance Dance

Dance Dance Dance - Haruki Murakami, Alfred Birnbaum I adore Murakami

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man - John Perkins This was fun...but was it true? I wish he went into more details about his own corruption.

Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors

Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors - Kim DePaul, Dith Pran Very sad narratives about Cambodia dark past.

Split Second (King & Maxwell)

Split Second - David Baldacci Really fun read.

Contest

Contest - Matthew Reilly Good sci fi fun. Running man meets Predator meets the Hunt.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Book 3 of the Millennium Trilogy (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Book 3 of the Millennium Trilogy (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) - Stieg Larsson Not as strong a story line as the first two--more a courtroom drama, but brings the series to a good close.

The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries)

The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel - Lindsey Davis QUite enjoyed the scenes painted. Reminded me of ROme-the HBO series. How I wished it had it had kept going.

Pirate Latitudes: A Novel

Pirate Latitudes: A Novel - Michael Crichton Substandard Chriton...fun swasbuckling, but not really that engaging.

The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth

The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth - Sun Shuyun A believe discovers that history is written by the victors. Heartbreaking at points, full of koolaide at others.

Outliers: The Story of Success

Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell Some fascinating disconnected observations are joined together to create a compelling exploration of success. Think Freakonomics meets poor man alamanac.

Wild Fire

Wild Fire - Liz Fielding Good fun read.