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Chemistry: Concepts and ProblemsClifford C. Houkholda self-study guideS
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Intermediate GermanHeinrich Humpfingerholdon KindleX
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Life: ...fill in laterholdexcellent text on biology, recommended by friend who teaches biologyS
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Prodigal SummerBarbara KingsolverholdPZ
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HollyStephen Kinghold
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A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old AgeAlec WilkisoncurrentThe glories of mathS
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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. HistoryNed BlackhawkcurrentUS history rewritten to include native American peopleUZ
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2024
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On PalestineNoam ChomskyApril 19, 2024The war crimes of Israel against PalestineYZ
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Attack from Within: How Misinformation is Sabotaging AmericaBarbara McQuadeApril 16, 2024A summary of a lot of stuff most people know but need to be reminded of all in one place.YZ
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K Is in TroubleGary ClementApril 13, 2024K is a boy who is constantly in troubleG
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Things That Go Bump in the UniverseC. Renée JamesApril 9, 2024cosmology revisitedKS
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The Five-Star WeekendErin HilderbrandApril 6, 2024chick book but not badPZ
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F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test AnswersRichard BensonMarch 18, 2024Silly stuffH
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My Name Is BarbraBarbra StreisandMarch 13, 2024Excellent autobiographyB
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Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald ReaganEdmund MorrisFebruary 15, 2024A strange sort of bioB
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The Exchange: After the FirmJohn GrishamJanuary 6, 2024A bit better than some of his recent booksPZ
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2023
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Dylan: The Lyrics, 1961-2012Bob DylanDecember 31, 2023WowIM
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Paris: The MemoirParis HiltonDecember 30, 2023SighBZ
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A Guest in the HouseEmily CarrollDecember 23, 2023graphic novelG
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Schoenberg: Why He MattersHarvey SachsDecember 20, 2023Worth the troubleBKM
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Franz Schubert: A BiographyElizabeth Norman McKayDecember 5, 2023So-so biography but informative, taught me much I didn't knowBM
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An Elephant in the KitchenFrancoise Malby AnthonyDecember 4, 2023Nice stuff by the widow of the author of The Elephant WhispererXZ
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I'm Glad My Mom DiedJenette McCurdyNovember 29, 2023Author's memoir of an abusive childhood becoming a star actorPZ
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery StoreJames McBrideNovember 23, 2023Jewish people in Philadelphia – pleasant enough readingPZ
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The Deadly Rise of Anti-SciencePeter J. Hotez, MD, PhDNovember 20, 2023Anti-science (with anti-vax being a primary driver) has become a right-wing political movement.S
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WellnessNathan HillNovember 13, 2023author of "The Nix"KL
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The Boys from BiloxiJohn GrishamOctober 21, 2023not his bestPZ
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Uncertain GroundPhil KlayOctober 16, 2023Military-related essaysO
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MissionariesPhil KlayOctober 8, 2023South American military exploitsP
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End GameDavid BaldacciOctober 4, 2023Two experts kill everyonePZ
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WoolHugh HoweySeptember 30, 2023Post-apocalyptic dystopia, people living in underground silosPZ
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Size: How It Explains the WorldVaclav SmilSeptember 25, 2023More interesting stuff from the guy who knows everythingS
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert OppenheimerKai Bird, Martin J. SherwinSeptember 7, 2023Pulitzer-winning bio, 25 years in making, basis for Oppenheimer movieB
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SparePrince HarryAugust 26, 2023Well-written and deeply personal and insightfulBZ
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The Devil Wears ScrubsFreida McFaddenAugust 9, 2023Silly girl stuffPZ
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture MasterpieceTom HanksAugust 5, 2023Loved it as an audiobook with Hanks reading it, on a subject he knowsPZ
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenRansom Riggs July 31, 2023not my styleIKP
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Where's Waldo? The Great Speed SearchMartin HandfordJuly 31, 2023best of the two, on hard cardboard, about 20 pagesC
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Where's Waldo? The Wonder BookMartin HandfordJuly 24, 2023wonderful children's bookC
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Editors on EditingGerald Gross, ed.July 21, 2023Informative but old and mostly obsoleteEK
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PIneapple StreetJenny JacksonJuly 14, 2023Easy listeningPZ
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Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizos of the MindDaniel TammetJuly 14, 2023Most interesting viewpoints of an autistic savantS
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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to LeadJim MattisJune 14, 2023Mattis was a gung ho marine, secretary of defense under DTB
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The Scientific Life: A Moral History of a Late Modern VocationSteven ShapinJune 5, 2023life as a scientistKS
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Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't EnoughDina NayeriMay 29, 2023Strange bookOZ
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11Garrett M. GraffMay 18, 2023A historical monument written by those who were there of the events of 9/11UZ
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Billy the Kid Makes It BigDolly PartonMay 9, 2023children's bookC
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The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and FamilyRon Howard, Craig HowardMay 8, 2023dual biography of their childhood daysBZ
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The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThomas S. KuhnMay 7, 2023masterpiece on the philosophy of science from a historical perspectiveKS
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Doctor Grundy's UndiesDawn McMillanApril 25, 2023children's bookC
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Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and FailureVaclav SmilApril 18, 2023Smil's emeritus workKS
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In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific ExplorationShane O'MaraApril 13, 2023the title says itRZ
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Dream TownDavid BaldacciApril 8, 2023obvious Raymond Chandler tributePZ
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The Chicago Guide to Copyediting FictionAmy SchneiderApril 2, 2023a companion to CMOS; good but not up to its companionE
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The Candy HouseJennifer EganMarch 30, 2023modern sci-fiPZ
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Stella MarisCormac McCarthyMarch 23, 2023reread as an audiobook; one of the greatest books everLZ
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Strong Is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being ThemselvesKate T. ParkerMarch 22, 2023InterestingAO
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Charles Ives: A Life with MusicJan SwaffordMarch 22, 2023Absolutely wonderfulBM
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Early WarningJane SmileyMarch 15, 2023volume 2 of a trilogyPZ
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The Revolutionary: Samuel AdamsStacy SchiffMarch 12, 2023Bio of the original revolutionaryBUZ
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An Immense World: How Animals Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around UsEd YongFebruary 20, 2023Amazing book on animalsSZ
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How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving EarthTerry VirtsFebruary 12, 2023Lovely!BS
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Children Playing Before a Statue of HerculesDavid Sedaris (ed.)February 8, 2023Short anthology of short storiesLZ
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Noise: A Flaw in Human JudgmentDaniel Kahneman et al.February 3, 2023the science of measuring errors in judgment by Nobel laureate Kahanen et al.S
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The PassengerCormac McCarthyJanuary 31, 2023Re-"read" as an audio book. Love it.LZ
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Drive Yourself Sane: Using the Uncommon Sense of General SemanticsSusan Presby Kodish, Bruce I. KodishJanuary 18, 2023A newer book on general semanticsS
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Some LuckJane SmileyJanuary 16, 2023saga of a farm family, 1919-1952PZ
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Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other DiversionsSteve Martin, Harry BlissJanuary 12, 2023Steve's latest book, Harry Bliss is a New Yorker cartoonistBGH
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The Comedians in Cars Going to Get Coffee BookJerry SeinfeldJanuary 10, 2023wonderful stuff about the essence of comedyH
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2022
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A Carnival of SnackeryDavid SedarisDecember 31, 2022typical DSHZ
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I Need a New Butt!Dawn McMillanDecember 23, 2022children's literature surveyC
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My Butt Is So Noisy!Dawn McMillanDecember 23, 2022children's literature surveyC
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Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran BorderlandsLinda Ronstadt, Lawrence DownesDecember 20, 2022Linda's background lifeBM
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Broken NewsChris StirewaltDecember 17, 2022about modern journalismOZ
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Stella MarisCormac McCarthyDecember 17, 2022follow-up to "The Passenger," one of the best novels EVER!KL
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Super KillerGlenn WallDecember 16, 2002more mass murderWX
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The Philosophy of Modern SongBob DylanDecember 6, 2022wonderful riffs on mostly very old songsM
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The Last ChairliftJohn IrvingDecember 1, 2022UghIL
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If Beale Street Could TalkJames BaldwinNovember 26, 2022Wonderful novelLZ
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The PassengerCormac McCarthyNovember 21, 2022First novel in 16 years, one of CM's greatest masterpiecesKL
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The Trump TapesBob WoodwardNovember 19, 2022wowUZ
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Every Cloak Rolled in BloodJames Lee BurkeNovember 3, 2022adventurePZ
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Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass ShootingKindra NeelyNovember 2, 2022graphic novel format memoir of a mass shooting survivorBG
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On TruthHarry G. FrankfurtOctober 30, 2022Sequel to On BullshitX
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On BullshitHarry G. FrankfurtOctober 29, 2022A serious and thorough essay on the topicX
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This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for American DemocracyJonathan Martin, Alexander BurnsOctober 25, 2022The title says it, should have been called Biggest Losers on ParadeOUZ
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and FutureVaclav SmilOctober 15, 2022About everything in science and how it relatesSK
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Frozen in TimeMitchell ZuckoffOctober 10, 2022Rescuing dead soldiers off GreenlandINZ
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Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on EarthAdharandand FinnSeptember 30, 2022runningRZ
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Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest QuestionsSabine HossenfelderSeptember 25, 2022interesting stuffS
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What If? 2Randall MonroeSeptember 24, 2022absurd humorHZ
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Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold CasesPaul HolesSeptember 20, 2022memoir by someone obsessed by pursuing serial murderersBZ
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The 6:20 ManDavid BeldacciSeptember 14, 2022whodunnitPZ
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2312Kim Stanley RobinsonSeptember 14, 2022sci fi in the solar system in 300 yearsKP
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Missing, PresumedSusie SteinerSeptember 6, 2022boringPZ
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Brief Encounters with Che GuevaraBen FountainAugust 24, 2022short storiesLZ