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The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

by Neil Strauss

Informative inside look at a subculture of men striving to perfect the art of picking up women. They meet in underground "lairs" to discuss tactics and strategies then venture into the "field" to... read more

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

by Erik Larson

The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the... read more

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

by Nicholas D Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn

Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world.

Eating Animals

by Jonathan Safran Foer

On the brink of fatherhood--and facing the prospect of having to make dietary choices on a child's behalf--Foer's casual attitude towards food takes on a new urgency. Here, he explores the many... read more

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

by Project Management Institute (Creator)

This newest edition continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is even easier to understand and implement, with improved consistency and greater clarification....

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

by Kerry Patterson

In this guide for business and personal life, several business trainers offer help in negotiating those "important" conversations that have a high-anxiety factor. They offer a seven-point program to... read more

Buzz Buzz (2001)

by Laurie Berkner

Laurie Berkner's second children's album doesn't tamper much with the formula that made her first effort, Whaddaya Think About That?, an overnight success. Once again it is Berkner's finely tuned... read more

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

directed by Charles B. Pierce
featuring Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem, Charles B. Pierce

This thriller -- based on actual events -- tells in a pseudo-documentary-style of the murders of five people by a man in post-WWII Arkansas. This mystery was still considered unsolved at the time of... read more

The Most Soothing Lullabies in the Universe! (2004)

by Various Artists

Despite its overly emphatic title, The Most Soothing Lullabies in the Universe! is actually a pretty restful double-disc collection of soothing classical music. Disc one's track listing is pretty... read more