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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1

by Tao Le, M.D., Vikas Bhushan, M.D., Neil Vasan

The 20th edition of the world's #1 selling medical review book! Trust two decades of experience for the most effective USMLE Step 1 preparation possible 1100+ must-know facts and mnemonics organized... read more

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

by Mary Roach

Mary Roach has previously produced entertaining inquiries into the oddities involved with death (STIFF) and sex (BONK). Thus, having exhausted earth's two most interesting topics of conversation,... read more

One Minute Negotiator: Simple Steps to Reach Better Agreements

by Don Hutson, George Lucas, Ken Blanchard (Foreword by)

Negotiation impacts every aspect of our lives, from our relationships with family members and neighbors, to the transactions we make as customers, to the deals we strike on the job. Yet it's a skill... read more

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi

The critics made the inevitable comparisons to MAUS when reviewing this graphic novel-style memoir. But this deeply personal child's-eye view of Iran during the fall of the Shah deserves to be... read more

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

by Michael Lewis

"The Big Short" tells a story of spectacular, epic folly. It has taken the world's greatest financial meltdown to bring Michael Lewis back to the subject that made him famous. His international... read more

The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons [Rhino 2002] (2002)

by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons

The Four Seasons are often overlooked when lists of important bands of the 1960s are made. That really shouldn't be the case. With Frankie Valli's amazing bray of a voice backed by the solid... read more

Stigmata (1999)

directed by Rupert Wainwright
featuring Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Thomas Kopache

Stigmata is a supernatural suspense story about good, evil, and faith. Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) is a hair stylist in her mid-20s who has no strong religious convictions until odd things... read more

Valleys of Neptune (2010)

by Jimi Hendrix

After 40 years, a number of ill-conceived posthumous albums, and countless bootlegs, one would almost have to be skeptical of a new album billed as "12 previously unreleased studio recordings --... read more

Croweology (2010)

by The Black Crowes

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, the Black Crowes decided to revisit several of their staples from the past two decades, giving them acoustic rearrangements. While some of the songs are revised... read more