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Book Business: Publishing Past, Present, and Future [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Jason Epstein
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 Jason Epstein has led arguably the most creative career in book publishing during the past half-century. He founded Anchor Books and thereby launched the quality paperback revolution, cofounded the New York Review of Books, and created the Library of America, the prestigious publisher of American classics, and The Reader's Catalog, the precursor of online bookselling. In this book he discusses the severe crisis facing the book business today--a crisis that affects writers and readers as well as ... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Fuzzy Math: The Essential Guide to the Bush Tax Plan [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Paul Krugman
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The Essential Guide to the Bush Tax Plan Wielding his widely recognized powers of explanation, Paul Krugman lays bare the hidden facts behind the $2 trillion tax cut. With huge budget surpluses just ahead, the question of whether to cut taxes has shifted to when? and by how much? With Fuzzy Math, Paul Krugman dissects the Bush tax proposal and shows us who wins, who loses, and how quickly the tax cuts will consume the surplus. Always the equal-opportunity critic when it comes to faulty economics... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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House of Sand and Fog [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Andre Dubus III
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In this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has to resotre his family's dignity. Kathy Nicolo is a troubled young woman whose house is all she has left, and who refuses to let her hard-won stability slip away from her. Sheriff Lester Burdon, a married man who finds himself falling in... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Next: The Future Just Happened [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Michael Lewis
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A mordantly funny exploration of the brave new world spawned by the Internet. In Liar's Poker the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions in the history of the world, and the Interne... more info>>
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The Haiku Anthology [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Cor van den Heuvel
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Haiku written in English has seen a tremendous growth in popularity in the last two decades. Celebrating simplicity, emotion, and imagery, haiku is a type of poetry in which only a few words convey worlds of mystery and meaning, creating images so real one can almost touch them. This landmark work contains a wealth of examples. (Published: 2000)
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The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis sets out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world's most important technology entrepreneur, the true representative of the coming age. All roads lead to a man who is about to achieve an unprecedented hat trick with the creation of his third, separate, billion-dollar company: first Silicon Graphics, then Netscape--which launched the Information Age--and now Healtheon, a startup that may turn the $1.5 trillion health-care industry on its head. Despite the variety of his a... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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The Sleep-Over Artist [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Thomas Beller
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Writing with the sparkling wit and insight of his highly praised debut, Seduction Theory, Thomas Beller continues to plumb the adventures of his hero, Alex Fader, a youthful existentialist and sensualist with an insatiable appetite for trouble. The Sleep-Over Artist is an account of critical stages in Alex's life, mapping his progress from youthful delinquent to filmmaker whose career begins when he makes a documentary film exposing the prep school from which he has been expelled. Alex longs for... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Jan Harold Brunvand
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Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? Here are some of the best stories--urban legends--in their best retellings, along with their latest variations and examples of how the stories have changed as they move from person to person and place to place. Whether you want to become an expert debunker or just have plenty of laughs, this book will surprise and entertain you. (Published: 2001)
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