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A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Paperback)

By Flannery O'Connor
$13.95
ISBN-13: 9780156364652
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Published: Mariner Books, 8/1977
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Whatta me and Harold Bloom have in common? Nothin', I thought. I was wrong! We both love Flannery O'Connor. A Good Man is Hard To Find hilights her amazing talents -- for dialogue and dialect, for propriety contrasted with the ghastly, and a rather dark sense of humor.

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Paperback)

By John Vaillant
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780307389046
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Published: Vintage, 5/2011
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My favorite book in 2010. {Editor's note: Jeff's original shelf-talker for this book also includes a frightening drawing of a tiger claw.}

How We Decide (Paperback)

By Jonah Lehrer
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780547247991
Availability: On Our Shelves (as of this morning)
Published: Mariner Books, 1/2010
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This look at the role of emotions in decision making has been a hit with everyone I've recommended it to. For such a young guy, Mr. Lehrer is a master at communicating the intricacies of neuroscience to lay-folks like me. Filled with rad and relevant examples, this title's a winner. He also says signs sell items, no matter what the sign says. Right on!

Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)

By Francois Voltaire, Theo Cuffe, Michael Wood
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780143039426
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Published: Penguin Classics, 11/2005
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My favorite novel from before the age of television. A classic of French literature, which unlike the rest of it held my attention, this novel is fast-paced, wise, and hilarious. This edition is beautiful! Take that, Leibniz!