"Everyone knows that a man can always marry even if he reaches 102, is penniless, and has all his faculties gone. There is always some woman willing to take a chance on him. (from the Complete Book of Etiquette, 1952)"
—Amy Vanderbilt
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Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143118428);
Last week: 1;
Weeks on List: 9
"The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning."
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Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307387943);
Last week: 6;
Weeks on List: 11
"The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business."
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Where Men Win Glory
by Jon Krakauer (Anchor, ISBN: 9780307386045);
Last week: 2;
Weeks on List: 5
"Krakauer's look at the remarkable life and death of Pat Tillman is now available in paperback."
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Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038252);
Last week: 3;
Weeks on List: *
"An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan."
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Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
by Rhoda Janzen (Holt, ISBN: 9780805092257);
Last week: 5;
Weeks on List: 20
"A funny and moving memoir about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis."
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Lit
by Mary Karr (Harper Perennial, ISBN: 9780060596996);
Last week: 4;
Weeks on List: 9
"The new memoir by the bestselling author of The Liar's Club is now available in paperback."
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The Good Soldiers
by David Finkel (Picador, ISBN: 9780312430023);
Last week: 11;
Weeks on List: 3
"Pulitzer Prize-winner Finkel's masterful account of American soldiers fighting in Iraq."
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Open
by Andre Agassi (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307388407);
Weeks on List: 2
"The autobiography of tennis great Andre Agassi."
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Food Rules
by Michael Pollan (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143116387);
Last week: 7;
Weeks on List: 35
"A guide to eating wisely by the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food."
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Half the Sky
by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307387097);
Last week: 8;
Weeks on List: 13
"Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice."
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038580);
Last week: 13;
Weeks on List: *
"A hard-boiled look at the food chain."
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143117469);
Last week: 10;
Weeks on List: 18
"Crawford examines the importance of understanding how things work and “manual competence.""
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The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, ISBN: 9780743247542);
Last week: 9;
Weeks on List: *
"A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing."
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Strength in What Remains
by Tracy Kidder (Random House, ISBN: 9780812977615);
Last week: 12;
Weeks on List: 17
"The gripping story of Deo, a young man who fled the African nation of Burundi during the country's civil war."
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2011
by Old Farmer's Almanac (Old Farmer's Almanac, ISBN: 9781571985163);
Weeks on List: 1
"The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more."
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