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12/28/04
“The Wisdom of Alexander The Great” by Lance Kirk

“The Confession” by Sheldon Siegel

"Farewell, My Queen” by Chantal Thomas

“Real College” by Elizabeth Tippett

12/27/04
“Receiving Love” by Hendricks & Hunt

“Made You Laugh” by Joe Garner

“Fraternity” by Bob Green

12/16/04
“The Miracle Detective: An Investigation of Holy Visions" by Randall Sullivan

“100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses”- Steven Kleinedler, senior editor of American Heritage Dictionaries

"The Best Home Businesses for People 50+" by Paul and Sarah Edwards

12/15/04
"The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth" by Natalie Goldberg

12/08/04
"Broken: The Troubled Past and Uncertain Future of the FBI" by Richard Gid Powers

"American Dream: Three Women , Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare" by Jason DeParle

"In The Shadow of the Holocaust: The Struggle Between Jews and Zionists at the End of World War II" by Yosef Grodzinsky

12/07/04
"America's Military Today" by Tod Ensign

"The Bones of the Earth" by Howard Mansfield

12/06/04
"Gasp!: The Swift & Terrible Beauty of Air" by Joe Sherman

12/02/04
"The Impossible Will Take A Little While" Edited by Paul Loeb

11/30/04
"The Cynanide Canary" by Joseph Hilldorfer

"Spam Kings" by Brian McWilliams

11/29/04
"The Freedom" by Christian Parenti

11/24/04
"American Terminator: Myths, Movies and Global Power" by Merryl Wyn Davies

11/22/04
"Same-Sex Marriage: The Personal and the Political" by Kathleen A. Lahey and Kevin Alderson

11/18/04
"Work With Passion: How To Do What You Love for a Living" by Nancy Anderson

"The Epidemic" by Dr. Robert Shaw M.D.

11/17/04
"The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose" by Matthew Kelley

11/16/04
"Crossing The River: A Memoir of the American Left, The Cold War, and Life in East Germany" by Victor Grossman

11/15/04
"The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron" by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

11/08/04
"The Mystery of Olga Chekova" by Antony Beevor

"Trust: The One Thing That Makes or Breaks a Leader" by Les T. Csorba

11/04/04
"Urban Tribes: Are Friends the New Family" by Ethan Watters

"How To Create Your Own Luck" by Susan Roane

11/01/04
"Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America" by Nomi Prins

10/28/04
“Same Difference” by Caryl Rivers

“Positive Words, Powerful Results” by Hal Urban

10/25/04
How Full Is Your Bucket” by Tom Rath

Change Your Underwear Twice A Week” by Danny Gregory

10/21/04
“True Lies” by Stephen Marshall

“Capital Offense” by Kathleen Antrim

“The Reckoning” by Jeff Long

10/19/04
“The Experts’ Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do” edited by Samantha Ettus

"Samuel Johnson’s Insults” edited by Jack Lynch

10/18/04
"Making Work Work" by Julie Morgenstern

“The 100 Best Businesses to Start When You Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore” by Lisa Rogak

10/13/04
"Apple Pie: An American Story" and "Fried Chicken: An American Story" by John T. Edge

10/11/04
"Find A Husband After 35: Using What I Learned At Harvard Business School" by Rachel Greenwald

"All The President's Spin: George W. Bush, The Media, and The Truth" by Bryan Keefer, Ben Fritz, and Brendan Nyhan

10/06/04
"Guantanamo: What the World Should Know" by Michael Ratner

"American Nightmare: Predatory Lending and the Foreclosure of the American Dream" by Richard Lord

10/05/04
"Shattered Dreams: The Failure of the Peace Process in the Middle East 1995-2002" by Charles Enderlin

“You Could Be Fired For Reading This Book” by Glenn Solomon

09/30/04
"The New Ethics: A Guided Tour of the Twenty-First Century Moral Landscape" by Anita Allen

"The Dinner: The Political Conversation Your Mother Told You Never to Have" by Terry Paulson

9/29/04
"Cover Up: What The Government is Still Hiding About the War on Terror" by Peter Lance

"The Gourmet Cookbook" Coeditor, John Willoughby

09/22/04
"The Politics of Deceit: Saving Freedom and Democracy from Extinction" by Gleen W. Smith

09/20/04
"Bringing The Jobs Home: How The Left Created the Outsourcing Crises - And How We Can Fix It" by Todd Buchholz

09/16/04
"20,001 Food Facts, Chefs Secrets & Household Hints" by Dr. Miles Bader

"Who Are They Anyway?" by BJ Gallagher

09/08/04
“Red Meat Cures Cancer” by Starbuck O’Dwyer

“The Memory Prescription” by Dr. Gary Small

“A Hat Full of Sky” by Terry Pratchett

09/07/04
"Medical Tests That Can Save Your Life" by David Johnson, Ph.D., and David Sandmire, M.D., with Daniel Klein

"Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World" by Richard Heinberg

09/06/04
"Til Death Do Us Part” by Kate White

How To Make Big Money With Your Own Small Business” by Jeffrey J. Fox

“Twenty Seven Bones” by Jonathan Nasaw

09/02/04
"I'm Not Slowing Down" by Ann Richards

"Wildly Austin" by Vikki Loving

How To Survive Your Freshman Year” by Mark Bernstein

“Free Yourself from Student Loan Debt” by Brian O’Connell

08/31/04
"The Play of Your Life" by Colleen A. Sabatino

"Presidents: Every Question Answered - Everythink You Could Possilbly Want to Know About the Nation's Chief Executives" by Carter Smith

08/30/04
"Club The Bugs and Scare The Critters" by Dr. Myles Bader

“The Zenith Angle” by Bruce Sterling

08/27/04
"The Digital Dead" by Bruce Balfour

08/26/04
"I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & The Inside Story of The Mafia, The Teamsters, & The Last Ride of Jimmy Hoffa" by Charles Brandt

"They Don't Like Me: Lessons on Bullying and Teasing from a Preschool Classroom" by Jane Katch

08/25/04
"Root Shock: Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It" by Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D.

08/19/04
"Pacifiers, Blankets, Bottles and Thumbs" by Mark Brenner

"Eats, Shoots and Leaves" by Lynne Truss

08/17/04
“1215: The Year of the Magna Carta” by Danny Danziger

08/16/04
"Moving Mountians - The Race to Treat Global Aids" by Anne-Christine D'Adesky

08/11/04
"Ralph's Revolt - The Case for Joining Nader's Rebellion" by Greg Bates

"An Alchemy of Mind" by Diane Ackerman

08/10/04
"Real Kids Come In All Sizes: 10 Essential Lesson to Build Your Child's Body Esteem" by Kathy Kater

"Why People Buy Things They Don't Need: Understanding and Predicting Consumer Behavior" by Pamela Danziger

08/06/04
"The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant

08/05/04
"The Power and The Story" by Evan Cornog

"Gutted: Down To The Studs in my House, My Marriage, My Entire Life" by Lawrence LaRose

08/02/04
"Our Mother's War" by Emily Yellin

07/29/04
"A Man's Guide to A Civilized Divorce" by Sam Margulies

07/28/04
"The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century" by Robert McChesney

07/27/04
Letters to a Young Therapist: Stories of Hope and Healing” by Mary Pipher

“Touched With Fire: Five Presidents and the Civil War Battles that Made Them” by James Perry

Move On’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country” by Joan Blades

07/26/04
"This Book Will Change Your Life" by Ben Carey and Henrik Delehag

"Kiss Off: Poems To Set You Free" by Elizabeth Ash Velez

"Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species" by Laura Flanders

07/22/04
Raising Everyday Heroes: Parenting Children to be Self-Reliant” by Dr. Elisa Medhus

"Find The Love of Your Life After 50!" by Alice Solomon

07/21/04
"Hat Full of Sky" by Terry Pratchett

“Off The Cuff” by Anne Cooper Ready

07/20/04
"Real Life 101: A Guide to Stuff That Actually Matters" by Derek Avdul and Steve Avdul

07/19/04
"The W Effect: Bush's War on Women" edited by Laura Flanders

07/16/04
"Extravagance" by Gary Krist

07/15/04
"Oil, Power & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda" by Larry Everest

"Rising From The Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class" by Larry Tye

07/14/04
"The Anxious Bride" by Leah Ingram

"The Anxious Groom" by Steven Lewis

"Nesting - It's A Chick Thing" by Ame Mahler Beanland and Emily Miles Terry

07/07/04
"Home by Design" by Sarah Susanka

“Blue Blood” by Edward Conlon

“The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do” by Ken Blanchard

07/05/04
“Kepler’s Witch” by James A. Connor

“The Drowned Book: Ecstatic and Earthly Reflections by Bahauddin, Father of Rumi” Translated by Coleman Barks and John Moyne

“Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy” by Carlos Eire

07/01/04
“Permission to Party” by Jill Murphy Long

“The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living ” by Ira Byock, M.D.

“If Ever Two Were One: A Private Journal of Love Eternal ” (Brian Sullivan, Archivist)

06/30/04
“Rescuing The Emotional Lives of Overweight Children: What our Kids Go Through and How We Can Help” by Dr. Sylvia Rimm

“A Cup of Comfort for Teachers” edited by Colleen Sell

“The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World” by Paul Roberts

06/28/04
“The Fred Factor” by Mark Sanborn

“Trusting Yourself” by M.J. Ryan

06/24/04
“The Sensory-Sensitive Child” by Karen Smith

"The Fifteen Second Principle: Short, Simple Steps to Achieving Long-Term Goals" by Al Secunda

06/23/04
"What Makes A Man," Edited by Rebecca Walker

06/17/04
"Banana Republicans: How The Right Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State" by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber

“Don’t Give Me That Attitude!” by Michele Borba

06/16/04
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier” by Diana and Michael Preston

06/15/04
"Into the Unknown: Leadership Secrets form Lewis and Clark's Daring Westward Expedition" by Jack Uldrich

06/11/04
“Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved: A Woman Moves a House to Make a Home” by Kate Whouley

“The Lost Pet Chronicles: Adventures of a K-9 Cop Turned Pet Detective” by Kat Albrecht with Jana Murphy

06/09/04
"Ideas are Free: How The Idea Revolution is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations" by Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder

06/03/04
"Looking for Bobowitz" by Daniel Pinkwater

"Fire Your Boss" by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine

06/01/04
"The Real Age Makeover" by Dr. Michael Roizen

"Hearing is Believing: How Words Can Make or Break Our Kids" by Elisa Medhus, M.D.

05/26/04
"Blair's War" by David Coates and Joel Krieger

05/24/04
"About My Sisters" by Debra Ginsberg

"Nightime is My Time" by Mary Higgins Clark

05/20/04
“The Power of Patience” by M.J. Ryan

“Divorcing the Dow” by Jim Thorpe and Sharon Michalsky

“One For My Baby” by Tony Parsons

05/19/04
"Flower Gardening" by Julie Bowden-Davis

"The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting" by Laurence Steinberg

05/18/04
"Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership" by Steve Farber

05/17/04
"Rational Exuberance: Silencing The Enemies of Growth and Why The Future is Better Than You Think" by Michael Mandel

05/12/04
"Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore That Shaped America" by Martin J. Smith and Patrick J. Kiger

"Firemen" by Denise O'Neal

"Mending Wounded Minds: Seeking Help For A Mentally Ill Child" by Beth Henry With Vincent L. Pastore

05/04/04
"The Grief Recovery Handbook" by John Hames and Russell Friedman

"The Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real Estate" by Mike Summey

"Living Well with Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia" by Mary J. Shomom

05/03/04
"Keep the Faith, Change the Church" by James Muller and Charles Kenny

"You Don't Have to be Rich" by Jean Chatzky

04/29/04
“Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings” by Katherine Newman

"GUTS!" by Jackie Freiberg

04/28/04
"Beyond Therapy: Biotechnologyand the Pursuit of Happiness" by Dr. Leon Kass

“Flesh Wounds” by Virginia Blum

“Strange Encounters” by Daniel Botkin

04/26/04
"The Worm in the Apple" by Peter Brimelow

04/22/04
"Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore That Shaped Modern America" by Martin J. Smith and Patrick J. Kiger

"All Dressed In White: The Irresistible Rise of the American Wedding" by Carol McD. Wallace

"Leadership Sopranos Style: How To Become A More Effective Boss" by Deborrah Himsel

04/21/04
"50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History" by William Weir

04/20/04
"When The Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection" by Dr. Gabor Mate

04/19/04
“Object of Virtue” by Nicholas Nicholson

04/15/04
“The Exception To The Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, andthe Media That Love Them” by Amy Goodman & David Goodman

"The Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide" by Doris Rubenstein

04/12/04
“Heal Your Headache” by Dr. David Buchholz

04/08/04
"Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: The Landmark Legal Battles that Exposed Wall Street's Shocking Culture of Sexual Harassment" by Susan Antilla

"The Codex" (Fiction) by Douglas Preston

"Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit and Wisdom from History's Greatest Wordsmiths" by Dr. Mardy Grothe

04/07/04
"Bone to Pick: Of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Reparation, and Revenge" by Ellis Cose

"The Family CFO: The Couple's Business Plan for Love and Money" by Mary Claire Allvine and Christine Larson

04/06/04
“Super Networking” by Michael Salmon

“Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEO’s” by Eric Yaverbaum

04/05/04
“Grown-Up Marriage” by Judith Viorst

04/01/04
“The Suess, The Whole Suess and Nothing But The Suess” by Charles Cohen

“Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable” by Seth Godin

03/31/04
“Message from Garcia” by Charles Garcia

“The Authentic Career” by Maggie Craddock

03/30/04
“My Fellow Americans: The Most Important Speeches of America's Presidents" by Michael Waldman

“Zingerman’s Guide To Good Eating” by Ari Weinzweig

“New Spring” by Robert Jordan

03/29/04
“The Oil Factor” by Stephen Leeb

03/26/04
"A Death In Vienna" by Daniel Silva

03/25/04
"Operatives, Spies and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS" by Patrick O'Donnell
www.thedropzone.org

"Cruel Justice: Three Strkes and the Politics of Crime in America's Golden State" by Joe Domanick

03/24/04
"Secrets of Six Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life" by Barbara Stanny

03/22/04
"The Myth of Laziness" by Mel Levine
www.allkindsofminds.org

03/18/04
"Change Without Pain: How Managers Can Overcome Initiative Overload,Organizational Chaos, and Employee Burnout" by Eric Abrahamson

"Wealth and Our Commonwealth" by Chuck Collins

03/17/04
"Liberating Faith: Religious Voices for Justice, Peace, & Ecological Wisdom" by Roger Gottlieb

03/16/04
"Giant Killers" with John Phillips

03/15/04
"Take Them At Their Words: Republican Rhetoric Designed To Shock & Awe" by Bruce J. Miller

"Bring on Goliath: Lemon Law Justice in America" by Vince Megna

"Hawke" by Ted Bell

03/10/04
"The Sound of One Thigh Clapping - Haiku for a Thinner You" by Meredith Clair

"The Rise of the Creative Class" by Richard Florida

03/05/04
"The Twelve Gifts for Healing" by Charlene Costanzo

03/04/04
"Beast in the Garden: Urban Sprawl and A Modern Parable of Man and Nature" by David Baron

“Open My Eyes, Open My Soul” by Yolanda King

03/03/04
"The Devil in the White City" by Eric Larson

“Emma’s Secret” by Barbara Taylor Bradford

03/02/04
"Business as War: Battling for the Competitive Advantage" by Kenneth Alllard

"Sprout: Everything I Need to Know about Sales I learned from My Garden" by Greg Wright

02/26/04
"The Beatles Come to America" by Martin Goldsmith

"Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders" by Dr. Tom A. Coburn

02/25/04
"The Blueprint for my Girls: How to Build a Life Full of Courage, Determination, & Self Love" by Yasmin Shiraz

02/19/04
"Character Matters: How To Help Our Children Develop Good Judgement, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues" by Thomas Lichona

"The 1001 Rewards Fieldbook" by Bob Nelson and Dean Spitzer

02/18/04
"The Dumbest Moments in Business History" by Adam Horowitz

"Winning With The Dow's Losers" by Charles Carlson

"Seeds of Terror: An Eye Witness Account of Al-Qaeda's Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia" by Maria Ressa

02/17/04
"Dream Coaching" by David Lohff

02/16/04
"You're Not Buying That House, Are You?" by Frank Cook

02/11/04
"Superbia - 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods" by Dan Chiras and Dave Wann

02/05/04
"Gangs of America" by Ted Nace
www.gangsofamerica.com

"Jack Kerouac's Doctor Sax and the Great World Snake" Interview with Jim Sampas (Nephew of Kerouac)

02/03/04
"The New Killer Diseases" by Mark Fishetti

"Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry over the Dangers of SUVs" by Adam Penenberg

"Race War - White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire" by Gerald Horne

02/02/04
"The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty" by Caroline Alexander

01/29/04
"Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay Rights" by David Moats

"What Should I Do With My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question" by Po Bronson

01/28/04
"Robbing Us Blind: The Return of the Bush Gang and the Mugging of America" by Steve Brouwer

01/22/04
"The Madness of King George: The Ingenious Insanity of our most "Misunderestimated" President" by Michael K. Smith and Matt Wuerker

"The Wrong Stuff: Attempts at Flight Before & After the Wright Brothers" by Phil Scott

01/21/04
"How to Work for an Idiot - Survive and Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss" by John Hoover

01/20/04
"Down and Dirty Justice: A Chilling Journey into the Dark World of Crime and Criminal Courts" by Gary Lowenthal

01/19/04
"When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People" by Dr. Leonard Felder, PHD

This Day: Diaries of American Women” by Joni Cole

"Dead Ringer" by Lisa Scottoline

01/15/04
"The Leadership Pill" by Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick

"The Jesus Thief" by J.R. Langford

"The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World" by Marti Olsen Laney

01/14/04
"I Can't Believe I Just Did That" by David Allyn, Ph. D.

01/12/04
"The New Great Game - Blood and Oil in Central Asia" by Lutz Kleveman

01/01/04
"More Balls than Hands: Juggling Your Way To Success by learning to Love Your Mistakes" by Michael Gelb

"NON CAMPUS MENTIS: World History According to College Students" by Anders Henriksson

"The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers" byJames Citrin and Richard Smith

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