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Books: Nonfiction Public affairs/ Current events 
Dude, Where's My Country?by Michael Moore With Dude already No. 1 on the Amazon best-seller list, the outspoken filmmaker and political commentator lets loose with a call for Regime Change at home. Among his targets: corporate barons who have bilked millions out of their employees’ lifetime savings, legislators who have stripped away our civil liberties in the name of homeland security, and the right-wingers who hold sway at the nation's news media.
Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire
by Wesley K. Clark General Wesley Clark, a candidate for president, writes about how the issues and principles discussed in his earlier book The Future of Combat were evident in Afghanistan, Iraq and wherever the war on terrorism has taken us or may take us next, providing a frank and revealing analysis of the gains, risks and shortfalls of America's current approach and offering informed alternatives to that approach.
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Rightby Al Franken The best-seller by the political humorist and former Saturday Night Live writer, who attracted an ill-advised lawsuit from Fox News. Here he takes aim at President George W. Bush, Ann Coulter, Bill O’Reilly and scores of other conservatives.
Living History
by Hillary Rodham Clinton The senator and former first lady calls her husband's betrayal in the Monica Lewinsky matter "the most devastating, shocking and hurtful experience of my life." She explains what the aftermath was like personally and why she has elected to stand by her man. In all, Living History is an informative book that goes a long way toward humanizing one of the most recognizable, and controversial, women of our age.
Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism
by Ann H. Coulter The conservative pundit ratchets up the rhetoric in this best-selling indictment of those soft-headed, unAmerican lefties hiding under the cover of liberalism. From Truman to Kennedy to Carter to Clinton, America has contained, appeased and retreated, often sacrificing America’s best interests and security. With the fate of the world in the balance, liberals should leave the defense of the nation to conservatives, Coulter argues.
Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth
by Joe Conason The Salon.com and New York Observer columnist dissects 10 of the most persistent and glaringly incorrect arguments made by conservatives about the media and political process. He employs a highly readable and informative writing style that feels more substantive than Molly Ivins and a lot wittier than Noam Chomsky, said one reviewer.
Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America
by Arianna Huffington Huffington, the popular columnist, author and candidate for California governor, writes a scathing indictment of the corporate and political culture that brought the "new economy" '90s crashing down. While she castigates corporate CEO villains, accountants, politicians and lobbyists, she backs up her outrage with dollar figures, dates, names and damning information.
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's Americaby Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose She tried to warn us: With the publication of Shrub in early 2000, syndicated columnist Molly Ivins detailed George W. Bush’s privileged rise and disastrous reign as governor of Texas in the mid- to late ‘90s. In Bushwhacked, she looks at his first term as president. It's not pretty.
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
by Paul Krugman New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, who's also a brilliant economist at Princeton, meticulously exposes the White House's rigged budget numbers, lies about the benefits of tax cuts for the rich, and much more.
Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country — And It's Time to Take It Back
by Jim Hightower Populist radio commentator, columnist and author Hightower delivers a timely manifesto for progressives living in what he calls a nation ruled by "a confederacy of kleptocrats." Hightower spares us not an iota of outrage about what the Powers That Be are doing to America, but he brings us the bad news with plenty of his laugh-out-loud Texas humor as he lays out the whole unappetizing mess that we find ourselves in. Thieves in High Places offers a battle cry, a rallying point, and it may wind up in the populist hall of fame.
When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden
by Bill Maher HBO talk show host Bill Maher, inspired by classic World War II government posters designed to get the average citizen involved in the war effort, has put together a series of biting essays on the battle America currently faces against terrorism. This hard-hitting book takes issue with the way the war against terror is being run and questions why George W. Bush has not asked all Americans to pitch in and help achieve success.
Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
by Michael Moore The filmmaker, bestselling author and Oscar winner takes on our current and former presidents, corporate America and the judicial system in this irreverent, witty, no-holds-barred look at the state of the nation.
The Savage Nation: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Borders, Language and Culture
by Michael Savage America is hungry for a book that reinforces patriotism, family and traditional American values. Radio talk show host Michael Savage attacks big government and liberal media bias in this effort at reclaiming and preserving the nation's heritage.
Off With Their Heads: Traitors, Crooks & Obstructionists in American Politics, Media & Business
by Dick Morris The nation's most famous foot fetishist (and Fox News Channel political analyst) takes aims at liberals, the New York Times (which is as biased as Radio Moscow, he says) and other targets. He also piles on the Clinton administration for not doing enough to foresee the rise of Al Qaeda.
Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right
by Ann H. Coulter In this No. 1 New York Times bestseller, conservative pundit Ann Coulter writes, "Liberals have been wrong about everything in the last half century." She provides example after example of what she calls media abuse, liberal manipulation, and Democratic conspiracies against Republicans. Self-improvement 
The Sedona Method — Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-being
by Hale Dwoskin, Jack Canfield John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, calls this "a practical, wise and proven formula for emotional and mental freedom."
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Don Miguel Ruiz (Paperback) Sit at the foot of a native elder and listen as great wisdom of days long past is passed down. In this now-classic best-seller, shamanic teacher and healer Don Miguel Ruiz exposes self-limiting beliefs and presents a simple yet effective code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors. The four agreements are these: Be impeccable with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make assumptions. Always do your best.
The South Beach Diet
by Arthur Agatston Rodale Sitting atop the best-seller lists is this guide, subtitled, "The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss," which allows dieters to eat the foods they love. For good health, we've got to get our blood sugar under control and stop the incessant cravings — through a low-carb diet.
Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, New Diet Cookbook and New Carb Gram Counter
by Robert C. Atkins The diet of bloggers, including Doc Searls, Dan Gillmor, Sheila Lennon, Cory Doctorow and others. After reading Atkins' book and beginning his diet, I lost 10 pounds in less than three weeks. Low-carb isn't a fad, it's a new way of thinking about food. Media 
What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News
by Eric Alterman The blogger and columnist for The Nation takes apart the myth that the news media tilts left. Alterman is ready for a bar fight, and he comes out swinging, taking aim at Bill O'Reilly, Bernard Goldberg and Ann Coulter, among others.
Wired: A Romance
by Gary Wolf As a staffer at Wired, the Bengali typhoon of high-tech magazines, Wolf watched the rise and fall of an era from his desk. And he took notes. He tells the story of Louis Rossetto, wife Jane Metcalfe and others who set out on an adventure to prove that computers would make every existing authority obsolete. The book includes tales of "backstabbing, multimillion-dollar deals and steamy affairs," says Publishers Weekly.
Who Killed Daniel Pearl?
by Bernard Henri Levy Levy, a French philosopher and best-selling author in Europe, investigates the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl with a blend of journalism, imagination and autobiography. The briskly paced result traces a thread from Pearl's killers through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and, possibly, to Al Qaeda.
This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV
by Bob Schieffer This memoir by the longtime CBS reporter "succeeds as a primer on broadcast journalism and as an informal history of America over the past 40 years," says Publishers Weekly. The book spans virtually every important domestic story of the past 40-odd years from JFK's assassination and Vietnam to the Clinton-Lewinsky "scandal." Lots of riveting anecdotes here.
Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media
by Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols, Barbara Ehrenreich The writers illustrate how much of the U.S. media is consolidated in the hands of a few large companies, which results in journalism biased toward a corporate point of view at the expense of the public interest.
My Turn at the Bully Pulpit: Straight Talk About the Things That Drive Me Nuts
by Greta Van Susteren "Our country is at a critical juncture, and too many of us are caught up in old definitions of left and right that no longer apply," writes the popular TV journalist.
Muckraking!: The Journalism That Changed America
by William Serrin (Editor), Judith Serrin (Editor) Library Journal calls this "the most varied, inclusive, and thoughtful" anthology of American investigative journalism. Judith Serrin, a former newspaper reporter and editor, has teamed with New York University journalism professor William Serrin to select more than 100 examples of investigative journalism of the past 250 years from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and book publishing.
The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life
by Bill O'Reilly The take-no-prisoners Fox News Channel anchor offers his hard-hitting views about the state of the nation, politicians, celebrities, money, liberal media and more.
The Last Editor: How I Saved the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times from Dullness and Complacency
by Jim Bellows Bellows, a veteran editor of three major daily newspapers, received good reviews for this honest and plainspoken account of his career in journalism. He's credited with mentoring an entire generation of writers.
The News About the News: American Journalism in Peril
by Leonard Downie, Robert G. Kaiser Two highly respected Washington Post journalists take a close look at the state of the news industry today and find it sorely lacking. Why is much of today's journalism so shoddy and sensationalistic? Whatever happened to respectable and trustworthy reporting? Can this industry be saved?
Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News
by Bernard Goldberg (Paperback) A veteran CBS reporter comes forward with this account of how liberal bias pervades the mainstream media.
The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media's Impact On Our Children
by James P. Steyer BN.com says this book reveals "how TV, music, the Internet, and movies bombard our young ones with sexual, commercial, and violent images on a daily basis and how they affect a child's development." The noted professor provides easy, practical measures that parents can take to combat the harmful effects of media saturation in order to raise more constructive, well-adjusted children.
Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class Journalist
by Jack Newfield The New York Times Book Review says, "Future historians will be glad to come across" this autobiography of New York journalist Jack Newfield.
Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House
by Helen Thomas The longtime White House correspondent chronicles her interactions with and observations of nine presidential administrations, from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush.
Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives
by Todd Gitlin The New York University professor Gitlin once again recasts the world we think we know. In Media Unlimited, a remarkable and original look at our media-glutted, speed-addicted world, he makes us consider the effect the media are having on our democracy and our lives.
Bamboozled at the Revolution: How Big Media Lost Billions in the Battle for the Internet
by John Motavalli The former New York Post reporter examines major media companies' mostly unsuccessful forays into online publishing during the dot-com craze.
Journalistic Fraud: How The New York Times Distorts the News and Why It Can No Longer Be Trusted
by Bob Kohn Readers of the New York Times are given left-leaning editorial propaganda under the pretense of objective journalism, asserts attorney Bob Kohn. He shows the methods by which the Times’ mission has been subverted — slanting the presentation of the facts in leads, headlines and placement; utilizing polls, labels and loaded language to convey particular views, not genuine news; and other maipulations, he claims. Business 
Clash of the Titans: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Has Created Global Empires that Control What We Read and Watch Each Day
by Richard Hack This work explores both the personal and professional lives of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch and their influence on media and the public.
Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecomm Heist
by Om Malik Malik, a writer for Business 2.0, goes behind the scenes to follow the money trail and uncover the actions of a handful of men who all but destroyed an industry and decimated thousands of portfolios in the process.
Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
by Mark Robichaux John Malone's rise to power within cable television was wild and improbable. Robichaux, an editor at the Wall Street Journal, paints a riveting portrait of Malone and details the competitive struggles of the industry through the eyes of the man who would come to dominate it.
The Art of Happiness at Work
by Dalai Lama, Howard Cutler In conversations with the Dalai Lama over the past several years, Howard Cutler has asked the questions we all want answered about how to find happiness in the place where we spend most of our time: work. Dr. Cutler walks us through the Dalai Lama's reasoning so that we may know how to apply his wisdom to daily life.
A Passion to Win
by Sumner Redstone A titan of modern media, Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone reveals how he battled his way to become the head of one of the world's great media empires, the richest man in entertainment, and a larger-than-life figure in the grand tradition of the Hearsts, Paleys and Pulitzers.
Good Business: Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi The author-psychologist reveals the values that have served leaders as a blueprint for doing business that is "good" in both senses: the material and the spiritual. The lessons it teaches are relevant for improving one's work life at any level — from entry position to manager.
F'd Companies: Spectacular Dot-Com Flameouts
by Philip J. Kaplan The creator of FuckedCompany.com (whom I met at South by Southwest) describes the waste, greed and stupidity behind more than 100 dot-com companies.
Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Upby Stanley Bing This is the last business book you will ever need. The Fortune magazine columnist solves the ultimate problem of your working life: How to manage the boss. It's as simple as throwing an elephant.
There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future
by Kara Swisher, Lisa Dickey (Contributor) Veteran Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher, author of 1999's AOL.com, dissects one of the great business stories of our time: the merger of AOL and Time Warner. Technology & Science 
Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution
by Howard Rheingold One of the best books of the year, Smart Mobs kicked off this summer's flash mobs craze. But beyond that, futurist Rheingold explores the social possibilities of mobile Internet-connected devices — for better and for worse.
High-Tech Toys for Your TV: Secrets of TiVo, Xbox, ReplayTV, UltimateTV and More
by Steve Kovsky Kovsky, executive editor for CNET Radio, explores how digital video recorders such as TiVo are revolutionizing television.
Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
by Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest (Editor) You probably use Google, but are you a Google power user? This book will get you there, providing a large collection of Google capabilities that many readers don't know even exist. If you're a programmer — or even just familiar with a HTML or a scripting language — Google opens up even further.
What Just Happened: A Chronicle from the Information Frontier
by James Gleick (Paperback) Gleick, the brilliant former editor and reporter for the New York Times, describes the rise of the Information Revolution, from PCs and Microsoft to the Web and more.
Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years
by Bruce Sterling Publisher's Weekly says, "Sterling offers a seven-part consideration of the 21st century, with a conceptual structure inspired by the 'seven ages of man' speech from Shakespeare's As You Like It. Taking the infant, the student, the lover, the soldier, the justice, the pantaloon and 'mere oblivion' each in turn, this sweeping vision encompasses everything from genetic engineering and ubiquitous computing to the real threats to world peace."
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
by Steven Johnson Emergence is one of those scientific concepts poised to break into public parlance like evolution or chaos theory. Emergence occurs when simple components can create wonderfully rich, functioning systems — without any "top-down" control. In the coming years, the power of self-organization — coupled with the connective technology of the Internet — will usher in a new revolution.
 TechTV Leo Laporte's 2004 Technology Almanacby Leo Laporte and posse In this volume, the wise and funny Leo Laporte and his co-hosts at The Screen Savers show on TechTV provide a year's worth of anecdotes, tips, factoids and musings about the machines at the center of our lives. (No, not washing machines.) Intellectual property 
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
by Lawrence Lessig If you plan to read just one book about the troubles on the intellectual property landscape today, this is the one. Doc Searls called it the most important book of our time, and I think he's right. Lessig's next, Free Culture, is due in March 2004.
Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity
by Siva Vaidhyanathan Vaidhyanathan, a scholar and prof at NYU, explores what copyright means to musicians, songwriters, file traders and ultimately all of us. His next, The Anarchist in the Library, is due in March.
Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth
by David Bollier The author (whom I attended Blair Summer School for Journalism with back in the '70s) argues that a great untold story of our time is the privatization and abuse of our common wealth. Corporations are engaged in a relentless plunder of dozens of resources that we collectively own: publicly funded medical breakthroughs, software innovation, the airwaves, and even the DNA of plants, animals and humans. More best-sellers 
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
by Michael Lewis Time magazine called this an "ebullient, invigorating account of how an unconvential general manger named Billy Beane rebuilt the A's, a team with the second lowest payroll in baseball, into a team that won 103 games last year -- as many as the filthy-rich Yankees." Lewis's brilliant, irreverent reporting takes us from the dugouts and locker rooms to the boardrooms.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
by Laura Hillenbrand Laura Hillenbrand's book meticulously and entertainingly takes us on a journey that recounts the legendary horse's rise from obscurity to become a champion. Now a major motion picture.
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Marketby Eric Schlosser I loved Schlosser's last book — Fast Food Nation, a searching indictment of America's fast food culture — and this title is atop my must-buy list. Reefer Madness spotlights marijuana, migrant labor and pornography, three of the most thriving black market industries, and analyzes the often tenuous place each holds in society as a whole.
Benjamin Franklin
by Walter Isaacson Isaacson, the hard-charging former head of the editorial departments at Time and CNN, hits the top of the best-seller lists with this vivid and witty full-scale biography of America's best scientist, inventor and diplomat, as well as one of its top writers, business strategists and political thinkers. Ben helped invent America's unique style of homespun humor, democratic values and philosophical pragmatism.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling See what all the fuss is about in this fifth of a series, which chronicles the adventures of wizard Harry, now 15. |
Books: Fiction Thrillers & mysteries
Bleachersby John Grisham Just out is this likable novel of high school football, a legendary coach and the perils of too early fame. The print run is said to be two million copies.
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent, page-turning thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history. It starts with a murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre, which reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ.
The King of Tortsby John Grisham Publishers Weekly says, "Grisham continues to impress with his daring. ... Here's his most unusual legal thriller yet -- a story whose hero and villain are the same, a young man with the tragic flaw of greed; a story whose suspense arises not from physical threat but moral turmoil. [This is] a powerful and gripping morality tale."
The Teeth of the Tigerby Tom Clancy Clancy tackles a brave new world where anyone can be a terrorist — and the old rules no longer apply. The author knows this stuff like no one else and delivers it all in his inimitable clipped manner. Clancy's flag-waving and targeting of terrorists will please many.
Blindsideby Catherine Coulter BN.com: "New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter's FBI series never fails to deliver sensual sizzle along with the suspense. In Blindside, husband-and-wife FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich team up again on two vital cases: a killer who targets Washington, D.C., teachers and the kidnapping of an old friend's son."
The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger Weisberger, former assistant to all-powerful Vogue editor Anna Wintour, has created a fictionalized tell-all that's sure to take the fashion world by storm.
The Quality of Life Report
by Meghan Daum Daum's debut novel depicts the life transformation of a young New York TV producer on assignment who falls in love with a small town in the Midwest. The novel goes beyond city slickers and country bumpkins toward an admirably nuanced view of the American heartland.
A Body to Die For
by Kate White Cosmopolitan editor Kate White hit the best-seller list with her debut, If Looks Could Kill. Here she brings back her heroine, freelance magazine writer Bailey Weggins, in this murder mystery set in a spa.
Imitation in Deathby J.D. Robb (Paperback) My wife loves the mystery series by J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts). In this one, a serial killer imitates the murders of Jack the Ripper.
Full Speedby Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes (Paperback) Newspaper editor Jamie Swift, with Max posing as her husband and computer genius Muffin and a mutt named Fleas along for the ride, pursue another crazy case and get too close for comfort to the kind of people who will do anything to stop them.
Chasing the Dimeby Michael Connelly (Paperback) One of the best thriller writers of our time, Connelly delivers again with a pulse-pounding tour de force of nerve-shredding suspense, full of nonstop action and surprising twists about a workaholic who finds himself helping a mysterious beauty.
A Faint Cold Fearby Karin Slaughter Publisher's Weekly says of this new release, "In the coldly captivating tradition of Cornwell and Reichs, Slaughter returns to Grant County, Ga., to offer a third installment in the adventures of smalltown pediatrician and part-time medical examiner Sara Linton. ... Readers who can stomach gruesome details and like fitting together multiple stories of physical and psychological abuse will savor" this book right up to the "satisfyingly chilling ending."
To the Ninesby Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family and the men in her life). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure. But hey, she's from Jersey. In a race against time that takes her from the Jersey Turnpike to the Vegas Strip, Stephanie is on the chase of her life. The nonstop action and sheer entertainment propelled this to the top of the New York Times best-seller list.
Done for a Dime by David Corbett Corbett, a Northern California writer, again sets out in bold new ways in his sharp and exceptionally poignant second suspense novel. The Washington Post says, "The Devil's Redhead, published last year, was an impressive first novel, but it did not come close to the brilliance of Done for a Dime, which announces an important new voice in crime fiction."
The Pinocchio Syndromeby David Zeman A mysterious disease, a government cover-up, a handsome young senator determined to stem the rising panic — it all adds up to an explosive thriller of political intrigue.
Shutter Islandby Dennis Lehane Step into a nightmare of madness, violence and deception. It starts in the summer of 1954 when U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels comes to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them.
If Looks Could Kill
by Kate White (Paperback) The debut novel by Cosmo's editor in chief features a true-crime writer for a New York women's magazine who turns sleuth to track down a killer, uncovering a plot to eliminate all the editors-in-chief of women's magazines.
Tell No Oneby Harlan Coben (Paperback) For eight tormented years, Dr. David Beck has relived the horror of the night he lost his wife. He can still see it clearly — the gleaming lake, the pale moonlight — and he can still hear his wife's piercing screams. But all that changes when a message appears on his computer, a phrase only he and his wife would know. The message comes with a warning.
Basket Caseby Carl Hiaasen (Paperback) Gotta love Miami Herald reporter and best-selling author Hiassen. Here he follows the pursuits of a hotshot investigative reporter, Jack Tagger, who now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily. Hiassen gets back to his roots with this fairly straight-ahead mystery, but doesn't skimp on the funny bits.
Coffin Dancerby Jeffery Deaver (Paperback) How can you catch a killer you can't see? That's the question forensics expert Lincoln Rhymes faces in Jeffery Deaver's new thriller. The title character is one of this season's most frightening creations, a psychotic assassin who has mastered the art of blending into any environment he's in — even a street corner swarming with cops.
Preyby Michael Crichton Crichton's latest thriller combines the biotechnology of Jurassic Park with nanotechnology, creating a new menace. The hero of this tale is Jack Forman, a stay-at-home dad who was recently terminated as a supervisor of computer programmers at MediaTronics. A whistle-blowing episode left him branded as a troublemaker, rendering him all but unemployable. The New York Times Book Review says, "Prey is irresistibly suspenseful. You're entertained on one level and you learn something on another."
The Last Days of Publishing
by Tom Engelhardt This novel, written by a former editor of Pantheon Books, centers on a book editor whose company has been taken over by a media conglomerate. The LA Times calls it "a satisfyingly virulent, comical, absurd, deeply grieving true portrait of how things work today in the sleek factories of conglomerate book producers."
A Fistful of Rain by Greg Rucka Kirkus Reviews calls this an "off-key thriller about the agonies of a boozy rock star who's crocked around the clock." Here, Rucka creates a new kind of hero: a damaged young woman in free fall who's not only in danger — but dangerous. More good reads 
Pattern Recognitionby William Gibson The author who invented cyberspace and envisioned the matrix tackles new territory: the present. Pattern Recognition is a wild ride through a world of Hotmail accounts, Tommy Hilfiger displays and Pilates studios, with a protagonist, Cayce Pollard, who's allergic to modern culture. Says the Washington Post: "Gibson has delivered what is assuredly one of the first authentic and vital novels of the 21st century."
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdomby Cory Doctorow Cory — a friend, co-author of BoingBoing, and staffer at the EFF — pens a sci-fi novel with a dystopian vision. Publisher's Weekly says, "A lot of ideas are packed into this short novel, but Doctorow's own best idea was setting his story in Disney World, where it's hard to tell whether technology serves dreams or vice versa."
The Wedding
by Nicholas Sparks From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes the just-released, long-awaited follow-up to his classic tale of enduring love, The Notebook. The Wedding is a wistful, reflective novel about a man looking for romance in his marriage.
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