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- Award year: 2009
- List: Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
- Genre: Nonfiction
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American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
As America and the world grapple with the consequences of global environmental change, the author, a writer and activist offers this anthology gathering the best and most significant American environmental writing from the last two centuries- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781598530209
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American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New
Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become a fighter like in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2008
- ISBN: 9781592402625
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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
Like music, art is a universal language. Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate them fully requires certain skills and knowledge- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780836280050
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Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brian Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
An autobiographical account of the life and career of Katrina Firik, a neurosurgeon.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781400063208
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction
From as early as grade school, the world seemed to be on Nic Sheff's string. Bright and athletic, he excelled in any setting and appeared destined for greatness. Yet as childhood exuberance faded into teenage angst, the precocious boy found himself going down a much different path.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780618683352
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
Why does poop matter? Sanitation is a huge public health issue and has massive implications for economics, growth and development, the environment, agriculture, and even education. -
Bitterly Divided: The South's Inner Civil War
From the author of the celebrated A People's History of the Civil War, a new account of the Confederacy's collapse from wit- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781595581082
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Blankets
Loosely based on the author's life, chronicles Craig's journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781891830433
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
The author shares the stories of his years in stand-up comedy in a humorous memoir that recalls a first job selling guidebooks at Disneyland, his early magic and comedy act, his years of honing his craft, and the sacrifice, discipline, and originality it took to take him to the top.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781416553656
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World
An Idaho farmer cultivates Russet Burbank potatoes so that a customer at a McDonald's half a world away can enjoy a long, golden french fry. A gardener plants tulip bulbs in the fall and, come spring, has a riotous patch of color to admire.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780375501296
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Talks about the mysterious collapse of past civilizations - and what this means for the future.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780143117001
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Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges
Profiles of forty colleges that offer something different- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780143122302
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The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Combined for the first time here are Maus I: A Survivor's Tale and Maus II - the complete story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living and surviving in Hitler's Europe.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781559406505
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The Complete Persepolis
This is the tale of Marjane Satrapi growing up during the extremist Islamic revolution in Iran during the 1970s/1980s, her move to Austria in early adolescence, and her time moving back to Iran, before finally settling in Europe again as a young woman.
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Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780520219786
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America2s rush toward the twentieth century.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780609608449
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Describes the attempt of twenty-six men to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, a region known as the Devil's Highway, detailing their harrowing ordeal and battle for survival against impossible odds. Only 12 men came back out.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780316746717
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The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
Journalist Casey first saw the great white sharks of the Farallon Islands, some longer than twenty feet, swirling around a small motorboat in a documentary- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780805075816
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Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design
In Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design, Academy Award-nominated costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis showcases one hundred years of Hollywood's most tantalizing costumes- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780060816506
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Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska
Follows the Fort Yukon Eagles, winners of six regional championships in a row, through the course of an entire 28game season, from their first day of practice in late November to the Alaska State Championship- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2007
- ISBN: 9781582346236
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The Elements of Library Research: What Every Student Needs to Know
This short, practical book introduces students to the important components of the information-seeking process- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780691131504
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780060193324
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Frida: Viva la Vida! Long Live Life!
Biographical poems about the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780761453369
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From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Man
To make a favourable impression in his social and professional circles, a man has to have panache, style and excellent etiquette.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781402739750
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The Genomics Age: How DNA Technology is Transforming the Way We Live and Who We Are
Gina Smith provides an accessible introduction to the technology and people enabling the business and research developments- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780814408438
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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon - And the Journey of a Generation
Girls Like Us is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780743491471
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
This empowering memoir recounts the strength and creativity of the Walls children as they overcome the poverty and social challenges their parents brought upon them.
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Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future
Describes the cross-country odyssey of a freelance journalist and his college buddy in a dilapidated 1985 Mercedes diesel station wagon powered on vegetable oil.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781565125957
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The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time
With wit and authority, authors Rogers and Kostigen provide hundreds of solutions for all areas of your life.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780307381354
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Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art
A compilation of poems by Americans writing about American art in the twentieth century, including such writers as Nancy Willard, Jane Yolen, and X.J. Kennedy. -
Hidden Face of God: How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth
Gerald Schroeder, an MIT-trained scientist who has worked in both physics and biology, has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular and accessible apostles for the melding of science and religion.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780684870595
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Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of thirty families from twenty-four countries surrounded by a week's worth of food- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781580086813
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
Finalist for the National Book Award, this is the startling portrait of an Oz-like place where a vital aspect of our government's folly in Iraq played out. In this unprecedented account, the Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau chief, Raviv Chandrasekaran, takes us with him into the Green Zone, headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781400044870
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John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth
The story of one of rock's biggest legends, from his birth during a 1940 World War II air raid on Liverpool, through his turbulent childhood and teen years, to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing with the Beatles and beyond. -
Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression
Operating under the premise that it's fun to get a glimpse of something verboten, Wallis (Killed: Great Journalism Too Hot to Print) presents dozens of political cartoons yanked prior to publication- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780393329247
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Here is the hidden history of the CIA: why eleven presidents and three generations of CIA officers have been unable to understand the world; why nearly every CIA director has left the agency in worse shape than he found it; and how these failures have profoundly jeopardized our national security.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780385514453
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Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America
Although we take it for granted that girls play high school and college sports, this wasn't always the case. Who was responsible for the passage of Title IX, and at what cost? This fascinating chapter in the history of feminist equality is a story that should not be forgotten. -
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Beah tells, in his own words, his harrowing experiences as a child soldier in the Sierra Leone civil war.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2008
- ISBN: 9780374105235
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Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya
This book, an innovative history of science, explores the scientific breakthroughs from peoples of the ancient world- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780684837185
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Lucky: A Memoir
In this memoir, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was transformed when at age 18 she was raped and beaten in a park near her college campus.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780316096195
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The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
A full-color graphic memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the life and mystery of China's greatest magician. Who was Long Tack Sam?- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9781594482649
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The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community
Offers the tales of refugees who have escaped countries riddled by conflict and ripped apart by war to realize their dream of starting a new life in America, detailing their triumph over adversity.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780151006007
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My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey through Silicon Valley
My Start-Up Life is more than a gee-whiz account from a precocious teenager - it is a serious yet entertaining treatment of the ups and downs of an entrepreneurial life and the sacrifices necessary to pursue a vision- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780787996130
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
Seeks to provide an engaging and comprehensive primer to economics that explains key concepts without technical jargon and using common-sense examples- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780393049824
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Our Movie Heritage
Imagine an America without any images of itself -- no Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz, no Orson Welles in Citizen Kane, and no Bogart and Bergman in Casablanca.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780813524313
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Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know Abouth Their Legal Rights
The enormous advances of the civil rights movement have made it easier for LGBT youth to be "out," yet their increased visibility has led to myriad legal issues involving such critical matters as freedom of expression, sexual harassment, self-chosen medical care, and even their right to privacy within their own families- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780807079669
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Out of Orbit: The Incredible True Story of Three Astronauts Who Were Hundreds of Miles Above Earth With No Way Home
On February 1, 2003, the nation was stunned to watch the shuttle Columbia disintegrate into a blue-green sky. Despite the numerous new reports surrounding the tragedy, the public remained largely unaware that three men, U.S. astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox, and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Budarin, remained orbiting Earth- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780767919913
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Photography: An Illustrated History
Presents the history of photography from the daguerreotypes of the mid-1800s to its acceptance as an art form and more.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780195126082
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The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Fancisco Manzano
Juan Francisco Manzano was born in 1797 into the household of wealthy slave owners in Cuba.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780805077063
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The Power of Myth
Conversations between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, a television journalist, discussing mythology and our ties to the past.- Nonfiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780385247740