Featured Titles
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For more good reading, see the Science Library's featured titles page.
Nonfiction (or go to Fiction)
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The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found Read a review from The Nation |
American Homicide Read a review from The New Yorker |
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Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of "Fitzcarraldo" Read a review from the New York Times |
Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sport Read a review from Business Week |
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What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President? Jimmy Carter, America’s "Malaise," and the Speech That Should Have Changed the Country Read a review from the New York Times Read an interview with the author in the Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Fiction
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Hakawati Read a review from the Washington Post |
Await Your Reply: A Novel Read a review from the New York Times Preview it on Google Books |
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Inherent Vice Read a review from Salon |
Olive Kitteridge Read a review from the Christian Science Monitor Preview it on Google Books |
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Wheeling Motel Read a review from the New York Times Listen to readings from Wheeling Motel Preview it on Google Books |










