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January 12, 2011
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Christian and Ling
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The Telephone Gambit:
Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret
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Seth Shulman
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W. W. Norton & Company (January 07, 2009) 256 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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six votes
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Jon,
Christian,
Fred,
Jeanie,
Russell
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February 09, 2011
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Tim and Jeanie
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Washington's Crossing
(Pivotal Moments in American History)
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David Hackett Fischer
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Oxford University Press, USA (January 18, 2006) 576 pages
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Amazon: In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com
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seven votes
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Jeff,
James,
Jeanie,
Malcolm,
Richard
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March 09, 2011
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Michele and John
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Mac of the Mountains
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Howard Maccabee
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Howard will relate his experiences, illustrated with a slide show, on his two treks in the Himalayas.
Howard was the physician for an expedition in the Mustang Region of Nepal, on the border of Tibet.
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six votes, one gush
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Michael,
Françoise,
James,
Jeanie,
Mac (gush),
Malcolm
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April 13, 2011
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Christian and Ling
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King Leopold's Ghost:
A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
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Adam Hochschild
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Mariner Books (October, 1999) 400 pages
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Amazon: In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com
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eight votes
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Christian,
Françoise,
Fred,
Jeanie,
Jon,
Malcolm,
Richard
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Gold Star Award Winner!
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May 11, 2011
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Richard
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Why We Get Fat:
And What to Do About It (Borzoi Books)
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Gary Taubes
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Knopf (December 28, 2010) 272 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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six votes, one gush
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Jon (gush),
Françoise,
Richard,
Tim
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June 08, 2011
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Malcolm and Rima
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Four Fish:
The Future of the Last Wild Food
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Paul Greenberg
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Penguin Press HC, The (July 15, 2010) 304 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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seven votes
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Christian,
Françoise,
Fred,
Jeanie,
Jon,
Malcolm
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July 13, 2011
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Christian and Ling
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A Renegade History of the United States
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Thaddeus Russell
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Free Press (September 28, 2010) 400 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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eight votes
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Tim,
Fred,
Jeanie,
Jim F.,
Jon,
Malcolm,
Michael
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August 10, 2011
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Mac
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The Information:
A History, a Theory, a Flood
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James Gleick
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Pantheon (March 01, 2011) 544 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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eight votes
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Mac,
Christian,
Jeanie,
Jon,
Malcolm,
Michael,
Tim
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September 14, 2011
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Richard
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At Home:
A Short History of Private Life
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Bill Bryson
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Doubleday (October 05, 2010) 512 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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six votes, one gush
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Jeff (gush),
Jeanie,
Jon,
Malcolm,
Michael
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October 12, 2011
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Jon and Kathleen
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Selected Documents Relating to the Legal Union of the American Colonies
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The topic is The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, The United States Constitution, and an article on the constitution printed in the The Independent.
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The list of documents and links to on-line versions.
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eight votes
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Michael,
Christian,
Françoise,
Fred,
James,
Jeanie,
Mac,
Malcolm
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November 09, 2011
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Christian and Ling
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All the Devils Are Here:
The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
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Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera
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Portfolio Hardcover (November 16, 2010) 400 pages
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Amazon: Not yet published
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nine votes, one gush
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Jon,
Christian,
James,
Jeanie,
Jeff (gush),
Mac,
Malcolm
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December 14, 2011
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Richard
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The Trouble With Physics:
The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
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Lee Smolin
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Mariner Books (September 04, 2007) 416 pages
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Amazon: Usually ships in 24 hours
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seven votes
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Richard,
Christian,
Jim F.,
Jon,
Mac,
Michael
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