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The Gift: Creativity & the Artist by
Lewis Hyde
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May 14, 2010
<p><b>THE GIFT: CREATIVITY AND THE ARTIST IN THE MODERN WORLD Lewis Hyde</b>The recent reprinting of this inspirational book is timed perfectly, in a period in which we’re rethinking our economic reality as a society and considering
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by
Michael Pollan
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May 14, 2010
Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire and the Omnivore’s Dilemma, has written his most pressing book yet, In Defense of Food. The urgency of
this well-researched and persuasive book comes from the increasing scientific prevalence of favoring a diet of “nutritionism” over whole foods in
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Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by
Geoff Dyer
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May 14, 2010
The protagonist of Dyer’s latest book is jaded British journalist Jeff Atman, who travels in the first half of this novel to Venice for the 2003 Venice
Biennale, the largest international art event, which takes place every two years in this romantic and unique location. Read more...
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Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less by
Mark Lesser
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May 14, 2010
At first glance, this book might sound like a justification for laziness, but Lesser’s fusion of Zen Buddhism and practical applications to work and
personal life makes Less a useful guide to eliminating distractions. Read more...
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Stones into Schools by
Greg Mortenson
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May 14, 2010
Mortenson’s first book “three cups of tea” (Viking, 2006) told a
story of one man’s (Mortenson) attempt to climb the world’s second highest mountain and how his failure to do so culminated
in an unlikely friendship with, and commitment to, a remote Muslim tribe in a harsh mountainous village in the Taliban Territory in
Pakistan. Read more...
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The Road by
Cormac McCarthy
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May 14, 2010
This 2006 novel by American novelist Cormac McCarthy has been adapted into a feature film to be released this year with actor Viggo Mortensen
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The Yoga Anatomy by
Leslie Kaminoff
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May 14, 2010
Have you ever wondered what’s really happening inside your body when standing in the mountain pose? You can feel the burn in your thighs when
in warrior, but what’s really going on? Yoga Anatomy goes in depth into almost every asana, including breathing exercises, and provides detailed
information about the muscles, joints, and ligaments used. Read More...
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WHAT’S YOUR POO TELLING YOU? by
Josh Richman and Anish Sheth, M.D
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March 13, 2009
Don’t poo poo the information from this humorous, audacious and
yet utterly profound, health evoking book. Read More...
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ICONOCLAST by
Gregory Berns, MD, PhD
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March 13, 2009
Nothing like a little economical anxiety to start thinking outside the box. Read More...
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WALDEN by
Henry Thoreau
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March 13, 2009
As students and often for our work we have to do tests: SATS, CLAST, GMATS or GRE’s, or some other entry level examination that by passing assumes us intelligent enough to go on to further study. Read More...
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