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Naked by David Sedaris

Naked

David Sedaris

4.0
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart

America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

Jon Stewart

4.0
The Areas of My Expertise: An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order by John Hodgman

The Areas of My Expertise: An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order

John Hodgman

4.0
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

4.0
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

David Grann

5.0
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Karen Armstrong

5.0
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

Packing for Mars

Mary Roach

4.0
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris

4.0
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

4.0
The Son by Philipp Meyer

The Son

Philipp Meyer

5.0
The richest, most engrossing, most satisfying novel I've read in some time. As a saga of American power and destruction, it's comparable to THE GODFATHER or THE SOPRANOS, and it's just as addictive and shocking. Philipp Meyer covers a lot of ground, but his prose is as as austere and poetic as a chapel on the prairie. I look forward to reading his debut and all of his future work.