Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community
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Robert D. Putnam
Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social...
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November 04, 2008
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Jerusalem - Katamon
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
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Rose George
An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage—and entertain Produced behind closed doors, disposed...
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October 23, 2008
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Jerusalem - Katamon
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Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws
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Kate Bornstein
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Sara Quin
Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of...
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October 10, 2008
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Jerusalem - Kiryat HaYovel
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Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
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Kate Bornstein
Part coming-of-age story, part mind-altering manifesto on gender and sexuality, coming directly to you from the life experiences of a...
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October 10, 2008
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Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (Science Masters)
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Jared Diamond
Many of us pursue fitness because we want to remain attractive to partners and potential partners, and we stay healthy...
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September 10, 2008
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Jerusalem - Shilo
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A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder
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Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan's A Place of My Own might be suspiciously viewed by some readers as a text begging for interpretation....
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September 10, 2008
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Jerusalem - Shilo
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Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs
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Ken Jennings
One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had...
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September 01, 2008
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Jerusalem - Ramat Eshkol
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Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
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Kate Fox
A bestseller in the UK, Watching the English is a biting, affectionate, insightful and often hilarious look English Society. Putting...
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September 01, 2008
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Jerusalem - Ramat Eshkol
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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
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Jeffrey Toobin
In The Nine , acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in...
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September 01, 2008
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Jerusalem - Ramat Eshkol
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Collapse (Allen Lane Science)
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Jared M. Diamond
Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is the glass-half-empty follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs,...
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July 11, 2008
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