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Title: The Memoir Project

Title: The Memoir Project: A Throughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing and Life by Marion Roach Smith Publisher's Summary: Whether or not one has lived an exceptional or dramatic life, we inherently understand that writing memoir—whether it’s a book, blog, or...

Title: SuperFreakanomics

Title: SuperFreakanomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Publisher Summary: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling more than...

Title: The Assaut on Reason

Title: The Assault on Reason by Al Gore Publisher's Summary: Here is a visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith have combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason. At...

TItle – Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Title - Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick Publisher's Summary: Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over 15 years - a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung and the unchallenged rise to...