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Trembling in the Ivory Tower
Kenneth Lasson

In this gem of a book, scholar and wit Kenneth Lasson takes on all manner of excesses in the Ivory Tower which, from his insider's viewpoint, constitute little less than a full-scale assault on American values and mores. The ideological warfare is being waged by a slew of vociferous academicians whose predominance is manifested by stifling academic bureaucracies, radical feminist and deconstructionist faculties, and overbearing speech and conduct codes -- all in invidious pursuit of narrow but pervasive political agendas. Lasson uses his sharply pointed pen to skewer both the powerful and the petty, from perpetually outraged law professors and would-be literati to ethnic hatemongers with tenure.

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The Art of Acquiring:
A Portrait of Etta & Claribel Cone
by Mary Gabriel

For four and a half decades, Etta and Claribel Cone roamed artists' studios and art galleries in Europe, building one of the largest, most important art collections in the world. At one time, these two independently wealthy Jewish women from Baltimore received offers from virtually every prominent art museum in the world, all anxious to house their hitherto private assemblage of modern art. In 1949, they awarded all their holdings to the Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2002, that collection was valued at nearly $1 billion, making them two of the most philanthropic art collectors of our age.

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Live by The Sword:
The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK
by Gus Russo

Live By the Sword forces the conclusion that members of the Cuban regime accepted the troubled American's offer. Russo shows that Oswald was indeed JFK's lone assailant, but that after the president's murder, a devastated Robert Kennedy and key officials launched a comprehensive coverup to hide its true causes.Gus Russo, based in Baltimore, Maryland, has reported for acclaimed ABC and PBS documentaries on JFK, and done research for authors Gerald Posner, Seymour Hersh, and Anthony Summers. Read More

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Lenny, Lefty and the Chancellor:
The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform
in Big-Time College Basketball
by C. Fraser Smith

The sports book that's still read in the college classrooms of America.

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Vintage Reading, From Plato to Bradbury -
A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books
by Robert Kanigel

Vintage Reading brings eighty of the world's most unforgettable books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge, and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, award-winning author Robert Kanigel throws an arm around the reader and becomes the tour guide. Read More

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Wilber Winkle Has A Complaint:
Consumer Advocate or Nut With Too Much Time on His Hands?
by John Homans

Is Wilber Winkle a consumer advocate extraordinaire or just a nut with too much time on his hands? Whatever the verdict, this hilarious collection of complaint letters to American corporations and their responses are a laugh-aloud page-turner.

Readers everywhere will recognize the beefs that Wilber strives to get to the bottom of: Denny's waitresses disturbing the delicate balance of cream and sugar in their coffee, the disappearance of the almond from the 5th Avenue candy bar, and insulting automotive technicians at Jiffy Lube. After studying Wilber's letter-writing campaigns, readers will learn how to complain the Wilber Winkle Way and translate customer service-ese, receive an invitation to sign up for Wilber's letter-writing club, and preview Wilber's website.

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New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness Sequel to Lynch's 1977 bestseller "The Broken Heart"

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Violent Screen: A Critic's 13 Years on the Frontlines of Movie Mayhem by famed novelist and Washington Post movie critic Stephen Hunter

"When I began in this business, the common fodder of low-end cinema was the slasher pic: For week after week I'd head out on Friday afternoon to see some el cheapo atrocity flick that specialized not merely in depicting violence itself, but in celebrating it from the point of view of the killer, of encouraging us to feel his pleasure as he drew near to the kill and to exult in his strength as he delivered the blow on the cowering, quivering, and almost always female victim. Read More

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Glory For Sale:
Fans, Dollars, and the new NFL
by Jon Morgan

In 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, lured by the promise of a new stadium, shocked football fans with his decision to move to Baltimore. Now, one of the few journalists to cover the business of sports, the Baltimore Sun's Jon Morgan, chronicles the move, explains why more are to come-and why it matters. Read More

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The Miss Dennis School of Writing
and Other Lessons from A Woman's Life
by Alice Steinbach

A Pulitzer Prize-winner's first book -- an intimate collection of essays and remembrances excerpted in Reader's Digest.

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The Whole Kitt & Caboodle:
A Painless Journey to Investment Enlightenment
by Susan Laubach

Written for readers who are novice investors, The Whole Kitt & Caboodle combines Laubach's own experience as a broker and educator in the setting of a novel. Readers follow the adventures of investment rookie Missy Kitt as she seeks employment from a down-and-out brokerage house and its floundering CEO, Mr. Caboodle

Considered the best, least intimidating introduction to stock market investment by Better Investing Magazine, the National Council on Economic Education, and best-selling investment author Ric Edelman, this novel is a favorite of investment club members and young, novice investors from ages 13-up. Read More

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Last Call at the 7-Eleven:
Fine Dining at 2 A.M., The Search for Spandex People, and Other Reasons to Go On Living
by Kevin Cowherd

The country might be going to hell in a hand-basket, but don't close the garage doors and sit there with the engine running until you read this collection of sardonic, off-the-wall pieces on modern life by one of America's best humorists.

Described as another Dave Barry, Baltimore Sun columnist Kevin Cowherd sizzles as he tackles such loopy subjects as: Larry King's interview with God, the joys of backyard whiffleball, and lottery winners who insist on keeping their jobs.

"I love the way this guy writes" -- Dave Barry

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You Might As Well Laugh:
Surviving the Joys of Parenthood
by Sandi Kahn Shelton

Hailed as a young Erma Bombeck, Shelton has a knack for finding the absurd details that can wreak havoc on a household. Her wide-eyed, embracing style has made her the number one humor columnist among working mothers all over the country. Shelton has been writing her "Wit's End" column for Working Mother magazine since 1989 and her weekly column in the New Haven Register since 1987. Read More

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Generation Of Wealth:
Time-Tested Rules for Worry-Free Investing
by Julius Westheimer

Conservative, meat-and-potatoes advice from a "Wall Street Week"
veteran of 30 years.

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Bridges: Reuniting Daughters & Daddies
By Jonetta Rose Barras

In her critically acclaimed, groundbreaking bestseller—Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?—author Jonetta Rose Barras broke the code of silence surrounding the devastating impact father absence has on girls and women. Using her own story, and that of other women from across the country, Barras identified the “fatherless woman syndrome,” along with its ramifications, and offered remedies for healing.
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Last of the Black Emperors:
The Hollow Comeback of Marion Barry in the New Age of Black Leaders

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