The Early Word: New Non-Fiction for the Week of October 13, 2008 - Page 2

Part of: The Early Word

And all without speechwriters, teleprompters and the hollow words and empty promises of modern-day rhetoric! 

More books out this week include...

Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America
By James Bamford

Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
By Pema Chodron

Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners
By Laura Claridge

American Prince: A Memoir
By Tony Curtis, Peter Golenbock

Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets
By Jon and Kate Gosselin, Beth Carson

Don't Mind If I Do
By George Hamilton, William Stadiem

The Intellectual Devotional Modern Culture: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently
By David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim

Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
By Lawrence Lessig

Happy Hour Is for Amateurs: A Lost Decade in the World's Worst Profession
By Philadelphia Lawyer, Philadelphia

Quiet Mind: A Beginner's Guide to Meditation
By Susan Piver, Tulku Thondup, Sakyong Mipham

Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice
By Maureen McCormick

Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream
By Adam W. Shepard

Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
By Russell Shorto

Versailles: A Biography of a Palace
By Tony Spawforth

A Fortunate Life
By Robert Vaughn

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