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41.		Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $8.49 You Save: $ 6.51 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Insightful look into Salomon Brothers in the 1980s Content: Michael Lewis does an excellent job describing the internal history of Salomon Brothers in the 1980s. He writes an easy-to-read narrative that is not only a pleasure to read, but is also a sarcastic and detailed examination of how business is done on Wall ... → Click here to read more reviews.

42.		The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Manufacturer: Random House Inc	List Price: Our Price: $22.00 You Save: $ (%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Thrilling and Enchanting History Content: This book is an exciting and compelling account of of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. Although it reads like a mystery novel, it is actual history. Two parallel stories run through the book, the account of the planning and success of the fair as well as the ... → Click here to read more reviews.

43.		The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo Manufacturer: Collins Business	List Price: $25.95 Our Price: $17.10 You Save: $ 8.85 (34%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Make Believe Content: This book is a difficult read. The author has to "imagine" what it was like back in the day when this lady lived. She references that many times because she (or anyone) does not have any facts regarding the exact life of this subject in her early years. This ... → Click here to read more reviews.

44.		The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope by Jonathan Alter Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster	List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.81 You Save: $ 7.19 (45%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Warts and All Content: The Defining Moment is extremely relevant to the current period, the transition between Presidents Bush and Obama. The parallels are impressive: pressure for the President-elect to start acting, vast economic problems, and even an international economic conference. → Click here to read more reviews.

45.		Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson Manufacturer: Penguin Press HC, The	List Price: $35.00 Our Price: $14.30 You Save: $ 20.70 (59%) Prices subject to change
Summary: McPHERSON UNEARTHS, ASSEMBLES & DELIVERS TEASURE TROVE OF LINCOLN'S PRINCIPLES & SKILLS! Content: James McPherson's research & writing is unique in that he judiciously wove hundreds of key elements of proof of Lincoln's latent skills of management, negotiation, courtesy, decorum, respect, honesty & trust--- coupled with his concerns for the entire populace ... → Click here to read more reviews.

46.		Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters Manufacturer: Knopf	List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $15.00 You Save: $ 14.95 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Overplugged, but definitely worth a read Content: BW drives me up the wall every damn time she plugs this freakin' book on the View. If it's not her, then it's Whoopi or Elisabeth. As much as it pisses me off, this book is worth a read. Of course the chapter covering the Star and Rosie controversies is here, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

47.		John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman Manufacturer: Ecco	List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $18.66 You Save: $ 16.29 (47%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Even handed account Content: This is the first Lennon bio I've read (unless you want to count Shout!, but that included those 3 other guys...). Norman did a good job showing the good and bad. The man was no saint, but are any of us? Sorry, Yoko, but Norman was not "mean to John". If anything, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

48.		SELECTIONS FROM: 90 Minutes in Heaven: An Inspiring Story of Life beyond Death by Don, Piper Manufacturer: Revell	List Price: $12.99 Our Price: $7.24 You Save: $ 5.75 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Simplistic Content: Other than the description of the "Heaven" experience, this is a simplisticly written account of an extended recovery from very severe injuries from an auto accident. A lot of "poor me", followed by Christian testimonial. Some may find it interesting. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

49.		Pieces of My Heart: A Life by Robert J. Wagner Manufacturer: HarperEntertainment	List Price: $25.95 Our Price: $14.40 You Save: $ 11.55 (45%) Prices subject to change
Summary: From Mundy to Mundane Content: Of all the recently-published autobiographies of movie stars to come across this reader's desk, this is by far the dullest. Robert Wagner (for some reason calling himself Robert "J" Wagner here - I know his friends call him "RJ", but so what?), star of TV's ... → Click here to read more reviews.

50.		The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss Manufacturer: William Morrow	List Price: $35.99 Our Price: $19.05 You Save: $ 16.94 (47%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Don't be a player, just play the game Content: In his acknowledgments for this book, Neil Strauss thanks his agent, who hopes that the author will one day write something "high-brow." But while The Game might not be an exemplar of the non-fiction novel on the level of Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, or ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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