December 2009

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Breaking Out of Bedlam
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Gift Guide

Stocking Stuffers
The Emergency Gift Book

Are you pressed for time or prone to procrastination? Do you hate to shop? Or maybe you simply dislike shopping for other people? Emergency Gift Book to the rescue for the slacker and the stumped alike! This book contains everything you need to acknowledge family, friends, coworkers, cohabitants, and loved ones whenever a special occasion comes out of freaking nowhere.

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The Emergency Gift Book
More Than 100 Instant Gifts to the Rescue!

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Gifts for Animal Lovers
Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves: Featuring Over 150 Suicidal Pets!

People love their pets. Some people love their pets a little too much. After being dressed up for Halloween, married off in elaborate weddings, toted everywhere in baby backpacks, or just plain coddled within an inch of their sanity by obsessively doting owners, these pets are on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Or worse.

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Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves
Featuring Over 150 Suicidal Pets!
by Duncan Birmingham

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Gifts for Foodies
Momofuku

Never before has there been a phenomenon like Momofuku. Chef David Chang has single-handedly revolutionized cooking in America with his use of bold Asian flavors and impeccable ingredients, his mastery of the humble ramen noodle, and his thorough devotion to pork.

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Momofuku
by David Chang & Peter Meehan

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Gifts for Comic and Sci-Fi Fans
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks

Those who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat it. From the Stone Age to the information age, the undead have threatened to engulf the human race. They’re coming. They’re hungry. Don’t wait for them to come to you!

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The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
by Max Brooks
Illustrated by Ibraim Roberson

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The Last Will of Moira Leahy The Last Will of Moira Leahy

[An] emotional and rich journey, and I recommend it highly.

Dear Author

New Word Monkeys New Word Monkeys

The language of this book is beautiful….

Mostly Fiction

The Book of Illumination The Book of Illumination

I’ll be looking forward to following Anza’s story in the future.

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