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Books that surprised me
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)
by James L. Swanson
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An excellent, suspenseful blow-by-blow account of Lincoln's assassination, with portraits of the conspirators. Reads like the best thriller fiction.
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Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude
by Robert Baer
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How we got where we are now.
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A Dirty Job: A Novel
by Christopher Moore
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Funny writing is rarely funny to me...except Christopher Moore's books.
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Incredibly vivid portrait of running from a time when it was the king of sports.
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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
by Nando Parrado
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An incredible retelling of a story we thought we already knew. Amazing stuff.
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The Innocent: A Novel
by Ian McEwan
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An evocative, haunting story of Cold War Berlin that's a tip of the hat to LeCarre'. You only think you've read all the good books in this genre.
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The Comfort of Strangers
by Ian Mcewan
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My god, this is what got me hooked on McEwan. Short and beautiful. Sort of like The Sheltering Sky, but more...McEwan.
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Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
by Anthony Bourdain
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Bourdain's the man.
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Rules for Old Men Waiting: A Novel
by Peter Pouncey
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Beautiful, a man's book in many ways, yet still tender.
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Books I thought were going to be decent reads, but turned out to be stellar.