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The Best American Short Stories 2015

The Best American Short Stories 2015
ByT.C. Boyle

    2015 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

    Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity

    Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity
    BySteve Dublanica

      2010 • 3 Readers • 320 pages • 4

      Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

      Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
      ByMo Yan,Howard Goldblatt

        2006 • 23 Readers • 3.5

        The joys of travel

        The Joys of Travel
        ByThomas Swick

          Travels with Charley

          Travels with Charley
          ByJohn Steinbeck

            1961 • 107 Readers • 214 pages • 4

            The Very Best Of Charles De Lint

            The Very Best Of Charles De Lint
            ByCharles de Lint

              11 Readers • 3.7

              The Trees in My Forest

              The Trees in My Forest
              ByBernd Heinrich

                1997 • 4 Readers • 239 pages • 4

                The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer

                The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer
                ByJeffrey K. Liker

                  2003 • 2 Readers • 330 pages • 5

                  The Dirty Parts of the Bible

                  The Dirty Parts of the Bible
                  BySam Torode

                    2007 • 11 Readers • 278 pages • 3.5

                    The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015

                    The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015
                    ByAdam Johnson(Editor),Wells Tower(Contributor)

                      2015 • 1 Reader • 432 pages

                      The Goldfinch

                      The Goldfinch
                      ByDonna Tartt

                        2013 • 963 Readers • 1,006 pages • 4

                        America's hidden history

                        America's Hidden History
                        ByKenneth C. Davis

                          2008 • 7 Readers • 290 pages • 3.7

                          Beyond Belief My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

                          Beyond Belief My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
                          ByJenna Miscavige Hill,Lisa Pulitzer

                            2013 • 43 Readers • 416 pages • 3.9

                            The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014

                            The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014
                            ByDeborah Blum,Tim Folger

                              2014 • 2 Readers • 318 pages • 5

                              The Best American Non-Required Reading 2014

                              The Best American Non-Required Reading 2014
                              ByDaniel Handler

                                Cover 6

                                Rules of Money, The

                                Rules of Money, The: How to Make It and How to Hold on to It, Expanded Edition

                                  Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.

                                  Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
                                  ByRob Delaney

                                    2013 • 3 Readers • 109 pages • 4.5

                                    The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood

                                    The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
                                    BySy Montgomery

                                      2007 • 2 Readers • 272 pages

                                      The Yellow Birds

                                      The Yellow Birds
                                      ByKevin Powers

                                        2012 • 20 Readers • 148 pages • 4.2

                                        The Samaritan

                                        The Samaritan
                                        ByFred Venturini

                                          2011 • 2 Readers

                                          Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

                                          Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
                                          ByDava Sobel

                                            1999 • 2 Readers

                                            Cover 1

                                            The Dogs of March

                                            The Dogs of March

                                              Aftermath

                                              #1 of 3 in Star Wars: Aftermath

                                              Aftermath: Star Wars
                                              ByChuck Wendig

                                                2015 • 134 Readers • 400 pages • 3.2

                                                Leaders Eat Last

                                                Leaders Eat Last
                                                BySimon Sinek

                                                  2017 • 11 Readers • 370 pages • 3.7

                                                  Cover 6

                                                  Databases DeMYSTiFieD

                                                  Databases DeMYSTiFieD

                                                    The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future

                                                    The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
                                                    ByVictor Cha

                                                      2 Readers • 4

                                                      Pennsylvania

                                                      #1 of 3 in Pennsylvania

                                                      Pennsylvania
                                                      ByMichael Bunker

                                                        2013 • 5 Readers • 68 pages • 3.6

                                                        The Best American Sports Writing 2016

                                                        The Best American Sports Writing 2016
                                                        ByRick Telander

                                                          2016 • 1 Reader • 380 pages

                                                          Oblivion: Stories

                                                          Oblivion: Stories
                                                          ByDavid Foster Wallace

                                                            2004 • 50 Readers • 329 pages • 3.8

                                                            The King in Yellow

                                                            Steve Grayce

                                                            The King in Yellow
                                                            ByRobert W. Chambers

                                                              1895 • 145 Readers • 224 pages • 3.2

                                                              Look who's back

                                                              Look who's back
                                                              ByTimur Vermes

                                                                2014 • 4 Readers • 352 pages • 4

                                                                The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives

                                                                The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
                                                                ByShankar Vedantam

                                                                  2009 • 1 Reader

                                                                  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

                                                                  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
                                                                  ByYuval Noah Harari

                                                                    2011 • 1,573 Readers • 443 pages • 4.2

                                                                    Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

                                                                    Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
                                                                    ByDavid Foster Wallace

                                                                      1999 • 11 Readers • 273 pages • 4

                                                                      Up in Honey's Room

                                                                      #2 of 3 in Carl Webster

                                                                      Up in Honey's Room
                                                                      ByElmore Leonard

                                                                        2007 • 3 Readers • 292 pages • 2.5

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                                                                        ISIS

                                                                        ISIS: The State of Terror

                                                                          Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time

                                                                          Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
                                                                          ByDava Sobel

                                                                            1995 • 163 Readers • 208 pages • 4

                                                                            Cover 7

                                                                            Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh

                                                                            Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh: A Novel

                                                                              Cover 5

                                                                              Lists of Note

                                                                              Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience

                                                                                Cover 4

                                                                                The New Geography Of Jobs

                                                                                The New Geography Of Jobs

                                                                                  Cover 4

                                                                                  The Best American Essays 2011

                                                                                  The Best American Essays 2011
                                                                                  ByRobert Atwan, Edwidge Danticat

                                                                                    1 Reader • 4

                                                                                    Cover 7

                                                                                    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016

                                                                                    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016
                                                                                    ByAmy Stewart, Tim Folger

                                                                                      1 Reader

                                                                                      Cover 4

                                                                                      Selected Stories Of Philip K. Dick

                                                                                      Selected Stories Of Philip K. Dick

                                                                                        The Name of the Rose

                                                                                        The Name of the Rose
                                                                                        ByUmberto Eco,William Weaver(Translator)

                                                                                          1980 • 665 Readers • 556 pages • 4

                                                                                          Speak

                                                                                          Speak
                                                                                          ByLouisa Hall

                                                                                            2015 • 30 Readers • 4

                                                                                            Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

                                                                                            Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
                                                                                            BySteve Dublanica

                                                                                              2008 • 15 Readers • 322 pages • 3.6

                                                                                              A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos

                                                                                              A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
                                                                                              ByDava Sobel

                                                                                                2011 • 7 Readers • 273 pages • 4

                                                                                                Purity

                                                                                                Purity
                                                                                                ByJonathan Franzen,Silvia Pareschi(Translator)

                                                                                                  2015 • 14 Readers • 983 pages • 3.2

                                                                                                  10% Happier

                                                                                                  10% Happier
                                                                                                  ByDan Harris

                                                                                                    2014 • 6 Readers • 256 pages • 4

                                                                                                    Down and Out in Paris and London

                                                                                                    Down and Out in Paris and London
                                                                                                    ByGeorge Orwell

                                                                                                      1933 • 164 Readers • 256 pages • 4

                                                                                                      The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015

                                                                                                      The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
                                                                                                      ByTheodora Goss,Neil Gaiman,+17 more

                                                                                                        2015 • 5 Readers • 368 pages • 4.5

                                                                                                        Fuzzy Nation

                                                                                                        #7 of 9 in Fuzzy Sapiens

                                                                                                        Fuzzy Nation
                                                                                                        ByJohn Scalzi

                                                                                                          2011 • 165 Readers • 355 pages • 4.1

                                                                                                          Cover 4

                                                                                                          When to Rob a Bank

                                                                                                          When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

                                                                                                            The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

                                                                                                            The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
                                                                                                            ByOtto Penzler(Editor)

                                                                                                              2011 • 1 Reader • 435 pages

                                                                                                              Rum Punch

                                                                                                              #2 of 2 in Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara

                                                                                                              Rum Punch
                                                                                                              ByElmore Leonard

                                                                                                                1992 • 28 Readers • 368 pages • 3.4

                                                                                                                Foucault's Pendulum

                                                                                                                Foucault's Pendulum
                                                                                                                ByWilliam Weaver(Translator),Umberto Eco

                                                                                                                  1988 • 243 Readers • 623 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                  The Age of Daredevils

                                                                                                                  The Age of Daredevils
                                                                                                                  ByMichael Clarkson

                                                                                                                    7 Readers • 4

                                                                                                                    The Cloud Collector's Handbook

                                                                                                                    The Cloud Collector's Handbook
                                                                                                                    ByGavin Pretor-Pinney

                                                                                                                      2009 • 4 Readers • 144 pages

                                                                                                                      Cover 6

                                                                                                                      State by State

                                                                                                                      State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America
                                                                                                                      ByMatt Weiland, Sean Wilsey

                                                                                                                        1 Reader

                                                                                                                        East of Eden

                                                                                                                        East of Eden
                                                                                                                        ByJohn Steinbeck

                                                                                                                          1939 • 971 Readers • 601 pages • 4.5

                                                                                                                          The Revenant

                                                                                                                          The Revenant
                                                                                                                          ByMichael Punke

                                                                                                                            2002 • 66 Readers • 273 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                                            The Best American Sports Writing 2011

                                                                                                                            The Best American Sports Writing 2011
                                                                                                                            ByGlenn Stout

                                                                                                                              2011 • 1 Reader • 3

                                                                                                                              The Man Who Quit Money

                                                                                                                              The Man Who Quit Money
                                                                                                                              ByMark Sundeen

                                                                                                                                2012 • 2 Readers • 260 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories

                                                                                                                                Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories
                                                                                                                                ByBen Fountain

                                                                                                                                  2006 • 5 Readers • 272 pages

                                                                                                                                  The Silkworm

                                                                                                                                  #2 of 7 in Cormoran Strike

                                                                                                                                  The Silkworm
                                                                                                                                  ByRobert Galbraith

                                                                                                                                    2014 • 283 Readers • 580 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                                    I Am No One You Know

                                                                                                                                    I Am No One You Know
                                                                                                                                    ByJoyce Carol Oates

                                                                                                                                      2004 • 7 Readers • 304 pages • 4.5

                                                                                                                                      Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

                                                                                                                                      Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
                                                                                                                                      ByMichael Moss

                                                                                                                                        2013 • 75 Readers • 480 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                        Yes, Chef

                                                                                                                                        Yes, Chef
                                                                                                                                        ByMarcus Samuelsson

                                                                                                                                          2012 • 24 Readers • 319 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                          Proof: The Science of Booze

                                                                                                                                          Proof: The Science of Booze
                                                                                                                                          ByAdam Rogers

                                                                                                                                            2014 • 4 Readers • 288 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                                                            Cover 7

                                                                                                                                            The Haldeman Diaries

                                                                                                                                            The Haldeman Diaries: Inside the Nixon White House

                                                                                                                                              An Edible History of Humanity

                                                                                                                                              An Edible History of Humanity
                                                                                                                                              ByTom Standage

                                                                                                                                                2009 • 14 Readers • 288 pages • 3

                                                                                                                                                Cover 5

                                                                                                                                                $2.00 A Day

                                                                                                                                                $2.00 A Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

                                                                                                                                                  Bossypants

                                                                                                                                                  Bossypants
                                                                                                                                                  ByTina Fey

                                                                                                                                                    2011 • 540 Readers • 250 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                    The Room

                                                                                                                                                    The Room
                                                                                                                                                    ByJonas Karlsson

                                                                                                                                                      2014 • 18 Readers • 134 pages • 2.6

                                                                                                                                                      Cover 8

                                                                                                                                                      Josiah for President

                                                                                                                                                      Josiah for President: A Novel

                                                                                                                                                        The Pale King

                                                                                                                                                        The Pale King
                                                                                                                                                        ByDavid Foster Wallace

                                                                                                                                                          2011 • 82 Readers • 550 pages • 3.7

                                                                                                                                                          White Noise

                                                                                                                                                          White Noise
                                                                                                                                                          ByDon DeLillo

                                                                                                                                                            1985 • 335 Readers • 337 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                            Black Swan Green

                                                                                                                                                            Black Swan Green
                                                                                                                                                            ByDavid Mitchell

                                                                                                                                                              2006 • 76 Readers • 400 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                              Raylan

                                                                                                                                                              #3 of 4 in Raylan Givens

                                                                                                                                                              Raylan
                                                                                                                                                              ByElmore Leonard

                                                                                                                                                                2012 • 22 Readers • 202 pages • 3.5

                                                                                                                                                                Lilith's Brood

                                                                                                                                                                #1-3 of 3 in Xenogenesis

                                                                                                                                                                Lilith’s Brood
                                                                                                                                                                ByOctavia E. Butler

                                                                                                                                                                  1987 • 85 Readers • 746 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                                                  Cover 2

                                                                                                                                                                  A Death in Sweden

                                                                                                                                                                  A Death in Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                  ByKevin Wignall

                                                                                                                                                                    2 Readers

                                                                                                                                                                    Dreamland

                                                                                                                                                                    Dreamland
                                                                                                                                                                    BySam Quinones

                                                                                                                                                                      2015 • 1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                      Cover 4

                                                                                                                                                                      This Is Your Brain On Parasites

                                                                                                                                                                      This Is Your Brain On Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society

                                                                                                                                                                        City of Thieves

                                                                                                                                                                        City of Thieves
                                                                                                                                                                        ByDavid Benioff

                                                                                                                                                                          2008 • 233 Readers • 280 pages • 4.3

                                                                                                                                                                          Get Shorty

                                                                                                                                                                          #1 of 2 in Chili Palmer

                                                                                                                                                                          Get Shorty
                                                                                                                                                                          ByElmore Leonard

                                                                                                                                                                            1990 • 49 Readers • 275 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                                                                            The best American sports writing 2015

                                                                                                                                                                            Best American Sports Writing 2015
                                                                                                                                                                            ByWright Thompson

                                                                                                                                                                              1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                              Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

                                                                                                                                                                              Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
                                                                                                                                                                              ByLindy West

                                                                                                                                                                                2016 • 5 Readers • 264 pages • 4.2

                                                                                                                                                                                Way Station

                                                                                                                                                                                Way Station
                                                                                                                                                                                ByClifford D. Simak

                                                                                                                                                                                  1963 • 122 Readers • 236 pages • 4.2

                                                                                                                                                                                  Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

                                                                                                                                                                                  Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
                                                                                                                                                                                  ByS.C. Gwynne

                                                                                                                                                                                    2010 • 6 Readers • 16 pages • 4.5

                                                                                                                                                                                    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                    ByTim Folger,Rebecca Skloot

                                                                                                                                                                                      2015 • 2 Readers • 352 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                      The Wall Street journal essential guide to management

                                                                                                                                                                                      The Wall Street Journal essential guide to management
                                                                                                                                                                                      ByAlan S. Murray

                                                                                                                                                                                        We Are Market Basket: The Story of the Unlikely Grassroots Movement That Saved a Beloved Business

                                                                                                                                                                                        We Are Market Basket: The Story of the Unlikely Grassroots Movement That Saved a Beloved Business
                                                                                                                                                                                        ByDaniel Korschun,Grant Welker

                                                                                                                                                                                          2015 • 1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                                          The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

                                                                                                                                                                                          The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
                                                                                                                                                                                          BySimon Winchester(Author and Narrator)

                                                                                                                                                                                            2001 • 6 Readers • 3

                                                                                                                                                                                            Anansi Boys

                                                                                                                                                                                            #2 of 2 in American Gods

                                                                                                                                                                                            Anansi Boys
                                                                                                                                                                                            ByNeil Gaiman

                                                                                                                                                                                              2005 • 566 Readers • 354 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                                                                              Little Failure

                                                                                                                                                                                              Little failure : a memoir
                                                                                                                                                                                              ByGary Shteyngart

                                                                                                                                                                                                2014 • 19 Readers • 368 pages • 3.8

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Just Over the Horizon

                                                                                                                                                                                                Just Over the Horizon
                                                                                                                                                                                                ByGreg Bear

                                                                                                                                                                                                  1 Reader

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Kitchen Confidential
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ByAnthony Bourdain

                                                                                                                                                                                                    2000 • 360 Readers • 302 pages • 4.2

                                                                                                                                                                                                    The Passage

                                                                                                                                                                                                    #1 of 3 in The Passage

                                                                                                                                                                                                    The Passage
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ByJustin Cronin

                                                                                                                                                                                                      2010 • 462 Readers • 766 pages • 4

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      People Who Eat Darkness

                                                                                                                                                                                                      People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ByRichard Lloyd Parry

                                                                                                                                                                                                        2 Readers • 3

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ByDavid Shafer

                                                                                                                                                                                                          2014 • 25 Readers • 432 pages • 3.9