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OK. so I had a borders gift card for Christmas (of 07' heh)

and I just got around to using it in Janurary. Borders notoriously has a poor slection of the kind of books I generally like to buy. So I ordered a very expensive kundalini manual. turns out 3 1/2 months after I ordered,.I finally figured out it will never ship and called them up which they conceded. so now i have a $25 credit. I don't want to go over this credit as I think this company is really mediocre. So i am looking to buy probably 1 book or possibly 2 small soft-covers.

anyway..I just searched for 5 books I'd actually like to read and it carries 0 of them. not to mention they don't sell used books (I try not to buy new things ever)

EDIT: turns out they DO have used books So I am ordering a couple of these right now!

anyone know of any more mainstream books that have come out in recent years that are MUST haves?

Usually I only buy non-fiction or something that has alot of great re-read or reference value...like graphic novels or picture books.

No raw food books

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The Hundred Year Lie. Must read.

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gross.

although on the plus side... Borders has it. 15$

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Lamb by Christopher Moore
It's seriously the best ever. It's fiction. And it's satire. It's Monty Python in a book, and it's amaaaazing. I've reread it 5-6 times, and better yet it's a great intro into other Chris Moore stuff.

But then, if you wanted non-fiction, I really loved "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. I wasn't completely daftly about globalization when I read it, so I didn't go crazy with realization and the topics weren't foreign to me, but for most people it's a bit mind blowing. Really well written, definite recommendation.

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I agree totally...Moore is a genius...it takes a unique gift to make someone actually laugh out loud from reading....:)

Jasper Fforde is great too, if you like that kind of book :)

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I really want to read Greg Braden's "Fractal Time" book that just came out.

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I recommend The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and anything by Michael Pollan.
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Blink is really good! If you want something funny, David Sedaris is great. I think Eat, Pray, Love is a must-have. I couldn't put it down- it was very touching and it made me laugh out loud more than once.

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Mainstream must haves? Pulling my leg? :-)
OK, if you want indispensable non-fiction, I'd recommend only Naomi Klein's book The Shock Doctrine -- it's just amazing.
And Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker, is also excellent.

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I think you would enjoy Breaking The Death Habit by Leonard Orr

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yep. you'd be right. Borders has this also.

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haha..no I am serious..I don't have much of an option it seems! I could get a advanced copy of Twilight or a Tom Clancy bundle.

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Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. The best book I have ever read in my life.

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