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1.	Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert $16.00 $8.80
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5.	Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity by Drew Brees $26.99 $15.78

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By the Family Depicted in The Blind Side

The Tuohy family, first depicted in The Blind Side, finally tell their remarkable story in In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving--an inspiring journey of faith, love, and the power of giving.

The Taste of Home

Mark Twain wrote a list of his favorite American dishes over a century ago. In Twain's Feast, food writer Andrew Beahrs tracks down Twain's wild and local favorites and encourages cooks to bring them back to today's tables.

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	1. 472 days in the top 100 Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert (Author) Kindle Edition $12.99
	2. 43 days in the top 100 Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across… ›Elizabeth Gilbert Paperback $16.00 $8.80
	3. 1269 days in the top 100 Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across… ›Elizabeth Gilbert Paperback $15.00 $8.25
	4. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 179 days in the top 100 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot (Author) Kindle Edition $9.99
	5. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 183 days in the top 100 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ›Rebecca Skloot Hardcover $26.00 $15.21
	6. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 50 days in the top 100 Sliding Into Home ›Kendra Wilkinson Hardcover $25.00 $14.62
	7. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 1269 days in the top 100 Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . .… ›Greg Mortenson … Paperback $16.00 $9.36
	8. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 9 days in the top 100 Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography ›Andrew Morton Hardcover $26.99 $14.57
	9. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 81 days in the top 100 WAR Sebastian Junger (Author) Kindle Edition $12.99
	10. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 73 days in the top 100 Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the… ›Anthony Bourdain Hardcover $26.99 $16.19

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The Penguin 75

Penguin 75: Designers, Authors, Commentary

Penguin has been bringing books to readers (in paperback and beyond) for 75 years, and to celebrate that landmark, they have selected 75 of their most notable titles to commemorate the simple truth that people want good books. Browse all of the Penguin 75--or indulge in the full set--and read more about Penguin's distinctive history in Penguin 75: Designers, Authors, Commentary.

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From Andrew Jackson to Stonewall Jackson, the Great Generals series traces the lives of many of the most important military generals in American history.

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