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<title><![CDATA[2008 Indie Next List Highlights]]></title>

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<title><![CDATA[Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Reading this entertaining front-of-house answer to Kitchen Confidential reminded me of all the summers I spent waiting tables -- and reminded me to tip more generously." -- Cheryl Patton, Eclipse Coffee & Books, Montevallo, AL]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Waiter]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Ecco]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061256684]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Reading this entertaining front-of-house answer to Kitchen Confidential reminded me of all the summers I spent waiting tables -- and reminded me to tip more generously.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Cheryl Patton, Eclipse Coffee & Books, Montevallo, AL]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[America Eats!: On the Road with the WPA - the Fish Fries, Box Supper Socials, and Chitlin Feasts That Define Real American Food]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Pat Willard is a terrific food writer, and this book, which traces the WPA's 1935 documentation of American food traditions throughout the country, will have you itching to go on the road yourself to try and find the out-of-the-way diners, restaurants, and communities where food and its celebration take you to new gastronomic heights. If you love food, food writers, food junkies, food festivals, and food history, you must read America Eats!" -- Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[America Eats!: On the Road with the WPA - the Fish Fries, Box Supper Socials, and Chitlin Feasts That Define Real American Food]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Willard]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Bloomsbury USA]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781596913622]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Pat Willard is a terrific food writer, and this book, which traces the WPA's 1935 documentation of American food traditions throughout the country, will have you itching to go on the road yourself to try and find the out-of-the-way diners, restaurants, and communities where food and its celebration take you to new gastronomic heights. If you love food, food writers, food junkies, food festivals, and food history, you must read America Eats!]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[Dewey: The Small Town Cat Who Touched the World]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["When a cold, wet kitten is pulled from a library book-return box on a winter day in Spencer, Iowa, no one could imagine what changes this very extraordinary cat would bring to a town and a library director -- both in need of some good news. More than a memoir, this book is a lesson in love, devotion, and a sense of community spirit." -- Janet Hart, Book People, Sioux City, IA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Dewey: The Small Town Cat Who Touched the World]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vicki Myron]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Grand Central Publishing]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780446407410]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[When a cold, wet kitten is pulled from a library book-return box on a winter day in Spencer, Iowa, no one could imagine what changes this very extraordinary cat would bring to a town and a library director -- both in need of some good news. More than a memoir, this book is a lesson in love, devotion, and a sense of community spirit.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Janet Hart, Book People, Sioux City, IA]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Artfully blending narratives of Clarence Darrow, D.W. Griffith, and William Burns, Howard Blum has written a masterful account of the bombing of the offices of the Los Angeles Times and the trial of the McNamara brothers. Blum gives a strong portrayal of the labor unrest at the start of the 20th century in this excellent history of a society on the cusp of a new era." -- Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard Blum]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Crown]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780307346940]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Artfully blending narratives of Clarence Darrow, D.W. Griffith, and William Burns, Howard Blum has written a masterful account of the bombing of the offices of the Los Angeles Times and the trial of the McNamara brothers. Blum gives a strong portrayal of the labor unrest at the start of the 20th century in this excellent history of a society on the cusp of a new era.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Benjamin Wallace has uncorked an absolutely fascinating account of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, an intoxicating read with the complexity and nuances of a great vintage. As your book 'sommelier' I recommend that you drink deep of this heady narrative concerning world-class connoisseurs, deep-pocketed collectors, and -- quite possibly -- a diabolically clever con man." -- Joe Drabyak, Chester County Book & Music Company, West Chester, PA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Wallace]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Crown]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780307338778]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Benjamin Wallace has uncorked an absolutely fascinating account of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, an intoxicating read with the complexity and nuances of a great vintage. As your book 'sommelier' I recommend that you drink deep of this heady narrative concerning world-class connoisseurs, deep-pocketed collectors, and -- quite possibly -- a diabolically clever con man.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Joe Drabyak, Chester County Book & Music Company, West Chester, PA]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[The Man Who Made Lists]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["This very readable biography gives the reader new insights into the life and work Peter Mark Roget, the man who created the thesaurus (and many more things, including the slide rule.)  Anyone who loved The Professor and the Madman should read this book!" -- Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[The Man Who Made Lists]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Kendall]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Putnam Publishing Group]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780399154621]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[This very readable biography gives the reader new insights into the life and work Peter Mark Roget, the man who created the thesaurus (and many more things, including the slide rule.)  Anyone who loved The Professor and the Madman should read this book!]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["After World War II and over the course of decades, Morie Sawataishi bred Japanese Akitas and brought them back from the brink of extinction. A remarkable story in deceptively simple prose. Morie is not always a likeable man, but his passion rings true, and, in the end, I deeply admired him." -- Lisa Stefanacci, The Book Works, Del Mar, CA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martha Sherrill]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Penguin Press HC]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781594201240]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[After World War II and over the course of decades, Morie Sawataishi bred Japanese Akitas and brought them back from the brink of extinction. A remarkable story in deceptively simple prose. Morie is not always a likeable man, but his passion rings true, and, in the end, I deeply admired him.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Lisa Stefanacci, The Book Works, Del Mar, CA]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["By linking the stories of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S.Grant, and others, Chadwick creates for the reader the historical era at the near-end of the antebellum era. Included is a great portrait of a rather delusional President who is over-confident of his own policies, and sure that history will absolve his stands." -- Dan Domike, Jackson Street Books, Seattle, WA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Chadwick]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Sourcebooks]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781402209413]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[By linking the stories of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S.Grant, and others, Chadwick creates for the reader the historical era at the near-end of the antebellum era. Included is a great portrait of a rather delusional President who is over-confident of his own policies, and sure that history will absolve his stands.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Dan Domike, Jackson Street Books, Seattle, WA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<title><![CDATA[Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["An absolutely fantastic book that will have you laughing and blushing at the same time! As she did with Spook and Stiff, Mary Roach again uses her wonderful storytelling talents to combine her knowledge of science (this time examining current and historical studies of sex) with the curious and absurd." -- Lori Kauffman, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Roach]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[W. W. Norton]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780393064643]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[An absolutely fantastic book that will have you laughing and blushing at the same time! As she did with Spook and Stiff, Mary Roach again uses her wonderful storytelling talents to combine her knowledge of science (this time examining current and historical studies of sex) with the curious and absurd.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Lori Kauffman, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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