| 1 | English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English. [P] Raymond Murphy. Cambridge. 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-53762-9. $30. |
| 2 | A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 7th ed. [P] Kate L. Turabian. Chicago. 2007. ISBN 978-0-226-82337-9. $17. |
| 3 | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. [P] Frederick Douglass. Yale. 2001. ISBN 978-0-300-08701-7. $7.95. |
| 4 | Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence. [HC] John Ferling. Oxford. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-518121-0. $29.95. |
| 5 | A Rabbi Talks with Jesus. [P] Jacob Neusner. McGill-Queen's. 2000. ISBN 978-0-7735-2046-2. $17.95. |
| 6 | Down Town. [HC] Ferrol Sams. Mercer. 2007. ISBN 978-0-88146-072-8. $25. |
| 7 | The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans. [HC] Esteban Sarmiento & others. Yale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-10047-1. $45. |
| 8 | The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss. [HC] Claire Nouvian. Chicago. 2007. ISBN 978-0-226-59566-5. $45. |
| 9 | The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. [HC] Paul Collier. Oxford. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-531145-7. $28. |
| 10 | Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice. [HC] Janet Malcolm. Yale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-12551-1. $25. |
| 11 | The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. [HC] Ali A. Allawi. Yale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-11015-9. $28. |
| 12 | Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before. [HC] Alastair Fothergill. California. 2007. ISBN 978-0-520-25054-3. $39.95. |
| 13 | The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. [P] Chicago. 2007. ISBN 978-0-226-84151-9. $15. |
| 14 | The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. [HC] Francisco Jiménez. New Mexico. 1997. ISBN 978-0-8263-1797-1. $11.95. |
| 15 | The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. [HC] Bryan Caplan. Princeton. 2007. ISBN 978-0-691-12942-6. $29.95. |
| 16 | Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language. [HC] Seth Lerer. Columbia. 2007. ISBN 978-0-231-13794-2. $24.95. |
| 17 | The Education of Little Tree. [P] Forrest Carter. New Mexico. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8263-2809-0. $14.95. |
| 18 | From Crib to Kindergarten: The Essential Child Safety Guide. [P] Dorothy A. Drago. Johns Hopkins. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8018-8570-9. $15. |
| 19 | The Selfish Gene. [P] Richard Dawkins. Oxford. 2006. ISBN 978-0-19-929115-1. $15.95. |
| 20 | Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity. [HC] William J. Baumol & others. Yale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-10941-2. $30. |
