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BUNCH OF AMATEURS

A Search for the American Character

By Jack Hitt (Author)

Pub Date: May 15, 2012

A guide through the sometimes-consequential, sometimes-zany realm of amateurs.
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MAN MADE

A Stupid Quest for Masculinity

By Joel Stein (Author)

Pub Date: May 15, 2012

Impending fatherhood convinces a former devotee of Easy-Bake Ovens that it's time to start learning the ways of rough-and-tumble guys.
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THE NEW FEMINIST AGENDA

Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family

By Madeleine Kunin (Author)

Pub Date: May 13, 2012

The former governor of Vermont takes the women's movement to task for failing to push for crucial changes in family-oriented policies.
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TRANSITIONS OF THE HEART

Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children

By Rachel Pepper (Editor)

Pub Date: May 13, 2012

A stark, important anthology of essays by mothers of transgender and gender variant children.
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REUNITED

An Investigative Genealogist Unlocks Some of Life's Greatest Family Mysteries

By Pamela Slaton (Author) , Samantha Marshall (Author)

Pub Date: May 8, 2012

Celebrity investigative genealogist Slaton, well known to TV audiences for her success in reuniting nearly 3,000 adoptees with their birth families, writes about her experiences.
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BASIC

Surviving Boot Camp and Basic Training

By Jack Jacobs (Author) , David Fisher (Author)

Pub Date: May 8, 2012

Anecdotal overview of basic training, the great social leveler of military service.
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