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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Christopher Andersen’s Game of Crowns and NOT the original book. Preview: Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne by Christopher Andersen blends historical narrative with an in-depth account of the personal lives of members of...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Nathaniel Philbrick’s Valiant Ambition and NOT the original book. Preview: Nathaniel Philbrick’s Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution focuses on the treachery of Benedict Arnold as it plays...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to T. Colin Campbell’s & et al The China Study and NOT the original book. Preview: The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell, II is primarily focused on the results of an enormous survey of diet and mortality that T. Colin Campbell...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Henry Cloud's & et al Boundaries and NOT the original book. Preview: Written by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Boundaries: When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life examines how conservative evangelical Christians should...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Gary Taubes’s Why We Get Fat and NOT the original book. Preview: Gary Taubes’ Why We Get Fat and What to do About it addresses the main culprit responsible for people putting on too much weight, carbohydrate consumption. It also suggests the...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Kelly Brogan’s, MD & et al A Mind of Your Own and NOT the original book. Preview: A Mind of Your Own, by holistic women’s health psychiatrist Kelly Brogan, aims to help women better understand the root causes of depression and the pervasive...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to to Jonah Berger’s Invisible Influence and NOT the original book. Preview: Invisible Influence by Jonah Berger is a close examination of the psychology behind behavioral decisions related to identity and branding. Many decisions that the average...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Mary Roach’s Grunt and NOT the original book. Preview: Mary Roach’s Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War examines technological and medical research in the military. Each chapter focuses on a different topic—for example, diarrhea among...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures and NOT the original book. Preview: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly is a history of black women...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's Other Minds and NOT the original book. Preview: Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses the evolution of intelligence in cephalopods in order to better understand...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Bill O'Reilly's & et al Killing the Rising Sun and NOT the original book. Preview: Killing the Rising Sun relates episodes from the Pacific theater of World War II including the controversial US decision to develop and utilize atomic weapons....

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to DeVon Franklin’s & et al and NOT the original book. Preview: Coauthored by husband and wife team DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good, The Wait describes the ways a celibate mindset can impact various facets of life, including a person’s relationship...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jordan Ellenberg’s How Not to Be Wrong and NOT the original book. Preview: How Not to Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg attempts to demonstrate real-life applications of mathematics. In schools, students learn math principles in abstract contexts. Math...

ABOUT THE BOOK There is no celebrity chef quite like Anthony Bourdain. He is known as much for his biting observations — and cast iron stomach — as he his for cooking. Bourdain is currently in the eighth season of his Travel Channel hit show, “No Reservations.” In the series...