November's Knockout New Books by Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton, Mindy Kaling; plus signed editions by Tom Brokaw and Lee Child

"When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes."--Desiderius Erasmus

Erasmus would have a difficult time choosing just one book from this month's selections. As a man interested in the events of his times, he would appreciate Condoleezza Rice's candid and enlightening memoir about her political career, NO HIGHER HONOR. As a man of letters, he would relish Jonathan Lethem's new collection of essays, THE ECSTASY OF INFLUENCE. As the author of IN PRAISE OF FOLLY, he would delight in Mindy Kaling's quirky, funny IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? (AND OTHER CONCERNS).

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NO HIGHER HONOR Written by Condoleezza Rice Category: Biography & Autobiography $35.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIVPcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxW

Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shares her compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of government. In her position as America's chief diplomat, Rice traveled almost continuously around the globe, seeking common ground among sometimes bitter enemies, forging agreement on divisive issues, and compiling a remarkable record of achievement.

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BACK TO WORK Written by Bill Clinton Category: Political Science $23.95 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIVfcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxX

President Bill Clinton discusses the challenges facing the United States today and articulates why government matters--explaining his ideas on energy, job creation, and financial responsibility and offering a plan to get America "back into the future business."

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IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? (AND OTHER CONCERNS) Written by Mindy Kaling Category: Humor $25.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIavcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxU

Mindy Kaling, Emmy-nominated writer and actress on NBC's The Office, invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls. Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door--not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka.

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THEN AGAIN Written by Diane Keaton Category: Biography & Autobiography $26.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIa_cStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxV

More than the autobiography of a legendary actress, Diane Keaton's memoir is the story of an ordinary girl's journey to becoming an extraordinary woman--and the defining relationship that made it all possible, with her mother. THEN AGAIN is a deeply personal and universal story of a mother and her daughter, and their shared and separate dreams.

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I REMEMBER NOTHING Written by Nora Ephron Category: Humor $14.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIaPcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxa

Nora Ephron takes a hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten.

"[Nora Ephron] remains the neighbor we all wish we had. Someone to share a cup of coffee with. Or better yet, a glass of wine. Maybe two."--USA Today

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NADIA G'S BITCHIN' KITCHEN: COOKIN' FOR TROUBLE Written by Nadia G Foreword by Guy Fieri Category: Cooking $22.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIafcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxb

The Julia Child of the Net generation and host of the wildly popular Bitchin' Kitchen TV show on the Cooking Channel brings her savvy chef know-how and rock star 'tude to glam up your dining experience. In COOKIN' FOR TROUBLE, she shares recipes and cooking tips for beginner and seasoned home cooks to guaranteed to enliven any occasion.

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THE ECSTASY OF INFLUENCE Written by Jonathan Lethem Category: Literary Criticism & Collections $27.95 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIbvcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxY

What's a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what's contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In THE ECSTASY OF INFLUENCE, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the "white elephant" role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.

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AMERICAN DESPERADO Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright Category: Biography & Autobiography $28.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIb_cStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxZ

The remarkable memoir of an all-American Scarface, raised in a powerful Mafia family, who spilled blood in the jungles of Vietnam, New York, and Miami; became, with Pablo Escobar, the #1 supplier of cocaine to the U.S.; and formed a clandestine alliance with the U.S. government before finding a form of late-in-life redemption.

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COOL, CALM & CONTENTIOUS Written by Merrill Markoe Category: Humor $24.00 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIbPcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxe

In this hilarious collection of personal essays, Merrill Markoe reveals, among other things, the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes from years of navigating a roiling sea of unpleasant and unappeasable people, and--voila!--you're funny!

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FOR YOUNGER READERS

INHERITANCE Written by Christopher Paolini Category: Juvenile Fiction $27.99 http://information.randomhouse.com/HS?a=ENX7CkR1RUUm8SA9MOBRJa7nGHxKQ6MIbfcStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HheFjplxf

At last, the much-anticipated, astonishing conclusion to the INHERITANCE cycle has arrived!

Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances. ======================================================================

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