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My favorite source for non-traditional travel books is a little company called Longitude Books (http://www.longitudebooks.com) run by two friends of mine, Darrel Shoeling and Daniel Kaizer, out of a loft space in NYC. They actually create the reading lists for most of the top small travel companies read more...

I recommend "Linda Goodman's Sun Signs" by Linda Goodman (Bantam, 1984) for an entertaining introduction to the zodiac signs. You might want to look at Steven Forrest's "The Inner Sky" (Seven Paws, 2007) as another introductory text. Some people also recommend "Astrology read more...

Because the current financial crisis is ongoing, there has not been a definitive book written yet that explains it. That said, there are a few good resources out there that are worth looking at, to provide some context. Among them are these two recently released books: "The New Paradigm for read more...

You're right. China is very much in the news right now -- for a variety of reasons. And, whenever something is in the news, there are bound to be a lot of books coming out about it. There are a ton of great books out about China right now, and an equal amount of lousy ones. We can recommend three read more...

There are plenty of good options out there. Since your question is fairly general, we will suggest three very different books and you can choose the one that best suits your tastes and interests.
First is Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full by Conrad Black. This thousand-page tome by a disgraced media read more...