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Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites
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Best Books Of 2010

Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites

It's that time of year again! Susan Stamberg chats with three independent booksellers about their favorite reads of the year, from an atlas of remote islands to a children's book about feminist heroes.

Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites

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'The Pleasures And Sorrows Of Work'

For his book, The Pleasures And Sorrows Of Work, philosopher Alain De Botton observed everyday occupations. On one trip, he observed the development of a new cookie. Along the way, he looks at what makes our work worthwhile.

'The Pleasures And Sorrows Of Work'

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