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Summer is here and the weather has turned sultry. It's time to plan a getaway or maybe even a short affair with a book that's easy to fall in love with. Why not let the literature lovers here at Marketplace make a suggestion. We present to you our poolside reading list.


First Abolish the Customer September 1, 2000
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As the summer winds down we've got a final chapter in Marketplace's suggestions for summer reading. Broadcast engineer and literatue lover Peter Stenshoel tells us about First Abolish the Customer.
Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life August 30, 2000
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In this installment of Marketplace's suggestions for summer reading, frequent contributor Cash Peters takes a look at Feng Shui in Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life.
Cryptonomicon August 28, 2000
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In this installment of our summer slew of reading suggestions, Marketplace's Business and Environment bureau chief Christy George tells us about Cryptonomicon.
A Conspiracy of Paper August 25, 2000
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In the next installment of Marketplace's staff suggestions for summer reading, host David Brancaccio takes a look at A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss.
Karl Marx August 17, 2000
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This suggestion of summer reading from the Marketplace staff comes from the New York bureau's Jessica Smith. Karl Marx: A Life.
The Lorax August 9, 2000
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In this installment of Marketplace's suggestions for summer reading, commentary editor Martha Little and Company look at The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
Longitude August 2, 2000
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Next on our list of summer reading suggestions, we hear from broadcast engineer and literary critic Phillip Richards. He reviews Dava Sobel's historical book Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time.
Murder Must Advertise July 26, 2000
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In the next installment of our summer reading suggestions, features editor Mitchell Hartman has this recommendation for Dorothy Sayers' Murder Must Advertise.
Master & Commander July 20, 2000
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In the next installment of our series on summer reading suggestions from the Marketplace bookshelf, Rachael Myrow of the Marketplace Morning Report gives a review of Master & Commander along with the other works of Patrick O'Brian.
Lord of the Barnyard

July 12, 2000
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In the first installment of our summer series, our Washington, D.C. correspondent Steven Henn has this book report on Lord of the Barnyard: Killing the Fatted Calf and Arming the Aware in the Corn-belt.


Stay tuned for these upcoming reviews from the Marketplace staff:


If these suggestions don't pique your interest, perhaps there's a book more to your liking on the Marketplace bookshelf.

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