>TEN THINGS Maria Shriver Among the things the NBC news-woman says she wishes she'd known before going out into the real world are: No. 5, Be Willing to Fail, and No. 8, Marriage Is a Hell of a Lot of Work. (Warner, $19.95)
TAKE THE CANNOLI Sarah Vowell Wise, witty and refreshingly warmhearted, Vowell's essays on American history, pop culture and her own family reveal the bonds holding together a great, if occasionally weird, nation. (Simon & Schuster, $23)
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