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A Field Guide to Getting Lost A Field Guide to Getting Lost Rebecca Solnit Whether she is contemplating the history of walking as a cultural and political experience over the past two hundred years (Wanderlust), or using the life of photographer Eadweard Muybridge as a lens… OL15273770W
Moonlight on linoleum Moonlight on linoleum Terry Helwig "Forced by her mother's instability to care for her five siblings, Helwig crafts a moving story of a mother she loved and struggled to understand"-- OL15941930W
Short Changed Short Changed Eldson J. McGhee According to the "***Soldiers in Prison***" documentary, "*Until recently one in every five US. prisoners was a Vietnam veteran.*" *Short Changed: Memoir of an American Combat Veteran* chronicles th… OL16099531W
Angel in the Rubble Angel in the Rubble Genelle Guzman-McMillan The miraculous gift of a second chance. Am I dead? But I was in too much pain to be dead, right? I put my left hand right up to my face, but I couldn't see even a hint of it. As I lay on my right sid… OL16106762W
Rocking the pink Rocking the pink Laura Roppé "In 2009, just as Laura Roppe; was poised to burst onto the music scene, her doctor called her with news that left her spinning-she had been diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of breast canc… OL16126185W
The happiness of pursuit The happiness of pursuit Davis Phinney "For two decades, Davis Phinney was one of America's most successful cyclists. He won two stages at the Tour de France and an Olympic medal. But after years of feeling off, he was diagnosed with earl… OL16182764W
Oink Oink Matt Whyman "The memoir of a family of six living in a quiet part of England who, though not farmers, decide to buy two mini-pigs"-- "Memoir about living with pet minipigs"-- OL16183767W
The forever box The forever box Kristin Clark Taylor "In The Forever Box, Kristin Clark Taylor embarks on a journey into the happiest days of her own youth. Through her refreshing voice as a seven-year-old girl in Detroit, she leads us through four sum… OL16189232W
Encore performance Encore performance Vicki Grubic Riordan "Billy Elliot meets The Golden Girls in this inspiring true story of a woman who learned that it's never too late to live the life you want. As a young girl, Vicki Riordan found her calling as a tap … OL16191187W
The rules of the tunnel The rules of the tunnel Ned Zeman "A journalist faces his toughest assignment yet: profiling himself. Zeman recounts his struggle with clinical depression in this high- octane, brutally funny memoir about mood disorders, memory, shoc… OL16214852W
An accidental athlete An accidental athlete John Bingham "John Bingham is a beloved evangelist of running. Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his gentle humor and back-of-the-pack speed, Bingham's memoir An Accidental Athlete explores with wit and poignanc… OL16342119W
Cabin Cabin Lou Ureneck The account of a years spent building a small post-and-beam cabin in the hills of western Maine tells a deeper story about brotherly bonds, home and nature. It explores the satisfaction of building a… OL16495285W
Lizz free or die Lizz free or die Lizz Winstead "Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show and one of today's most hilarious comedians and insightful social critics, pens a brilliant account of how she discovered her comedic voice.In this coll… OL16547735W
Tasteful nudes--and other misguided attempts at personal growth and validation Tasteful nudes--and other misguided attempts at personal growth and validation Dave Hill "From the Book Jacket: Dear ridiculously attractive person who just so happens to be holding Tasteful Nudes in his or her soft and supple yet commanding hands, Hi. My name is Dave and this is my ve… OL16564703W
The boy kings of Texas The boy kings of Texas Domingo Martinez "Domingo Martinez lays bare his interior and exterior worlds as he struggles to make sense of the violent and the ugly, along with the beautiful and the loving. Partly a reflection on the culture of … OL16637669W
Lifesaving lessons Lifesaving lessons Linda Greenlaw "Famed swordfish boat captain Linda Greenlaw faces her greatest battle with nature--a newly adopted teenage daughter Linda Greenlaw isn't a woman who shies away from a challenge--a nationally renow… OL16769436W
The Wild Oats project The Wild Oats project Robin Rinaldi "What if for just one year you explored everything you'd wondered about sex but hadn't tried? The project was simple: An attractive, successful magazine journalist, Robin Rinaldi, would move into a S… OL17114881W
My beloved world My beloved world Sonia Sotomayor An instant American icon, the third woman, and the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court, the author tells the story of her life before becoming a judge, in this personal memoir. Here the author r… OL17192923W
After visiting friends After visiting friends Michael Hainey "A decade in the writing, the haunting story of a son's quest to understand the mystery of his father's death--a universal memoir about the secrets families keep and the role they play in making us w… OL17805676W
I stand corrected I stand corrected Eden Collinsworth "A fascinating fusion of memoir, manners, and cultural history from a successful businesswoman well-versed in the unique challenges of working in contemporary China. During the course of her long and… OL17880026W
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