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On the road to Babadag
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Andrzej Stasiuk |
"Andrzej Stasiuk is a restless and indefatigable traveler. His journeys take him from his native Poland to Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine. By car, train, bus, fer… |
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Short Changed
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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… |
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Angel in the Rubble
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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… |
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The happiness of pursuit
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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… |
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Oink
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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"-- |
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The rules of the tunnel
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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… |
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Drop dead healthy
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Jacobs, A. J. |
"Having sanctified himself in The Year of Living Biblically and sharpened his mind in The Know-It-All, A. J. Jacobs had one feat left in the self-improvement trinity: to become the healthiest man in … |
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Wine to water
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Doc Hendley |
" The captivating story of an ordinary bartender who's changing the world through clean water. Doc Hendley never set out to be a hero. In 2004, Hendley-a small- town bartender- launched a series of … |
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Cabin
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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… |
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Lizz free or die
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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… |
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Tasteful nudes--and other misguided attempts at personal growth and validation
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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… |
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Never say goodbye
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Quentin Rowan |
"A powerful coming-of-age story as well as an in-depth examination of a long period of transgression, Never Say Goodbye is simultaneously a memoir and an unflinching confession. Beginning with his ea… |
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Between the World and Me
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Ta-Nehisi Coates |
Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… |
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Born a Crime
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Trevor Noah |
Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that … |
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Life, with cancer
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Frank Terrazzano |
"Newsday columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning social journalist Lauren Terrazzano championed the causes of abused children, the elderly, and the homeless, truly becoming a voice for the voiceless thr… |
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Don't think twice
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Barbara Schoichet |
"A late-in-life coming-of-age escapade told with humor and heart, Don't Think Twice is a moving and irreverent account of grief, growing up, and the healing power of adventure. Within six months, Bar… |
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Not fade away
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Alexander, Rebecca (Psychotherapist) |
"The inspiring memoir of a young woman who is slowly losing her sight and hearing yet continues to live each day with grace and purpose. Thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a… |
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Dinner with the Smileys
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Sarah Smiley |
This is the heartfelt true story of a wife and mother's yearlong experience inviting one new guest (from senators to school teachers, artists to professional athletes) to dinner each week that her hu… |
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In altre parole
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Jhumpa Lahiri |
"A series of reflections on the author's experiences learning a new language and living abroad, in a dual-language edition"-- |
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Taken from the Paradise Isle
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George Hoshida |
"Crafted from George Hoshida's diary and memoir, as well as letters faithfully exchanged with his wife Tamae, Taken from the Paradise Isle is an intimate account of the anger, resignation, philosophy… |
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