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Making Toast: A Family Story
by Roger Rosenblatt
Hardcover: Mar 2010
Paperback: 15 Feb 2011
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| When his daughter, Amy, died suddenly of a heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife moved in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren. His story tells how a family makes the possible out of the impossible. |
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Escape from the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero
by Stephan Talty
Hardcover: Jan 2011
Paperback: 18 Jan 2011
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| Emotionally powerful and irresistibly page-turning, Escape from the Land of Snows is simultaneously a portrait of the inhabitants of a spiritual nation forced to take up arms in defense of their ideals, and the saga of an initially childlike ruler who was ultimately transformed into the towering figure the world knows today. |
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
Hardcover: 16 Nov 2010
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| In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
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The Music Room: A Memoir
by William Fiennes
Hardcover: Sep 2009
Paperback: 13 Sep 2010
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| A bittersweet description of an ancient family house in an enchanted setting, and of growing up with a damaged brother. |
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The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws
by Margaret Drabble
Hardcover: Sep 2009
Paperback: 10 Sep 2010
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| An original and brilliant work. Margaret Drabble weaves her own story into a history of games, in particular jigsaws, which have offered her and many others relief from melancholy and depression. |
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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
by Jeannette Walls
Hardcover: Oct 2009
Paperback: 7 Sep 2010
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| Jeannette Walls's memoir The Glass Castle was "nothing short of spectacular" (Entertainment Weekly). Now, in Half Broke Horses, she brings us the story of her grandmother, told in a first-person voice that is authentic, irresistible, and triumphant. |
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating: A True Story
by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Hardcover: 24 Aug 2010
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| In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a Neohelix albolabris —a common woodland snail. |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
by William Kamkwamba
Hardcover: Oct 2009
Paperback: 1 Aug 2010
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| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the immensely engaging and inspiring true account of an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his entire community. |
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