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A Memoir
by Diana Athill
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by Paul Auster
Published Nov 2013
Read ReviewsFacing his sixty-third winter, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations - both pleasurable and painful.
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
by Anna Quindlen
Published Apr 2013
Read ReviewsIn this irresistible memoir, the #1 New York Times bestselling author writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead - and celebrating it all - as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.
by Doris Haddock
Published Apr 2003
Read ReviewsIn 2000, ninety-year-old Doris 'Granny D' Haddock completed her 3,200-mile, fourteen-month walk to Washington D.C. Along her way, her remarkable speeches, rich with wisdom, love, and political insight, transformed individuals and communities and jump-started a full-blown movement.
by Mitch Albom
Published Oct 2002
Read Reviews'A deeply moving account of courage and wisdom, shared by an inveterate mentor looking into the multitextured face of his own death. There is much to be learned by sitting in on this final class.'
by Ram Dass
Published Jun 2001
Read ReviewsThe man who blazed the spiritual trail for his generation brings his wisdom and humor to the path that takes us to the end of life and beyond.
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