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Little Princes
: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
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Conor Grennan
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 27 Dec 2011
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Little Princes is the epic story of Conor Grennan's battle to save the lost children of Nepal and how he found himself in the process. Part Three Cups of Tea, part Into Thin Air, Grennan's remarkable memoir is at once gripping and inspirational, and it carries us deep into an exotic world that most readers know little about. |
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Keeper
: One House, Three Generations, and a Journey into Alzheimer's
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Andrea Gillies
Hardcover: Aug 2010
Paperback: 25 Oct 2011
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Keeper is a fiercely honest "glimpse into the dementia abyss" - an endlessly engrossing meditation on memory and the mind, on family, and on a society that is largely indifferent to the far-reaching ravages of this baffling disease. |
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You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know
: A True Story of Family, Face-Blindness and Forgiveness
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Heather Sellers
Hardcover: Oct 2010
Paperback: 4 Oct 2011
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An unusual and uncommonly moving family memoir, with a twist that give new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness. |
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The Memory Palace
: A Memoir
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Mira Bartok
Hardcover: Jan 2011
Paperback: 9 Aug 2011
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The Memory Palace is a breathtaking literary memoir about the complex meaning of love, truth, and the capacity for forgiveness among family. |
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Bonobo Handshake
: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
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Vanessa Woods
Hardcover: May 2010
Paperback: 7 Jun 2011
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A young woman follows her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes - who teach her a new truth about love and belonging. |
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Half a Life
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Darin Strauss
Hardcover: Sep 2010
Paperback: 31 May 2011
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Half a Life is a nakedly honest, ultimately hopeful examination of guilt, responsibility, and living with the past. |
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