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My Friend Leonard by James FreyMy Friend Leonard
James Frey
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 416 pages | ISBN 9781594481956 | 30 May 2006 | Riverhead | 18 - AND UP

The New York Times bestselling follow-up to A Million Little Pieces - the heartrending story of a friendship between a newly-sober James and Leonard, the charismatic, high-living mobster he met in rehab More...

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The Prison Angel by Kevin SullivanThe Prison Angel
Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail
Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780143037170 | 30 May 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting team, the extraordinary and inspiring story of Mother Antonia, the remarkable woman who at middle age found her life's calling by bringing the transformative power of her spiritual guidance to the most hardened criminals More...

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The Woman I Am by Helen ReddyThe Woman I Am
Helen Reddy
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Book: Hardcover | 9.25 x 6.25in | 384 pages | ISBN 9781585424894 | 04 May 2006 | Tarcher | 18 - AND UP

In this highly anticipated memoir, Helen Reddy reveals the story of her rise to international fame—and her triumph over difficult times More...

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The WorldThe World's Banker
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Sebastian Mallaby
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 496 pages | ISBN 9780143036791 | 25 Apr 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

Acclaimed Washington Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby parlays his extraordinary access to the World Bank and its headstrong leader James Wolfensohn into a revelatory account of the challenges and contradictions of the West's efforts to enlarge the world's wealth in an age of globalization and global terror More...

Oh the Glory of It All by Sean WilseyOh the Glory of It All
Sean Wilsey
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 496 pages | ISBN 9780143036913 | 25 Apr 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

"A memoir that announces the debut of a remarkably gifted, daring and, yes, very funny, writer." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times More...

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Conduct Under Fire by John A. GlusmanConduct Under Fire
Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisonersof the Japanese, 1941-1945
John A. Glusman
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Book: Paperback | 0.51 x 0.78in | 608 pages | ISBN 9780142002223 | 25 Apr 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

"A must read for anyone who cares about the history of World War II." -Chicago Tribune More...

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Finding Manana by Mirta OjitoFinding Manana
A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus
Mirta Ojito
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 320 pages | ISBN 9780143036609 | 04 Apr 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

"New York Times reporter Mirta Ojito melds the personal with the political in a moving account of her family?s departure from Cuba." -People More...

Windblown World by Douglas BrinkleyWindblown World
The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954
Jack Kerouac, Douglas Brinkley
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 480 pages | ISBN 9780143036067 | 04 Apr 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

"A must for anyone who has an interest in Kerouac and the Beats." -Johnny Depp More...

Living My Life by Miriam BrodyLiving My Life
Emma Goldman, Miriam Brody
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 672 pages | ISBN 9780142437858 | 04 Apr 2006 | Penguin Classics | 18 - AND UP

The classic memoir of revolution and uncompromising freedom More...

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Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlGarlic and Sapphires
The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Ruth Reichl
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 352 pages | ISBN 9780143036616 | 28 Mar 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

"Pulls back the curtain on Reichl's six-year tenure at the New York Times...never less than fascinating." -The New York Times Book Review More...

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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne LamottPlan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Further Thoughts on Faith
Anne Lamott
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 336 pages | ISBN 9781594481574 | 28 Mar 2006 | Riverhead | 18 - AND UP
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House by Michael RuhlmanHouse
A Memoir
Michael Ruhlman
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780143036647 | 07 Mar 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

The author of The Soul of a Chef turns the story of a single house into a microcosm of America's love affair with the idea of home More...

Three Cups of Tea by David Oliver RelinThree Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
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Book: Hardcover | 5.98 x 9.01in | 352 pages | ISBN 9780670034826 | 02 Mar 2006 | Viking Adult | 18 - AND UP
Banff Mountain Book Festival Awards: Finalist 2006

The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia More...

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A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie HawnA Lotus Grows in the Mud
Goldie Hawn
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 464 pages | ISBN 9780425207888 | 28 Feb 2006 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP

In this candid, insightful, and unconventional memoir, Goldie Hawn invites us to join her in an inspirational look back at the people, places, and events that have touched her. It is the spiritual journey of a heart in search of enlightenment. More...

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ZlataZlata's Diary
A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo: Revised Edition
Zlata Filipovic
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 240 pages | ISBN 9780143036876 | 28 Feb 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

The extraordinary diary that awakened the world's conscience - now with a new introduction More...

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertEat, Pray, Love
One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Book: Hardcover | 5.98 x 9.01in | 352 pages | ISBN 9780670034710 | 16 Feb 2006 | Viking Adult | 18 - AND UP

A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life More...

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertEat, Pray, Love
One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Audiobook: CD Unabridged | 5.74 x 5.23in | 13 Hours; 11 CDs | ISBN 9780143058526 | 16 Feb 2006 | Penguin Audio | 18 - AND UP

Unabridged -- 11 CDs, 13 hours, read by the author More...

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Beyond Band of Brothers by Cole C. KingseedBeyond Band of Brothers
The war memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Dick Winters, Cole C. Kingseed
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Book: Hardcover | 9.25 x 6.25in | 320 pages | ISBN 9780425208137 | 07 Feb 2006 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP

The first-ever war memoirs of the commander of the "Band of Brothers" More...

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Without a Net by Michelle KennedyWithout a Net
Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America
Michelle Kennedy
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.75in | 224 pages | ISBN 9780143036784 | 31 Jan 2006 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

One woman's award-winning memoir of her abrupt plunge from the American dream into a waking nightmare More...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marshall FradyMartin Luther King, Jr.
A Life
Penguin Lives
Marshall Frady
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Book: Paperback | 5.19 x 6.88in | 224 pages | ISBN 9780143036487 | 27 Dec 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

An impassioned life of the most inspirational figure of twentieth-century America More...

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