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The Chronology of Water: A Memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch Staff Pick Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir, The Chronology of Water, is fierce and voluptuous. Intimate and expansive. Hard, hard stuff presented in gorgeous language. I picked it up on impulse, read the first line, and was crying before I reached the end of the opening... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Lit: A Memoir (P.S.) by Mary Karr Staff Pick The best way I can describe this work is to say that it's absolutely delicious. More than a mere memoir, this fascinating jewel contains universal truths, with delicate and elegant phrasing, and, despite the subject matter, there's no sense of frivolous... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Staff Pick True or false: One out of every four items for sale in the average American supermarket contains corn? (Think, think, think...) Believe it or not, it's true. If this unsettles you — or just plain doesn't make sense — pick up a copy of Michael Pollan... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.25 Used - Trade Paper
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The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin Staff Pick In a time when "experiment memoirs" are a dime a dozen, Rubin stands out with this inspiring and entertaining book. The Happiness Project is Eat, Pray, Love for us regular folks who don't have the time or money to go "find" ourselves in India. Poignant... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston Staff Pick If you want your home to be a clean, clutter-free space but have difficulty getting rid of unneeded belongings and unwanted gifts, Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui is the book for you; fifty pages in and you'll be eager to put the book down and start... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore Staff Pick The Other Wes Moore is the fascinating tale of two men who shared a name and a birthplace; their lives started out in similar circumstances and ended up very differently (one a Rhodes Scholar, the other serving a life sentence in jail). A moving... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser Staff Pick Bring out the tissue paper, because Elizabeth Lesser's Broken Open will help you realize that your tears will only strengthen your love for this world that, at times, can feel oh so bad.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Year of Magical Thinking (Vintage International) by Joan Didion Staff Pick Best book of 2005, favorite book of the year...Slice the question any number of ways, but the book published last year that I'm most grateful for having read is The Year of Magical Thinking, a devastating affirmation of love and commitment, hope and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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No Time To Say Goodbye (97 Edition) by Carla Fine Staff Pick Written from the suicide survivor's point of view, Carla Fine's compassionate book, No Time to Say Goodbye, helps readers identify their feelings and find comfort in the assembled stories of other survivors. There are no "answers," but at least you come... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage by Cathi Hanauer Staff Pick Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert Staff Pick Elizabeth Gilbert has some explaining to do. After requiring a year-long sabbatical to recover from the tumultuous aftermath of her first marriage, she does the unthinkable: she gets married again. Don't panic! Gilbert can still write. Expect the voice... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater by Frank Bruni Staff Pick A funny, brutally honest memoir from New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni about his complicated relationship with food. Truly original and compulsively readable.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr Staff Pick The best way I can describe this work is to say that it's absolutely delicious. More than a mere memoir, this fascinating jewel contains universal truths, with delicate and elegant phrasing, and, despite the subject matter, there's no sense of frivolous... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination & Nurture Family Connections by Amanda Soule Staff Pick In economic depressions, we tend to spend more time at home with our families, finding entertainment in the things around us. Amanda Blake Soule lays out many art and craft projects for parents and kids that highlight using and appreciating what you have,... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert Staff Pick Not long after her thirtieth birthday, on the heels of an ugly divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert traveled for a year, to Italy, India, and finally Indonesia. In Italy she wanted to explore the art of pleasure (pasta, wine, handsome men speaking a beautiful... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren Staff Pick In the movie, In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung whispers his most secret thoughts into a hole in the ruined temple of Angkor Wat. In Bethlehem, pilgrims write out their prayers and wishes and stuff them into tiny cracks between the bricks at the Western... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Born Round: A Story of Family, Food and a Ferocious Appetite by Frank Bruni Staff Pick A funny, brutally honest memoir from New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni about his complicated relationship with food. Truly original and compulsively readable.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters by Sarah Susanka Staff Pick One of the world's most respected domestic architects, University of Oregon graduate Sarah Susanka is known to readers as the author of a The Not So Big House books, which teach how to get the most out of a home's square footage in order to enjoy the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew by Erin Bried Staff Pick This cute collection draws on the wisdom of 10 real grandfathers, with advice on how to grow and maintain a beard, change a flat, tie a bow tie, season a cast-iron skillet, and more. A charming, back-to-basics resource for young gentlemen and ladies... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Common Pornography: A Memoir by Kevin Sampsell Staff Pick I loved Kevin Sampsell's A Common Pornography. Though by "loved" I mean "was impressed and cringed a lot." This collection of short "memory experiments" runs the gamut from hilarious to heartbreaking, and Sampsell has an incredible knack for illuminating... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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