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The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls Publisher Comments “Nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly), The Glass Castle is the bestselling, critically acclaimed, highly publicized, and celebrated memoir by Jeannette Walls.Millions of readers have been transformed by Jeannette Walls’s... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A. J. Jacobs Publisher Comments New York Times bestselling author and king of "immersion journalism" A.J. Jacobs tackles his most challenging experiment yet: a yearlong mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind — from his brain to his fingertips to his abs... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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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 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 Publisher Comments Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen Publisher Comments Walden for the 21st century, the true story of a man who has radically reinvented "the good life". In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch Publisher Comments At some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, What the @#!% is wrong with my husband?! In David Finchs case, this turns out to be an apt question. Five years after he married Kristen, the love of his life, they learn that he has... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche Publisher Comments When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago, she’s thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life is missing one thing: friends. Sure, she has... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - 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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Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival by Alison Wright Publisher Comments An extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive . . . one breath at a time While traveling in Laos on a winding mountain road, the bus that award-winning journalist Alison Wright was riding in collided with a logging truck. As she waited... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J R Moehringer Publisher Comments The bestselling memoir that captured the hearts of readers and critics nationwide is now available in paperback In the tradition of This Boy's Life and The Liar's Club, J.R. Moehringer's The Tender Bar is a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert Publisher Comments This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone by Melissa Coleman Publisher Comments Set on a rugged coastal homestead during the 1970s, This Life Is in Your Hands introduces a superb young writer driven by the need to uncover the truth of a childhood tragedy and connect anew with the beauty and vitality of the back-to-the-land ideal... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation by Ted Williams Publisher Comments YouTube sensation Ted William's memoir of addiction, homelessness, and unlikely redemption, cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Witter Ted Williams was panhandling in December 2010 when a passerby taped him and posted a clip of his... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Fierce Attachments: A Memoir by Vivian Gornick Publisher Comments In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle with her mother for independence. There have been numerous books about mother and daughter, but none has dealt with this closest of filial relations as... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hack: How I Stopped Worrying about What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab by Melissa Plaut Publisher Comments "I had always thought about driving a cab, just thought it'd be interesting and different, a good way to make money. But it always seemed like a fleeting whim, a funny idea, something I would never actually do." In her late twenties and after a... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sleepwalk with Me: And Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia Publisher Comments Based on his sensational hit one-man show, comedian Mike Birbiglia’s charming, laugh-out-loud funny memoir is a story about first love, denial, and the perils and pitfalls of being…and released in time to accompany his new show, My... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir by Staceyann Chin Publisher Comments Staceyann Chin has appeared on television and radio, including The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, and PBS, discussing issues of race and sexuality. But it is her extraordinary voice that launched her career as a performer, poet, and activist. Here, she shares... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cherry: A Memoir by Mary Karr Publisher Comments From Mary Karr comes this gorgeously written, often hilarious story of her tumultuous teens and sexual coming-of-age. Picking up where the bestselling The Liars' Club left off, Karr dashes down the trail of her teen years with customary sass, only to run... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker Publisher Comments Writer, actress, and gorgeous stand up comedian: Introducing the Mormon Tina Fey! It's lonely being a Mormon in New York City. So once again, Elna Baker attends the New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance — a virgin in a room full of... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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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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