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1	Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia more books like this by Elizabeth Gilbert A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson more books like this by Mitch Albom Upon learning of his former college professor and mentor's impending death, Mitch Albom--award-winning sportswriter, "New York Times" bestselling author, and TV commentator--visited Morrie Schwartz every week. "Tuesdays with Morrie" is Albom's extraordinary chronicle of their time together, a book filled with laughter, sadness, joy and peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time more books like this by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Talibans backyard Anyone who despairs of the individuals power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistans treacherous K2, was ... see all copies from $6.80! new only from $7.69! \| SVS
4	Night more books like this by Elie Wiesel Wiesel's account of his own experiences in the camps during World War II has become a classic of the genre. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance more books like this by Barack Obama When Barack Obama learns of the death of his African father, whom he hardly knew, he is compelled to trace his unusual family history. Obama, who became a nationally known figure in 2004 when he gave the keynote address at the Democratic Convention, writes movingly about being raised in Hawaii by his white mother. He goes on to describe his years ... see all copies from $7.75! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life more books like this by Tim Russert (Read by) Journalist Tim Russert looks back at his childhood in Buffalo, NY, in the 1950s. Raised a Catholic by parents who taught him a combination of moral values and common sense, Russert grew up in a world with marked differences from today's, and he describes it with affection, eloquence, and humor. In particular, he concentrates on his father, Tim, Sr ... see all copies from $7.41! new only from $7.41! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life more books like this by Barbara Kingsolver (Read by), Steven L Hopp, Camille Kingsolver In her first full-length nonfiction narrative, bestselling author Kingsolver opens readers' eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: you are what you eat. The bestselling author returns with a wise and compelling celebration of family, food, nature, and community. see all copies from $7.36! new only from $8.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother more books like this by James McBride A young black man's search to uncover his white mother's past and his own identity. Born in Poland, the daughter of a rabbi, James McBride's mother grew up in the Southern United States, ran away to Harlem, married a black man and founded a Baptist church, and then proceeded to put 12 children through college. McBride examines her life, his own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Million Little Pieces more books like this by James Frey A 2005 selection for Oprah's Book Club, this addiction memoir opens with the author's awakening on an airplane with a broken nose, a hole in his cheek, and four missing teeth--and no knowledge of how he received those injuries or, indeed, of how he got on the plane or where he's going. James Frey writes candidly about his monumental problems with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius more books like this by Dave Eggers The literary bestseller that redefines both family and narrative for the 21st century, this moving memoir is the story of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. This is an exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly more books like this by Anthony Bourdain, Lord New York chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir and expos. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable. "Kitchen Confidential" reveals what Bourdain calls "25 years of sex, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality more books like this by Donald Miller In BLUE LIKE JAZZ, Don Miller chronicles his journey toward a Christian life, in short essays that provide him with the opportunity to examine and experience basic principles in an open, honest, and engaging manner. As in his previous book, PRAYER AND THE ART OF VOLKSWAGEN MAINTENANCE, which was about trip across America, this one is about a ... see all copies from $4.70! new only from $7.73! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Year of Magical Thinking more books like this by Joan Didion In THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, Joan Didion writes an account of her life since the 2003 death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne. Didion's grief was profound and debilitating; she and Dunne had been married for nearly 40 years, during which they were hardly ever apart. But in the course of her mourning period, she also gained crucial insights ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood more books like this by Marjane Satrapi The critics made the inevitable comparisons to MAUS when reviewing this graphic novel-style memoir. But this deeply personal child's-eye view of Iran during the fall of the Shah deserves to be considered in its own right. Marjane Satrapi is related both to the old Persian royal family and to Communist rebels. Therefore, it's not surprising that ... see all copies from $6.08! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands more books like this by Chelsea Handler In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Trump: The Art of the Deal more books like this by Donald J Trump Trump's story begins during what he calls The Great Depression of 1990, when many real estate moguls went belly up. Trump reveals how he renegotiated hundreds of millions of dollars in bank loans and survived the recession. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier more books like this by Ishmael Beah This absorbing account by a young man who, as a boy of 12, gets swept up in Sierra Leone's civil war, goes beyond even the best journalistic efforts in revealing the life and mind of a child abducted into the horrors of warfare. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together more books like this by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent A modern-day slave and an international art dealer are bound together by a dying woman's faith. Will Ron, the art dealer, be able to embrace Denver, who's been homeless for almost 20 years? Will Denver learn to trust a white man? There's pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triumphal story. see all copies from $4.38! new only from $9.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World more books like this by Alan Greenspan With the distillation of a life's worth of wisdom and insight into an elegant expression of a coherent worldview, this book will stand as Greenspan's personal and intellectual legacy. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $13.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Infidel more books like this by Ayaan Hirsi Ali In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of "The Caged Virgin," Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia to her intellectual awakening in the Netherlands to her life under armed guard in the West. see all copies from $3.46! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Lucky more books like this by Alice Sebold Raped and beaten as an 18-year-old Syracuse University student, Alice Sebold recounts the story of her rape, the trial and conviction of her rapist, and her recovery. Her book also tells the story of its own coming into being. Immediately after the rape, Sebold vowed to write about it, and worked it out in various forms before sculpting it into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey more books like this by Jill Bolte Taylor A brain scientistas journey from a debilitating stroke to full recovery becomes an inspiring exploration of human consciousness and its possibilities On the morning of December 10, 1996 Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her ... see all copies from $14.18! new only from $14.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	West with the Night more books like this by Beryl Markham In this moving autobiography, Beryl Markham describes growing up in East Africa with her horse-breeder father, who taught her to care for and train the animals for racing. In her 20s, Markham discovered flying, and worked as an airborne deliverer of supplies and mail. In 1936, she became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography more books like this by Sidney Poitier Here, the celebrated, Oscar-winning screen actor looks back over his childhood in the Bahamas and the difficult path that led him to become a breakthrough actor in Hollywood--one of America's first successful African-American actors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs more books like this by Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer In this shocking, timely, and inspirational memoir, Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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