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1	The Tender Bar: A Memoir more books like this by J R Moehringer add to wishlist This warmhearted but clear-eyed memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer spotlights the somewhat unorthodox location that served as his refuge in childhood and early adulthood. After Moehringer's mother left his abusive, alcoholic DJ father, the two lived with his grandparents in Manhasset, Long Island. As his grandfather was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Glass Castle: A Memoir more books like this by Jeannette Walls add to wishlist Jeannette Walls's memoir revolves around her parents, who give the concept of bad parenting a whole new meaning. Her irresponsible romantic of a father was an inventor of outlandishly useless devices, and her mother, an artist, was his abettor. As the two of them dragged the family around the country on the run from creditors and from one bad idea ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Audition: A Memoir more books like this by Barbara Walters add to wishlist The most important woman in the history of television journalism offers this memoir that is heartbreaking and inspiring, surprising and fun, sometimes startling, and always riveting. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	All Over But the Shoutin more books like this by Rick Bragg add to wishlist A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's account of making his way in the world, from a humble beginning in poverty-stricken rural Alabama to international fame as a "New York Times" reporter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life more books like this by Timothy J Russert add to wishlist NBC-TVUs senior vice Washington bureau chief and host of "Meet the Press" offers an intensely personal and charming memoir of American life in the 1950s and the special bond he shares with his fatherQthe irrepressible Big Russ. From the lessons he learned from his father and his Catholic upbringing to his passion for the Buffalo Bills and the New ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Paris to the Moon more books like this by Adam Gopnik add to wishlist Much of this memoir concerning Gopnik's five-year experience as an American in Paris was printed as the New Yorker column "Paris Journal," where it was the recipient of a 1998 George Polk Award and a 1997 National Magazine Award. With wit and insight, Gopnik relates the joys and difficulties of relocating his young American family to the romantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Growing up more books like this by Russell Baker add to wishlist A reissue of the original prize-winning memoir by journalist Russell Baker. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Fear and loathing: on the campaign trail '72 more books like this by Hunter S Thompson add to wishlist The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption. In 1972 Hunter S. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US presidential campaign for Rolling Stone magazine alongside the establishment newsmen of Washington. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Friends, Lovers, Chocolate more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist The bestselling creator of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency once again eschews Botswana in favor of Scotland for this second entry in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, marking the return of Isabel Dalhousie, an independently wealthy half-Scot, half-American woman living in Edinburgh who devotes her time to editing the Review of Applied Ethics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Sunday Philosophy Club more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist The author of the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries shifts venue from Gaborone, Botswana, to Edinburgh, Scotland in this first volume of a new series. Isabel Dalhousie, a wealthy academic spinster who edits an ethics journal, uses her extensive education in philosophy to inform her every decision, including her involvement in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Sushi for beginners more books like this by Marian Keyes add to wishlist A nervous breakdown seems like a great idea: all that lying in bed and watching daytime TV. But who's going to have it? Will it be housewife Clodagh, who spends her days microwaving pasta for her demanding toddlers and waiting for her beautiful husband Dylan to come home? Or Lisa, hard, brittle and shiny as an M&M, reeling from the shock of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius more books like this by Dave Eggers add to wishlist 'Heartbreaking? Certainly. Staggering? Yes, I'd say so. And if genius is capturing the universal in a fresh and memorable way, call it that too' - Anthony Quinn, "Sunday Times". 'Is this how all orphans would speak - 'I am at once pitiful and monstrous, I know' - if they had Dave Eggers' prodigious linguistic gifts. For he does write wonderfully, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing more books like this by Lee Woodruff, Bob Woodruff add to wishlist ABCs "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and his wife share the never-before-told story about the attack in Iraq that left Bob seriously injured. This honest, frank account is a love story of two people and how they have recovered and renewed their lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	State of Fear more books like this by Michael Crichton add to wishlist Blockbuster writer Michael Crichton's eco-thriller is a dizzying, adventure-packed novel, embedded with a controversial message. A highly organized group of environmental extremists are linked to the bizarre deaths of a graduate student in wave mechanics and a man who leases submarines, as well as the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy donor to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks more books like this by Susan Casey add to wishlist Susan Casey was a journalist who became enthralled with the world of the great white shark after seeing a BBC documentary on the subject. She spent three weeks in the forbidding waters around the Farallon Islands (aka "the devil's teeth") just off the coast of San Francisco, where the sharks go every fall to prey on the hapless sea lions that live ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Somewhere Towards the End more books like this by Diana Athill add to wishlist Diana Athill will be ninety in December, 2007. "Somewhere Towards the End" tells the story of what it means to be old: how the pleasure of sex ebbs, how the joy of gardening grows, how much there is to remember, to forget, to regret, to forgive - and how one faces the inevitable fact of death. Athill has lost none of her skill or candour as a ... see all copies from $2.71! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Curse of Lono more books like this by Hunter S Thompson add to wishlist Hunter S. Thompson's most eccentric book in a new, limited edition The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a Journalist's "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay ... see all copies from $22.79! new only from $56.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time more books like this by Rob Sheffield add to wishlist Sheffield relates the two important love affairs of his life, the first with music and the fine art of the perfect mix tape, and the second with a woman who changes him forever. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Devil Wears Prada more books like this by Lauren Weisberger add to wishlist Written by a former Vogue staff writer, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is about Andrea Sachs, a staffer at a trendy fashion magazine in Manhattan whose boss, the eponymous Prada-wearer, treats Andrea like a cross between a galley slave and a retarded child. As things get worse, Andrea must decide whether she will allow the devil to steal her soul--or find ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Heart of Honor more books like this by Kat Martin add to wishlist "New York Times" bestselling author Kat Martin begins a breathtaking, new three-book trilogy set in Regency London. Krista Hart, publisher of a London ladies' gazette, is not afraid to speak her mind. When she encounters a powerful, attractive Viking descendant in a sideshow, she angrily demands his release. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Careful Use of Compliments more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist Isabel Dalhousie is back, in the latest installment of this enchanting, bestselling series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.77! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Are You Somebody: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman more books like this by Nuala O'Faolain add to wishlist A memoir by an Irish journalist who grew up in poverty, one of nine children, and escaped her background through a love of books. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise more books like this by Ruth Reichl add to wishlist Ruth Reichl spills the beans (and the sushi, salads, and steak) about her years as a restaurant critic, first at the LA Times, then at the New York Times. Famous for her absurd (but useful) disguises, Reichl spent years on the Manhattan restaurant circuit, awarding and subtracting stars as she searched for a truly good meal. Besides her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II more books like this by James Tobin add to wishlist A biography of the celebrated American journalist and war correspondent. Pyle was perhaps the most famous of the overseas correspondents during the Second World War, and his death under fire in 1945 was mourned by Americans all across the globe. James Tobin, a prize-winning reporter for the Detroit News, provides a large selection of Pyle's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her more books like this by Melanie Rehak add to wishlist A New York Times Bestseller Nancy Drew, plucky girl detective, has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties, and emerged as beloved by girls today as she was by their grandmothers. In a narrative as fast-paced as one of Nancy's adventures, Melanie Rehak solves a page-turning literary mystery: Who created Nancy Drew? Rehak tells all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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