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1. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Rarely has a book on the craft of writing been so clear, so useful and so entertaining. A series of vivid memories from King's adolescence to his ... More
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2. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
by Mindy Kaling
Kaling shares her observations, fears, and opinions about a wide-ranging list of the topics she thinks about the most. From her favorite types of ... More
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3. I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections
by Nora Ephron
If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations Nora Ephron ... More
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4. Three Weeks with My Brother
by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks
In January 2003 Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. An adventure by any measure, this trip was ... More
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5. Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book
by Carol Loomis
Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable-- and "Fortune "journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat for it all. When Carol ... More
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6. Sula
by Toni Morrison
As girls, Nel and Sula shared each other's discoveries and dreams in the poor black mid-West of their childhood. Then Sula ran away to live her ... More
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7. Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
by Tom Reiss
Who was the real Count of Monte Cristo? In this extraordinary biography, Tom Reiss traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not ... More
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8. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
Hailed by the "New York Times" as "a fascinating, spicy, learned tale, " this runaway national bestseller takes an extraordinary look into literary ... More
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9. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris
Essays to feaure: * David Sedaris's brief and painful encounter with the most popular guy in junior high school. * 'The Rooster' in a tux and other ... More
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10. Lincoln
by David Herbert Donald
Unlike many biographies of Abraham Lincoln, which have concentrated on particular aspects of his life, his politics, his writings, his personal life ... More
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11. Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
List of all editions'An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details. This is not an autobiography. I ... More
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12. Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity
by Primo Levi
List of all editionsLevi's haunting memoir about his ten months in the German death camp Auschwitz is an unforgettable chronicle of systematic cruelty and miraculous ... More
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13. Autobiography of Mark Twain: v. 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition
by Mark Twain, Lin Salamo (Editor), Benjamin Griffin (Editor)
List of all editions"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have ... More
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14. Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry
List of all editionsTen-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and her fascinating story in this collection of the best of her full-color paintings ... More
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15. A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition
by Ernest Hemingway
List of all editionsPublished posthumously in 1964, "A Moveable Feast" remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. Since Hemingway's personal papers were ... More
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16. The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion
List of all editionsFrom one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life -- in good times and bad -- that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a ... More
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17. This Boy's Life: A Memoir
by Tobias Wolff
List of all editionsAward-winning fiction author Tobias Wolff recounts his own growing up in the 1950s, creating a story that has captured the hearts and minds of ... More
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18. Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
List of all editionsIn 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on his poetry. Kappus, a student at a ... More
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19. Orlando: A Biography
by Virginia Woolf
List of all editionsOnce described as the 'longest and most charming love-letter in literature', the Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" is edited by Brenda Lyons with an ... More
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20. Joseph Anton
by Salman Rushdie
List of all editionsOn 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the ... More
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21. Travels with Charley: In Search of America
by John Steinbeck
List of all editionsIn 1960, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover and document his native land; accompanied only by his dog, he travelled all across the United States in ... More
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22. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Dr. Maya Angelou
List of all editionsIn this, the celebrated, bestselling first volume of her autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the ... More
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23. Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
by Bill Buford
List of all editionsFrom Bill Buford, one of our most interesting literary figures--eight years as fiction editor at "The New Yorker"--comes a sharp, funny, exuberant, ... More
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24. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce
List of all editionsPlayful and experimental, James Joyce's autobiographical "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a vivid portrayal of emotional and intellectual ... More
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25. 84 Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
List of all editionsCover design by Marion Dorn It all began in 1949 with a letter enquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to ... More
