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A wisecracking foreign correspondent recounts her experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan while sharing cautionary observations about the region in its first post-Taliban years and the responsibilities of the U.S. and NATO.

Daniel Hernandez Jr. describes the accomplishments of his young life, including going to U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords' aid when she was shot in 2011. Presented in Spanish.

Discusses the scientific scandal that arose when researchers at Bell Laboratories discovered that wunderkind physicist Jan Hendrik Sch?n falsified his data to prove that he had discovered a simpler way to make transistors, which would have drastically improved energy technology.

Presents in his own words Nick Offerman's thoughts on a variety of topics, such as manliness, religion, comedy, wooing women, woodworking, grilling meat, and outdoor activities.

Nikki Moustaki grew up in 1980s Miami, the only child of parents who worked, played, and traveled for luxury sports car dealerships. At home, her doting grandmother cooked for and fed her, but it was her grandfather--an evening-gown designer, riveting storyteller, and bird expert--who was her mentor and dearest companion. Like her grandfather, Nikki fell hard for birds. 'Birds filled my childhood,' she writes, 'as blue filled the sky.' Her grandfather showed her how to hypnotize chickens, sneak up on pigeons, and handle baby birds. He gave her a white dove to release for luck on each birthday. And he urged her to visit the bird market of Paris someday. But by the time Nikki graduated from college and moved to New York City, she was succumbing to alcohol and increasingly unable to care for her flock. When her grandfather died, guilt-ridden Nikki drank even more. In a last-ditch effort to honor her grandfather, she flew to France hoping to visit the bird market of Paris to release a white dove. Instead, something astonishing happened there that saved Nikki's life.

Discusses Jennifer Lopez's involvement in many industries, including music, fashion, and beauty, and her influence on young people today.

When Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon decide to experiment with foods for one year, they only ate foods produced within 100 miles of their home. Describes their interesting encounters and connections with the people that produced the foods they ate.

Journalist Charles Blow describes his coming of age in a segregated Louisiana town, the childhood event that scarred him, his education, and his triumph over his past.

"The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.