memoir

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MWF seeking BFF

my yearlong search for a new best friend
2011
Bertsche relates her year of going on friend-dates hoping to find a best friend forever in Chicago.

Tune in Tokyo

the Gaijin diaries
2010
American Tim Anderson relates his experiences learning about the social life and customs of Japan while teaching English in Tokyo.

One thousand gifts

a dare to live fully right where you are
2010
The author reflects on her own life, discussing farming, parenting, and writing, and offers Christian advice to become aware of God's presence and live with joy on a daily basis.

The old man and the swamp

a true story about my weird dad, a bunch of snakes, and one ridiculous road trip
2011

The short bus

a journey beyond normal
2008
The author recounts a four-month cross-country trip to meet children and adults who have triumphed over learning disabilities and have gone on to lead successful lives.

Guts

the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster
2012
The actress best known for her work on "3rd Rock from the Sun" traces the story of her career and the personal difficulties that challenged her after "3rd Rock" ended.

Si-cology 101

tales and wisdom from Duck dynasty's favorite uncle
2013
You know him from the hit A&E show "Duck Dynasty." Now you can enjoy Uncle Si's tall tales, crazy exploits, and quirky one-liners in one raucous collection. Uncle Si has a limitless supply of stories about his childhood, duck hunting adventures, his days in Vietnam, and everything in between. Now the best of those tales are gathered into this roaring book. And as Uncle Si recounts his outlandish tales, he weaves.

Girl meets God

a memoir
2003
The daughter of a Jewish father and Baptist mother describes her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, and her struggle to balance the two sides of her spiritual self.

Laughing without an accent

adventures of an Iranian American, at home and abroad
2008
The author describes her experiences being an Iranian American in both the United States and abroad, and explains cross-cultural issues she has faced, as well as her experiences with motherhood.

I will bear witness

a diary of the Nazi years
1999
Presents the diaries of Victor Klemperer in which he recorded the details of his life as a Jew in Hitler's Germany between 1941 and 1945, providing an account of the escalation of Nazi tyranny, some of which he was spared due to his marriage to a full-blooded Aryan.

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