Julie & Julia

365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

by Julie Powell

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Publisher: Bulfinch Press

Publication date: September 28, 2005

Powell sets out to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s classic manual, with delicious, hilarious results.

James A. Garfield

The American Presidents Series

by Ira M. Rutkow

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Publisher: Times Books

Publication date: May 30, 2006

Rutkow, author of the landmark study of Civil War surgery Bleeding Blue and Grey, provides the full, tragic story of Garfield’s remarkable rise and shocking assassination. 192 pp.

A Buffalo in the House

The True Story about a Man, an Animal, and the American West

by R.D. Rosen

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Publisher: New Press

Publication date: June 01, 2007

Rosen tells the true story of Charlie, an orphaned buffalo calf adopted and raised by a married couple in Santa Fe.

Rescuing Sprite

A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish

by Mark R. Levin

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Publisher: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster

Publication date: November 06, 2007

With great tenderness, radio talk show host Mark Levin recalls the loving but gravely ill dog his family rescued from a shelter, whose grace prompted him to write, “in the end, we humans are the lucky ones.”

Call of Duty

My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers

by Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton

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Publisher: Putnam Berkley Publishing Group

Publication date: May 06, 2008

Lt. Lynn “Buck” Compton recounts the midnight flight from England to France and the legendary jump over Normandy.

The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead

by David Shields

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc./Random House

Publication date: February 05, 2007

A profound, funny mix of memoir, philosophy and biology that examines our bodily existence from birth to death.

The Monster of Florence

A True Story

by Douglas Preston

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Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Publication date: June 10, 2008

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of his search for a serial killer in Florence, Italy.

Izzy & Lenore

Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me

by Jon Katz

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Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc./Random House

Publication date: September 23, 2008

The author recalls how an abandoned Border collie and a Lab puppy took him on a journey from darkness to light.

The Soloist

A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music

by Steve Lopez

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Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corp

Publication date: October 07, 2008

Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez recounts his friendship with a homeless schizophrenic—and brilliant musician.

The Wishing Year

An Experiment in Desire

by Noelle Oxenhandler

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Publisher: Random House

Publication date: July 08, 2008

This charming, compelling memoir chronicles a year-long test of the power of wishing to make things happen, from the rain dance of primeval magic to modern beliefs about mind over matter and the law of attraction.