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1. The Fat Man and Infinity: And Other Writings

   António Lobo Antunes

   A lyrical, searing work of autobiography, reflection, and fiction, evoking García Márquez's memoirs and Pamuk's Istanbul.More

2. Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family

   Veronica Chater

   Growing up Catholic in a family where the reforms of Vatican II are seen as the work of Satan.More

3. A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover's Dream

   Ferenc Máté

   "A sun-drenched memoir with a fairy-tale ending."—Kirkus ReviewsMore

4. Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ

   Nicholas deB Katzenbach

   A lively, intimate memoir that vividly recalls the idealism of the Kennedy administration.More

5. Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China

   Kang Zhengguo, Susan Wilf

   “A mesmerizing read.... A literary work of high distinction.” —William Grimes, New York TimesMore

6. An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake

   Tom Horton

   "He has captured in full the life of the island."—Washington Post Book WorldMore

7. Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life

   Michael Lewis

   "[Lewis] has such a gift for storytelling."--New York TimesMore

8. Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction

   Sue William Silverman

   Now a Lifetime Television original movie airing April 2008 with Sally Pressman, star of Army Wives.More

9. Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books

   Ted Bishop

   "Part travelogue, part ode to his bike and part literary criticism...a memoir infused with joie de vivre."—Publishers WeeklyMore

10. Learning to Fly: A Writer's Memoir

    Mary Lee Settle, Anne Freeman

    A literary testament showing how Mary Lee Settle's great novels followed the map of her remarkable life.More

11. Teta, Mother, and Me: Three Generations of Arab Women

    Jean Said Makdisi

    Rich in warmth and insight, a personal and cultural history of three generations of Arab women.More

12. Roughing It in the Bush

    Susanna Moodie, Michael Peterman

    In 1832, Susanna Moodie immigrated to Canada from Britain with her husband and daughter in search of comfort and independence in the unsettled Canadian backwoods.More

13. Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It

    Spike Lee, Kaleem Aftab

    A candid account of one of America's most provocative filmmakers that belongs on the shelf of any serious movie lover.More

14. Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army

    Michael E. Staub, Kayla Williams

    “Brave, honest, and necessary.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR SeattleMore

15. Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening

    Stephen Kuusisto

    A memoir of blindness and listening rendered with a poet's delight by the author of the acclaimed Planet of the Blind.More