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Under magnolia : a southern memoir
by Frances Mayes
The best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun shares the story of her youth in the American South and her decision to return to the places that shaped her early ideals, a journey marked by her regional travels and growing appreciation for Southern writers.
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Down the dirt roads
by Rachael Treasure
Country girl and novelist Rachael Treasure had worked hard to build a long-dreamed-of lifestyle on her own patch of dirt in Tasmania's rugged and beautiful wilderness. But through the breakdown of her marriage, Rachael lost her family farm and lost her way in life. Discovering an all-new compass to live by, she took her two kids and her dogs and left the beaten path. Intensive farming, men on the land and women in the home, everywhere Rachael looked she saw ongoing harm to the soil and the foodchain. By going down the dirt roads and getting back to grassroots, she discovered another set of stories about country life in Australia, and a different way to live on the land. From her rebel granny to pioneering farmers and passionate animal handlers, Rachael became inspired by fresh ways to do things.
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The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
by Michael Finkel
Documents the true story of a man who endured a hardscrabble, isolated existence in a tent in the Maine woods, never speaking with others and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins, for 27 years, in a portrait that illuminates the survival means he developed and the reasons behind his solitary life.
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Mud, sweat, and tears : the autobiography
by Bear Grylls
The star of the hit survival series Man Vs. Wild, who goes places few dare to go, takes readers on a wild ride through his action-packed life, from his experiences with mountaineering and martial arts to the horrific free-fall parachuting accident in Africa that almost robbed him of his mobility.
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My name is memory
by Ann Brashares
Sharing multiple lifetimes with the reincarnations of Sophia, Daniel, a soul with a rare ability to remember his past lives, arrives in the present frustrated that their time together has always been cut short and hopeful that Sophia's burgeoning memories can help them overcome past-life challenges.
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The particular sadness of lemon cake : a novel
by Aimee Bender
Discovering in childhood a supernatural ability to taste the emotions of others in their cooking, Rose Edelstein grows up to regard food as a curse when it reveals everyone's secret realities. By the Pushcart-winning author of An Invisible Sign of My Own.
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The silver linings playbook
by Matthew Quick
Embracing a philosophy that life is a movie produced by God, neural health patient Pat Peoples endeavors to win back his estranged wife by making strategic sacrifices and coordinating their communications through a depressed widow.
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Doughnut
by Tom Holt
Finding himself without a job, a wife, or money, Theo Bernstein's luck changes when a recently deceased friend leaves him the contents of his safety deposit box and sends Theo on a journey that will rewrite the laws of physics.
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The good luck of right now
by Matthew Quick
When his mother dies, 38-year-old Bartholomew Neil, who doesn't know how to be on his own, discovers a letter in his mother's underwear drawer that causes him to write a series of highly intimate letters to actor Richard Gere, while embarking on a quest to find out where he belongs.
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Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
When his father enlists in the military and makes him return his beloved pet fox to the wild, Peter, who has been sent to live with his grandfather hundreds of miles away, embarks on a journey filled with astonishing discoveries in order to be reunited with his fox. By the award-winning author of the Clementine series.
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Into the Lion's den
by Linda A Fairstein
When her friend witnesses a man running from the library after stealing pages from a rare book, 12-year-old Devlin Quick taps the assistance of her New York City Police Commissioner mother to help solve her first mystery. A first children's book by the best-selling author of the Alex Cooper series.
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The Lost Property Office
by James R Hannibal
Possessing an unusual talent for finding lost things, 13-year-old London youth Jack searches for his missing father, a member of a secret society of detectives for the Crown being targeted by a greedy Clockmaker who seeks to obtain a powerful relic.
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A boy called Bat
by Elana K Arnold
When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bixby, a boy on the autism spectrum, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently. By the author of A Question of Miracles.
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Terry Teo and the gunrunners
by Bob Kerr and Stephen Ballantyne
Terry Teo is not your average schoolboy--he's a skateboarding super sleuth about to embark on his first adventure! When he stumbles headfirst into the criminal schemes of the villainous Ray Vegas, Terry finds himself embroiled in a dastardly gun smuggling operation. Along with his karate-chopping sister, Polly, and older brother Ted, Terry must use all his street smarts to avoid Vegas' henchmen, defeat the smugglers and save the day. Includes information about the origins of the comic book, the 1985 TV adaptation and the new TV series directed by Gerard Johnstone.
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