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New Nonfiction Releases March 2015
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Bettyville: A Memoir
by George Hodgman
In a powerful story of secrets, silences and enduring love, a veteran magazine and book editor returns to his hometown of Paris, Missouri, to take care of his aging mother, Betty, a strong-willed woman who speaks her mind and has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay.
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Born to Be King: Prince Charles on Planet Windsor
by Catherine Mayer
Based on exclusive interviews with members of Prince Charles's inner circle and on rare access to the prince himself, the author looks at court life, Charles's struggles, his achievements as a philanthropist and activist and his popular marriage to Princess Diana.
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Girl in the Dark: A Memoir
by Anna Lyndsey
Traces the author's wrenching struggles with severe light sensitivities that forced her into a cloistered existence, exploring the progression of her relationship with a man and her efforts not to limit his life.
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Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter
by Nina MacLaughlin
Combining sage advice from Ovid and Mary Oliver with practical descriptions of tools and varieties of wood, the author, who quit her desk job to become a carpenter, shares her joys and frustrations of learning to make things by hand in an occupation that is 99% male.
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I Left it on the Mountain: A Memoir
by Kevin Sessums
A writer and editor who worked for Andy Warhol at Interview and Tina Brown at Vanity Fair discusses how his star-studded party life unraveled after being diagnosed with HIV and his subsequent downward spiral into addiction.
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Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention
by Jay Williams
In a candid, no-holds-barred memoir, the former Chicago Bulls' top draft pick talks about the accident that ended his career and sent him down a new path, shares behind-the-scenes details of life as an All-American and speaks out about corruption in the NBA.
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Off the Radar: A Son's Search for His Father, the Forgotten Iranian Hostage
by Cyrus Copeland
Part mystery, part reportage and part detective work, a gripping story follows the author as he, more than 30 years after his father was arrested in Iran for spying at the time of the 1979 hostage crisis, sets out to find the truth about his father and his role in the Iranian hostage crisis.
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An Uncomplicated Life: A Father's Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter
by Paul Daugherty
In a love letter to his daughter, who was born with Down syndrome, a sports columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer chronicles her childhood and her journey to find happiness and purpose in her adult life, showing us how she inspires those around her to live better and more fully.
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What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir
by Abigail Thomas
The New York Times best-selling author of A Three Dog Life presents an uplifting memoir about her life after the devastating loss of her husband, changes in a once-platonic friendship, her daughter's illness and the death of a beloved dog.
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American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest
by Hannah Nordhaus
In a true story of pioneer women, immigrants, ghost hunters, psychics, frontier fortitude, mental illness, imagination and lore, the author takes us to a Sante Fe hotel where she traces the life, death and unsettled afterlife of her great-great-grandmother Julia, who haunts this elegant establishment.
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Better and Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable Ideas
by Jeremy Gutsche
Citing examples from 300 different brands and 250,000 innovations, the founder and CEO of Trendhunter.com describes the patterns of opportunity that drive success and explains how to find ideas in business that are inspired by single or multiple trends.
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Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom
The Stanford University psychotherapist and best-selling author of Love's Executioner presents an exploration of life, death and the search for meaning in counterintuitive places as discovered by his patients.
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
The best-selling author of In the Garden of Beasts presents a 100th-anniversary chronicle of the sinking of the Lusitania that discusses the factors that led to the tragedy and the contributions of such figures as President Wilson, bookseller Charles Lauriat and architect Theodate Pope Riddle.
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A Disease Called Childhood: Why ADHD Became an American Epidemic
by Marilyn Wedge
The family therapist and writer of the controversial Psychology Today article, "Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD," argues that environmental factors are responsible for child behavioral problems while citing the dangers of ADHD medications.
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Do Your Om Thing: Bending Yoga Tradition to Fit Your Modern Life
by Rebecca Pacheco
The yoga teacher and creator of OmGal.com presents a modern guide to the full mind-body practice that shows readers how to benefit from the ancient wisdom and philosophy of yoga in today's world and provides simple poses and sequences for daily balance, helpful meditation tips and more.
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The Future of the Catholic Church With Pope Francis
by Garry Wills
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian considers Pope Francis's potential for enabling change in the Catholic Church, analyzing seven key examples of profound change within the past century that have not been advanced by the papacy.
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Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
An impassioned plea for an Islamic Reformation by the award-winning author of Infidel explores how Islam can be reconciled with modernity to end terrorism, sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities.
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Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech
by Charles Slack
Recounting pivotal events in the early life of the republic, as the Founding Fathers struggled to preserve the freedoms they fought to create, the author tells the story of the 1798 Sedition Act, which made criticism of the government and its leaders a crime punishable by heavy fines and jail time.
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Loving Learning: How Progressive Education Can Save America's Schools
by Katherine Ellison
A noted educator and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author team up to introduce readers to progressive education, which has been forging creative thinkers in the United States for more than 100 years, and explain how this practice—which emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration—can turn students into lifelong learners.
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Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City
by Mark Adams
The best-selling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu documents his investigation into the legend of Atlantis, surveying the efforts of amateur explorers and the clues left by the Greek philosopher Plato to consider its possible existence.
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The Next Species: The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man
by Michael Tennesen
Delving into the history of the planet and based on reports and interviews with top scientists, a prominent science writer, traveling to rain forests, canyons, craters and caves all over the world to explore the potential winners and losers of the next era of evolution, describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinction.
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Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
by Robert D. Putnam
In an authoritative, yet personal, examination of the growing inequality gap, a leading humanist and renowned scientist who has consulted for the last four U.S. Presidents, drawing on poignant life stories of rich and poor kids across the country, provides a disturbing account of the American dream.
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The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History from FDR to Obama
by Larry Holcombe
A lesser-known history of U.S. presidential involvement in and control of the UFO phenomenon since the 1940s draws a range of sources to discuss Robert Emenegger's documentary and the discoveries handled by each administration.
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Resilience: Hard-won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
by Eric Greitens
The Navy SEAL, humanitarian and best-selling author of The Heart and the Fist draws on ancient wisdom and personal experience to counsel readers on how to promote personal resilience and overcome obstacles through positive action.
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Rust: The Longest War
by Jonathan Waldman
An environmental journalist traces the historical war against rust, revealing how rust-related damage costs more than all other natural disasters combined and how it is combated by industrial workers, the government, universities and everyday people.
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Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
by Jeffrey A. Lieberman
A former president of the American Psychiatric Association presents the fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, downfall and redemption.
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Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection
by Catherine Price
An award-winning journalist delves into the big business of synthetic vitamins and dietary supplements and uncovers the truths about the long-held nutritional myths the industry has been championing for the past century.
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Washington's Circle: The Creation of the President
by David S. Heidler
A group portrait of America's first President and the men who served with him to create the office shares insights into their personalities and the consequences of Washington's decision to heed or disregard specific advice.
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