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Nutrition

Nutrition almanac by John D. Kirschmann and Nutrition Search, Inc — A comprehensive book that includes information regarding the best foods to eat for certain health conditions.

The 150 healthiest foods on earth : the surprising, unbiased truth about what you should eat and why by Jonny Bowden — Readers will find out what nutrients each of the 150 featured foods contain and other helpful information.

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Memoirs

All over but the shoutin' by Rick Bragg

Foreign correspondence by Geraldine Brooks

The road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway

True north : a memoir by Jill Ker Conway

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Books About World War II

Baa baa Black Sheep by Gregory "Pappy" Boyington

Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne : from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's nest by Stephen E. Ambrose

Bataan : a survivor's story by Gene Boyt with David L. Burch ; foreword by Gregory J.W. Urwin

Colditz : the full story by P.R. Reid

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Autism Resources

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Parenting Guides

The OASIS guide to asperger syndrome : advice, support, insight, and inspiration by Patricia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara L. Kirby ; forewords by Simon Baron-Cohen and Tony Attwood

Siblings of children with autism : a guide for families by Sandra L. Harris and Beth A. Glasberg

The stolen child : aspects of autism and Asperger syndrome by Ann Hewetson ; foreword by Susan J. Moreno

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Shamus Award Winners

Empty ever after : a Moe Prager mystery by Reed Farrel Coleman

Soul patch : a Moe Prager mystery by Reed Farrel Coleman

The dramatist by Ken Bruen

The Lincoln lawyer : a novel by Michael Connelly

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Pulitzer Prize Winners — Fiction

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

The road by Cormac McCarthy

March by Geraldine Brooks

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Nebula Science Fiction Award Winners

Established in 1966 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, this award recognizes excellence in science fiction or fantasy works published in the United States.

The windup girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Yiddish policemen's union : a novel by Michael Chabon

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Pulitzer Prize Winners — Biography

The first tycoon : the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles

American lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham

Eden's outcasts : the story of Louisa May Alcott and her father by John Matteson

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Award-Winning Mysteries

Dance at the slaughterhouse (Men in scarlet aprons) : a Matthew Scudder crime novel by Lawrence Block

The delicate storm by Giles Blunt

Cimarron rose by a novel by James Lee Burke

Bones : an Irene Kelly mystery by Jan Burke

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Travel Through Film

Sometimes the best vacations are on your own couch. Here are some great journeys in movies to get the feeling of an adventure while in the comfort of your own home.

Wild Hogs — Like any good travel movie, this film shows that it's the journey, not the destination.

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas — When packing for a trip, some people have different priorities than others. An ether frolic of a movie, from the mind of Hunter S. Thompson.