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

Children of Dust a memoir written by Ali Eteraz reveals Islamic fundamentalism and madrassa life in rural Pakistan, the culture shock of moving to the U.S., and a journey of reconciliation to the modern Middle East. Author Ali Eteraz will speak on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at 12:00pm in the University of Michigan's Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery - Room 100 (use Diag entrance).

From October 26-30, you are invited to participate in a unique, virtual dialogue on "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" with individuals from other Michigan communities, high schools, colleges, and others. Questions emanating from Bich's tour visit Oct 13-17, as well as from her memoir, will be posed to stimulate dialogue on immigration stories, cultural understanding, and contemporary history.

Discussion will occur on the Great Michigan Read Facebook Discussion Board, beginning October 26. We look forward to the conversation and your participation!

If you're hooked on television series like House or Scrubs, you may like these medical memoirs.

• Another Day in the Frontal Lobe by Katrina Firlik
• Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
• Complications by Atul Gawande
• A Final Arc of Sky by Jennifer Culkin
• Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
• The Pact by Sampson Davis