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Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith.  286.7 Alb
Albom rekindles his own faith when he is called upon to eulogize a beloved rabbi who is near death, while at the same time befriending a Detroit pastor who gives spiritual guidance to the poor and homeless.

Lars Anderson, The First Star: Red Grange and the Barnstorming Tour that Launched the NFL. 796.332 And
Sports Illustrated writer Anderson presents an account of the early establishment of professional football, tracing the pivotal 1920’s contributions of University of Illinois player Red Grange and his agent, C. C. Pyle.
 
Allison Hoover Bartlett, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession.  002.075 Bar
Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey steals for the love of books while lifelong rare book collector turned amateur detective Ken Sanders will stop at nothing to catch the thief plaguing his trade.

Neal Bascomb, Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi.  943.086 Bas
Bringing Adolf Eichmann to justice would require a harrowing fifteen-year chase stretching from war-ravaged Europe to the shores of Argentina.

Marlena de Blasi, That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story.  914.58 Deb
During a summer in Sicily, the author uncovers the story of Tosca, the daughter of a poor horse trader, who became the ward of the local royal family and eventually had a love affair with the prince.

Helene Cooper, The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood.  Biography / Cooper, H.
Cooper tells of her childhood in war-torn Liberia and her reunion with a foster sister who had been left behind when her family fled the region.

Steve Dublanica, Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip – Confessions of a Cynical Waiter.  647.95 Wai
Dublanica’s whimsical account of a waiter's life at an upscale New York restaurant describes his daily experiences with a series of outrageous customers and shares tips on such topics as getting good service and proper tipping etiquette.

Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America.  973.911 Ega
The heroism shown by the rangers during the largest American forest fire in 1910 turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, which Roosevelt wanted to conserve.

T.J. English, Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba – and then Lost it to the Revolution. 364.106 Eng
This account of Havana in the early 1950s focuses on the temporary success of American organized crime to set up a base in Cuba outside of the legal reach of the United States.

Atul Gawande, Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance.  616 Gaw
Surgeon-author Gawande explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles while discussing such topics as the influence of money on modern medicine, malpractice, and surgical errors.

Michael Gill, How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else.  Biography / Gill, M.
A former advertising executive relates how, after losing his high-paying job and developing a brain tumor, he took a job at Starbucks under a young manager whose positive character helped him heal and understand the value of respecting others.

Malcolm Gladwell, What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures.  814.6 Gla
This collection of Gladwell’s best New Yorker pieces includes essays on such topics as why there are so many kinds of mustard but only one type of ketchup, a surprising assessment of what makes a safer car, and an examination of a machine built to predict hit movies.

Marjorie Hart, Summer at Tiffany.  Biography / Hart, M.
In New York City during the waning days of World War II, a University of Iowa coed and her best friend become the first women to work on the sales floor at Tiffany & Co.

Rhoda Janzen, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.  Biography / Janzen, R.
After her husband leaves her for a relationship with a man and she is subsequently seriously injured in a car crash, Janzen returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family and comes to terms with her failed marriage and her choices in life.

Mark Kurzem, The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father's Nazi Boyhood.  Biography / Kurzem, A.
When Kurzem learns that his father spent part of his childhood as a Nazi SS unit's mascot, he delves further in to the past to learn the whole story and help his father attempt to reclaim his identity.

Lucette Matalon Lagnado, The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World.  962.16 Mat
The daughter of a once-successful Jewish boulevardier traces her youth in post-World War II Cairo before and after Nasser's nationalization of Egyptian industry, an event that caused her family to lose everything and forced them to flee to America.

Harry Markopolos, No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller.  364.163 Mar
A whistleblower of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme describes his discovery of the investment banker's crimes, as well as his repeated warnings to the SEC that went unheeded.

Tori Murden McClure, A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Ocean.  797.123 McC
Trying to become the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic, McClure describes her battles against storms that nearly killed her, the love affair that inspired her subsequent achievements, and how she learned to embrace her humanity.

Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.  Biography / Jackson, A.
Author and Newsweek editor Meacham chronicles the life and career of Andrew Jackson, a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States.

Craig Mullaney, The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education.  958.1047 Mul
A West Point grad, Rhodes scholar, and Army Ranger recounts his unparalleled education in the art of war and reckons with the hard wisdom that only battle itself can bestow.

James Patterson, Against Medical Advice: A True Story.  616.83 Pat
This nonfiction account by the best-selling suspense author follows a family's decades-long struggle with their son's mysterious medical disorder that pitted the family against a disheartening medical establishment.

Nathaniel Philbrick, The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Bighorn. 973.82 Phi
Philbrick examines the context and realities of Custer's unexpected 1876 defeat at the hands of his Indian enemies under Sitting Bull and illuminates the character of each leader.

R.A. Scotti, Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa.  759.5 Sco
Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the case of the most audacious and perplexing art heist ever committed – the theft of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" from the Paris Louvre on August 21, 1911.

Lisa Scottoline, Why My Third Husband Will be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman.  817.54 Sco
Brief, punchy slices of daily life originally published in her Philadelphia Inquirer column allow novelist Scottoline to dish on men, mothers, panty lines and, especially, dogs.

Dan Senor, Start Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle.  330.95694 Sen
Senor examines Israel's unparalleled number of start-up companies, contending that the adversity that challenges Israel leads to practices of informality and flattened hierarchy that enable innovation, economic recovery and growth.

David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction.  362.299 She
Sheff’s story of his teenage son’s descent into methamphetamine addiction describes how a varsity athlete and honor student became addicted to the dangerous drug, its impact on his family, the attempts at rehab, and the journey past addiction.

Molly Wizenberg, A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table.  641.5 Wiz
Wizenberg shares the life lessons she learned in the kitchens of her youth in a recipe-complemented account that describes experiences of loss and love while enjoying her father's French toast, her husband's pickles, and her chocolate wedding cakes.