Annotations from Baker & Taylor
Comfort: A Journey Through Grief
Hood, Ann
The author of The Knitting Circle documents her family’s journey of grief after the sudden death of her five-year-old daughter after a virulent illness, a process during which she learned how to knit and experienced comfort in unexpected ways.
Everything They Had
Halberstam, David
Features collected sports writings by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian, in a volume of newspaper and magazine pieces that imparts his perspectives on noted modern sports figures, the states of the major leagues, and the relevance of second-tier and amateur athletics.
Financial Infidelity: Seven Steps to Conquering the # 1 Relationship Wrecker
Weil, Bonnie Eaker, Ph.D.
A leading couples therapist evaluates secret spending behaviors that compromise relationships, explaining the dangers of binge shopping, financial power plays, hidden bank accounts, and other factors while offering counsel on the relationship between money and intimacy.
Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side
Van Praagh, James
A co-executive producer of The Ghost Whisperer and world-famous medium shares true encounter tales from the author’s own life, reveals lesser-known details about how ghosts participate in everyday life, and discusses how to enable a more fulfilling life by being open to the spirit world.
Living Jonathan’s Life: A Doctor’s Descent into Darkness and Addiction
Davis, Scott M.
In a powerful and provocative memoir, a renowned addiction medicine physician describes how he experienced the same phantom pains in the same places that his twin brother Jonathan did before he died and its devastating repercussions for his own life.
The Monster of Florence
Preston, Douglas
Documents the author’s discovery that his new family home in Florence had been the scene of a recent double-murder committed by an infamous and then-unidentified serial killer, his relationship with the investigative journalist co-author, and the prosecutorial vendetta through which the authors were wrongfully and devastatingly targeted.
Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times
Goodman, Amy / Goodman, David
The award-winning co-authors of The Exception to the Rulers and Static pay tribute to grassroots activists, including Wilton High School students who were barred from performing a play inspired by the true experiences of Iraq War soldiers, African-American residents who fought racism and City Hall to reclaim their homes in New Orleans, and more.
War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq
Engel, Richard
A long-serving Nightly News television journalist in Iraq presents a detailed account of the war on the front lines that addresses such topics as the hiding place of Saddam Hussein, the political process of ayatollahs within Shiite seminaries, and life within al-Qaeda safe houses.
A Wedding Like No Other: Inspiration for Creating a Unique, Personal, and Unforgettable Celebration
Post, Peggy / Post, Peter
Draws on the expertise of a renowned etiquette maven to share practical guidelines for hosting an ideal wedding celebration, in an anecdotal resource that counsels couples on how to prioritize the elements of greatest personal importance.
When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back
Singular, Stephen
Traces the rise and fall of Mormon fundamentalist Warren Jeffs, describing his role in forcing numerous young women into polygamous marriages and his own marriages to scores of wives before his activities landed him on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List.
The Woman Who Can’t Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living With the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science–a Memoir
Price, Jill / Davis, Bart
A first-person account of the author’s experiences with her extraordinary photographic memory describes her efforts to come to terms with abilities that cause her to remember events and details with complete recall, in a memoir that also relates her participation in extensive scientific studies.
