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Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer
by Andrea Lyon

Dubbed the "Angel of Death Row" by the Chicago Tribune, Lyon was the first woman to serve as lead attorney in a death penalty case. Throughout her career, she has defended those accused of heinous acts and argued that, no matter their guilt or innocence, they deserved a chance at redemption.



The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back
by Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen

It all started when 14-year old Hannah Salwen, idealistic but troubled by a growing sense of injustice in the world, had a eureka moment when a homeless man in her neighborhood was juxtaposed against a glistening Mercedes coupe. "You know, Dad,” she said, pointing, “If that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”



The Sugarless Plum The Sugarless Plum
by Zippora Karz

It was the stuff dreams are made of until, at age twenty-one, Karz became exhausted, dizzy and excessively thirsty. When she finally went to the doctor, she was diagnosed with diabetes, and learned that if she continued to ignore her symptoms, she risked heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and amputation of her toes, feet and legs.



Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan
by Ali Eteraz

Children of Dust is an extraordinary adventure that reveals the diversity of Islamic beliefs, the vastness of the Pakistani diaspora, and the very human search for home. It is a spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine.



Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

The story of a unique family bond forged in the wake of brutal terror. Weaving together the voices of three generations of women, Leslie Gilbert-Lurie and her mother, Rita Lurie, provide powerful—and inspiring—evidence of the resilience of the human spirit, relevant to every culture in every corner of the world.



Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret
by Steve Luxenberg

Beth Luxenberg was an only child. Everyone knew it: her grown children, her friends, even people she'd only recently met. So when her secret emerged, her son Steve Luxenberg was bewildered. He was certain that his mother had no siblings, just as he knew that her name was Beth, and that she had raised her children, above all, to tell the truth.



When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror
by Carol Leifer

Stand-up comic and comedy writer Carol Leifer faced a critical dilemma and had only two options: either continue sharing her greatest childhood memory (seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1966) or lie about her age.



Who Do You Think You Are?: A Memoir Who Do You Think You Are?: A Memoir
by Alyse Myers

After her mother's death, Alyse Myers covets only one thing: a wooden box that sits in the back of a closet. Its contents have been kept from her for her entire life. When she was thirteen years old her mother promised she could have the box, "when I'm dead. In fact, it'll be my present to you."



Finding Grace: A True Story About Losing Your Way In Life...And Finding It Again Finding Grace: A True Story About Losing Your Way In Life...And Finding It Again
by Donna VanLiere

Finding Grace is the powerful, often humorous, and deeply moving story of one woman’s journey of broken dreams. It is the story of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace.



Cosmic Connection: Messages for a Better World Cosmic Connection: Messages for a Better World
by Carole Lynne

The future of our world depends on our ability to evolve in a positive way: to let go of our egos, to realize that we are not separate beings, and to evolve to a consciousness that finds poverty, pollution, and war unthinkable. The future of our world depends on knowing we are all One.



The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy and Hard Times The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy and Hard Times
by Jennifer Worth

An unforgettable story of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the strength of remarkable and inspiring women. Beautifully written and utterly moving, The Midwife will touch the hearts of anyone who is, and everyone who has, a mother.



Either You're In Or You're In the Way: Two Brothers, Twelve Months, and One Filmmaking Hell-Ride to a First Feature Either You're In Or You're In the Way: Two Brothers, Twelve Months, and One Filmmaking Hell-Ride to a First Feature
by Logan Miller and Noah Miller

When identical twin brothers Logan and Noah Miller's homeless father died alone in a jail cell, they vowed come hell or high water that their film, Touching Home, would be made as a dedication to their love for him.