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High Hopes

A Memoir

by Anne Abel ...

Fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild will root for Anne Abel as she intrepidly sets out alone for Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.At the age of fifty-nine, Anne has never been to a concert. Then, as a way to spend time with her son and daughter-in-law, she reluctantly goes with them to local arena to see ... Read more

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Fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild will root for Anne Abel as she intrepidly sets out alone for Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.At the age of fifty-nine, Anne has never been to a concert. Then, as a way to spend time with her son and daughter-in-law, she reluctantly goes with them to local arena to see
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Mattie, Milo, and Me

A Memoir

by Anne Abel ...

Anne grew up in an abusive home, leading to severe depression and a determination to do better as a mother. One of her sons wants a dog from the time he is a baby; Anne very much does not. For years she appeases him with creatures who live in cages and tanks, but on his tenth birthday she can no longer say no—and she proceeds to fall in love with their new four-legged family member, Mattie. Then ... Read more

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Anne grew up in an abusive home, leading to severe depression and a determination to do better as a mother. One of her sons wants a dog from the time he is a baby; Anne very much does not. For years she appeases him with creatures who live in cages and tanks, but on his tenth birthday she can no longer say no—and she proceeds to fall in love with their new four-legged family member, Mattie. Then
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Mattie, Milo, and Me

A Memoir

by Anne Abel ...

Narrated by Jen Jacob, George Hahn ...

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7 hours 54 min

Anne grew up in an abusive home, leading to severe depression and a determination to do better as a mother. One of her sons wants a dog from the time he is a baby; Anne very much does not. For years she appeases him with creatures who live in cages and tanks, but on his tenth birthday she can no longer say no—and she proceeds to fall in love with their new four-legged family member, Mattie. Then ... Read more

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Anne grew up in an abusive home, leading to severe depression and a determination to do better as a mother. One of her sons wants a dog from the time he is a baby; Anne very much does not. For years she appeases him with creatures who live in cages and tanks, but on his tenth birthday she can no longer say no—and she proceeds to fall in love with their new four-legged family member, Mattie. Then
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Dogs and Their Humans

Stories of Healing and Hope from the Supervet's Surgery

by Noel Fitzpatrick ...

Narrated by Noel Fitzpatrick ...

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10 hours 37 min

**CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST NATURE WRITING BOOKS OF 2024'A beautiful book' Greg James**There’s no love quite like that between a dog and their human.When people come to see Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick at his referral hospital, they are in desperate need of his help. No matter who they are – a serving member of the military, a young boy whose dog is his best friend, a couple at a ... Read more

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**CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST NATURE WRITING BOOKS OF 2024'A beautiful book' Greg James**There’s no love quite like that between a dog and their human.When people come to see Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick at his referral hospital, they are in desperate need of his help. No matter who they are – a serving member of the military, a young boy whose dog is his best friend, a couple at a
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The Paris Girl

The Young Woman Who Outwitted the Nazis and Became a WWII Hero

by Francelle Bradford White ...

Narrated by Bronwen Price ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

Andrée Griotteray was nineteen when the Germans invaded France and occupied Paris, where she worked as a clerk in the passport office. When her younger brother, Alain, created a resistance network named Orion, Andrée joined his efforts, secretly typing up and printing copies of an underground newspaper, and stealing ID cards which allowed scores of Jewish citizens to escape persecution.Charming ... Read more

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Andrée Griotteray was nineteen when the Germans invaded France and occupied Paris, where she worked as a clerk in the passport office. When her younger brother, Alain, created a resistance network named Orion, Andrée joined his efforts, secretly typing up and printing copies of an underground newspaper, and stealing ID cards which allowed scores of Jewish citizens to escape persecution.Charming
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Three Flames

A Novel

by Alan Lightman ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 7 min

From the internationally bestselling author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a deeply compelling story about the lives of a Cambodian family―set between 1973, just before the Cambodian Genocide by the Khmer Rouge―to 2015.The stories of one Cambodian family are intricately braided together in Alan Lightman’s haunting Three Flames, his first work of fiction in six years.Three Flames portrays the struggles ... Read more

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From the internationally bestselling author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a deeply compelling story about the lives of a Cambodian family―set between 1973, just before the Cambodian Genocide by the Khmer Rouge―to 2015.The stories of one Cambodian family are intricately braided together in Alan Lightman’s haunting Three Flames, his first work of fiction in six years.Three Flames portrays the struggles
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Yes, And

by Cynthia Gunderson ...

He lost his ambition. She can't find her perspective.Will joining forces bring them the meaning they need?College student Toby is desperate for direction. Pausing his higher education, he relocates to Portland and rents a townhouse in hopes of reconnecting to his roots. But he didn't expect his passion for soap operas to lead to the relationship he's always needed.At eighty-seven-years-old, Jo's ... Read more

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He lost his ambition. She can't find her perspective.Will joining forces bring them the meaning they need?College student Toby is desperate for direction. Pausing his higher education, he relocates to Portland and rents a townhouse in hopes of reconnecting to his roots. But he didn't expect his passion for soap operas to lead to the relationship he's always needed.At eighty-seven-years-old, Jo's
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Somewhere Sisters

A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family

by Erika Hayasaki ...

**An NPR Best Book of 2022An incredible, deeply reported story of identical twins Isabella and Hà, born in Viêt Nam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence until they were reunited as teenagers, against all odds.**“Stirring and unforgettable—a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.” —Robert KolkerIt was 1998 in Nha Trang, Việt Nam, and Liên ... Read more

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**An NPR Best Book of 2022An incredible, deeply reported story of identical twins Isabella and Hà, born in Viêt Nam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence until they were reunited as teenagers, against all odds.**“Stirring and unforgettable—a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.” —Robert KolkerIt was 1998 in Nha Trang, Việt Nam, and Liên
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Soles of a Survivor

A Memoir

by Nhi Aronheim ...

The Unbelievable True Story of a Vietnamese Refugee Who Not Only Made the United States Her Home, But Learned the True Value of Hope, Love, and Religion Along the WayThe soles of Nhi Aronheim's feet still bear the scars of her escape from Vietnam—trudging through the jungles of Cambodia as a twelve-year-old with a group of strangers seeking the land of opportunity: America. Her quest for survival ... Read more

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The Unbelievable True Story of a Vietnamese Refugee Who Not Only Made the United States Her Home, But Learned the True Value of Hope, Love, and Religion Along the WayThe soles of Nhi Aronheim's feet still bear the scars of her escape from Vietnam—trudging through the jungles of Cambodia as a twelve-year-old with a group of strangers seeking the land of opportunity: America. Her quest for survival
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Good Boy

My Life in Seven Dogs

by Jennifer Finney Boylan ...

From bestselling author of She’s Not There, New York Times opinion columnist, and human rights activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs, a memoir of the transformative power of loving dogs.This is a book about dogs: the love we have for them, and the way that love helps us understand the people we have been.It’s in the love of dogs, and my love for them, that I can best now ... Read more

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From bestselling author of She’s Not There, New York Times opinion columnist, and human rights activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs, a memoir of the transformative power of loving dogs.This is a book about dogs: the love we have for them, and the way that love helps us understand the people we have been.It’s in the love of dogs, and my love for them, that I can best now
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All Dogs Go to Kevin

Everything Three Dogs Taught Me (That I Didn't Learn in Veterinary School)

by Jessica Vogelsang ...

"With humor, grace and a wonderfully deft way with words" this veterinarian's memoir is "engrossing, often amusing, and always well told." ( USA Today ).You can't always count on people, but you can always count on your dog. No one knows that better than veterinarian Jessica Vogelsang.With the help of three dogs, Jessica is buoyed through adolescence, veterinary school, and the early years of ... Read more

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"With humor, grace and a wonderfully deft way with words" this veterinarian's memoir is "engrossing, often amusing, and always well told." ( USA Today ).You can't always count on people, but you can always count on your dog. No one knows that better than veterinarian Jessica Vogelsang.With the help of three dogs, Jessica is buoyed through adolescence, veterinary school, and the early years of
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Hurtling Toward Happiness

A Mother and Teenage Son's Road Trip from Blues to Bonding In a Really Small Car

by Claudia Hunter Johnson ...

The Funny, Wise, Bighearted Story of a Bonding Road Trip—and the Healing Power of Human ConnectionWhen Claudia’s sixteen-year-old son, Ross, announces he’s quitting high school and leaving home a year early, she panics because they’re so disconnected she’s afraid she’ll lose him forever. Then a small miracle happens—they discover they have the same escape fantasy, to head west on I-10 to where she ... Read more

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The Funny, Wise, Bighearted Story of a Bonding Road Trip—and the Healing Power of Human ConnectionWhen Claudia’s sixteen-year-old son, Ross, announces he’s quitting high school and leaving home a year early, she panics because they’re so disconnected she’s afraid she’ll lose him forever. Then a small miracle happens—they discover they have the same escape fantasy, to head west on I-10 to where she
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