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Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying that it is true that people believe that (for such topics as mythology, religion). Non-fiction can a...more

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
Mom & Me & Mom
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids
Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions
The Borgias: The Hidden History
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life
Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story
The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and the Pursuit of America's Enemies to the Ends of the Earth

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    Each short, edge-of-your-seat story in…more View Details »
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    Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, and Brewers Who Built New York
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    Release date: May 21, 2013
    "The author has employed her skills as a writer and journalist to pull off a rather impressive feat: She has used food to chart the city's evolution,…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 13 - May 25, 2013
    5 copies available, 373 people requesting
    Countries available: US
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    End Game Burma - The Battle of Meiktila 1945, the final battle to wrest control of Burma from the Japanese, and General William Slim's tactical master…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: Apr 26 - May 26, 2013
    10 copies available, 63 people requesting
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    Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
    Paris: The Novel
    Mom & Me & Mom
    Are You My Mother?
    The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
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    David Foster Wallace
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    David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

    Jeannie Walker
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