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The Horizontal World: Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere: a Memoir

The Horizontal World: Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere: a Memoir

by Debra K. Marquart

In the tradition of John McPhee and Kathleen Norris, a wry, moving memoir about a family farm, a father, and a daughter, and why it's so hard to go home again Debra Marquart grew up on a family farm in rural North Dakota-on land her family had worked for generations. From the earliest age she knew she wanted out; surely life had more to offer than this unyielding daily grind, she thought. But she was never able... (more)

Rachel's Prayer a Novel (Country Road Chronicles)

Rachel's Prayer a Novel (Country Road Chronicles)

by Leisha Kelly

The Wortham family has been tested through hard times of injury, illness, and loss. But with the world on the brink of war, they are about to be tested again. And this time, they'll face the ultimate test: one of courage and survival. Just days after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Robert Wortham and Willy Hammond enlist. As they head off to fight, their families are left behind to deal with fears of... (more)

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : A Memoir

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : A Memoir

by Bill Bryson

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly... (more)