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Life
by Keith Richards, James Fox
The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentleman: Keith Richards. Keith Richard brings us the story of a life we have all longed to know more of, unfettered, fearless and true.
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Arguing with Idiots
How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government
by Glenn Beck
#1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Beck's ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life's most important arguments.
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If You Have to Cry, Go Outside
And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
by Kelly Cutrone
"<The> powerhouse fashion PR maven we-love-to-hate-but-really-love..." (Dallas Morning News ) "Thank God for Kelly Cutrone. <She> is like a breath of fresh air in a world of stale arguments over rumored sex tapes. " (Daily News ) "One of the few movers-and shakers who seems to have an enlightened grip on both the dark and light side of the business she navigates with such self-possession.. Clear,... (more)
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Churched
One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess
by Matthew Paul Turner
He spent his childhood trapped within the confines of countless bizarre, strict rules. And lived to tell about it. In this first-hand account, author Matthew Paul Turner shares amusing–sometimes cringe-worthy–and poignant stories about growing up in a fundamentalist household, where even well-intentioned contemporary Christian music was proclaimed to be “of the devil.” churched is a collection of stories... (more)
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Open
An Autobiography
by Andre Agassi
A stunning memoir by one of the world’s most beloved athletes—a nuanced self-portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour.
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Loose Girl
A Memoir of Promiscuity
by Kerry Cohen
For everyone who was that girl. For everyone who knew that girl. For everyone who wondered who that girl was. Kerry Cohen is eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her body in the leer of a grown man. Her parents are recently divorced and it doesn't take long before their lassitude and Kerry's desire to stand out--to be memorable in some way--combine to lead her down a path she knows she... (more)
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Word Nerd
by Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Twelve-year-old Ambrose is a glass-half-full kind of guy. A self-described “friendless nerd,” he moves from place to place every couple of years with his overprotective mother, Irene. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich — even though they know he has a deathly allergy — Ambrose is philosophical. Irene, however, is not and decides that Ambrose will be... (more)
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Honestly, Mallory! (Mallory)
by Laurie B. Friedman
Everyone seems to know what they want to be for Career Day at school--that is, everyone except Mallory. She can't seem to find anything she's good at. When she finally decides to be a fashion designer, some of her classmates laugh at her. And then, before she can stop it, out pops a lie--Mallory tells everyone that she's won the Fashion Fran fashion design contest. Mallory's lie grows and grows until she must face... (more)
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Humble Pie
by Gordon Ramsay
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell. But this is his bestselling real story! Humble Pie tells the full story of how he became the world's most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother's heroin addiction and his failed first career as a footballer: all of these things have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media... (more)
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Touchpoints for Women: God's Answers for Your Daily Needs (Touchpoints)
by Gilbert Beers, Ron Beers
Contains 130 topics relevant to women. Each topic contains two to three life-related questions, Scripture that answers each question, and helpful notes.
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Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher
Seven cassette tapes, thirteen stories, thirteen reasons why Hannah Baker committed suicide. Clay Jensen, Hannah's former classmate, arrives home from school one day to find a box on his front doorstep. The box is addressed to him, but bears no return address. Inside the box he discovers seven cassette tapes labeled with numbers 1-13 in what he assumes to be blue nail polish. He begins to listen to the mysterious... (more)
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A Praying Life
Connecting with God in a Distracting World
by Paul E. Miller, David Powlison
Most of us live the Christian life without asking God to be involved in the details of our lives. We are bad at praying, and we know it. We end up feeling guilty and ashamed on top of being defeated. In the book A Praying Life you will learn how to become like a child running to your Father--and this discussion guide can help pinpoint what needs extra attention. Author Paul Miller's insights into cynicism will... (more)
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Eat, Pray, Love
One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert... (more)
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The Isabel Factor
by Gayle Friesen
When the fearless Zoe breaks her arm in a fall, Anna must brave summer camp -- and her debut as a Counselor In Training -- without her best friend. Going it alone is not something Anna is ready for. Cruising along in Zoe's shadow had been comfortable, but now Anna is out in the full glare of the sun. There's no hiding from harsh truths and plenty of people to point them out. Take Karim, the swim instructor, who... (more)
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The Way I Am
by Eminem
For the first time, one of music’s most popular—and headline-making—rap artists shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and never-before-seen photographs. Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted, Eminem is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. Now, in The Way I Am , he... (more)
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Things the Grandchildren Should Know
by Mark Oliver Everett
Growing up in the Virginia suburbs, Mark Oliver Everett was to roam unsupervised with his sister, Liz, while his mother combated depression and his father, the eccentric and acclaimed quantum physicist Hugh Everett, remained distant and obsessed by parallel universes of his own creation. (Everett writes, "As a little kid, I had a hard time with the realization that inanimate objects didn't have feelings or... (more)
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Why Are All the Good Teachers Crazy?
by Frank Stepnowski
This book belongs on the desk of every teacher in America! A refreshingly honest look inside the teaching profession, Why Are All the Good Teachers Crazy? is a captivating collection of hilarious stories and unreserved observations from one man's odyssey in the classroom. With equal parts humanity, insanity, and profanity, Frank Stepnowski, a twenty year veteran of the academic wars, offers unique insight into... (more)
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Nicky Jones, My Life in Poems
by Nicky Jones
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Holocaust Mosaic
by Helen Weber
Survivors, especially, will appreciate Weber’s account of Hitler’s war against the Jews; from killing Jews at the edge of the pit to Zyklon-B and the crematoria. Helen Weber worked and lived in Seattle, Wa. She was dedicated to researching and studying the Holocaust. In many ways, her book is like a mosaic; memories, facts, stories, and reminders are all tiled together to create a piece of written... (more)
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Little Bee
(published as "The Other Hand" in the UK)
by Chris Cleave
This book is published as "The Other Hand" in the UK.The publishers of Chris Cleave's new novel "don't want to spoil" the story by revealing too much about it, and there's good reason not to tell too much about the plot's pivot point. All you should know going in to Little Bee is that what happens on the beach is brutal, and that it braids the fates of a 16-year-old Nigerian orphan (who calls herself... (more)

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