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Hardcover Nonfiction

for the week of May 13, 2008


	1. The Last Lecture By Pausch, Randy The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.

	2. Audition: A Memoir By Walters, Barbara A memoir by one of television's most recognized journalists.

	3. A Remarkable Mother By Carter, Jimmy The former president's biography of his truly remarkable mother, Lillian.

	4. Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. By Shriver, Maria Shriver offers hope and inspiration and reminds people it's not too late to be the person you want to be.

	5. The Post-American World By Zakaria, Fareed Zakaria's follow-up to his bestseller, The Future of Freedom.

	6. Home: A Memoir of My Early Years By Andrews, Julie Andrews tell her story from her birth in 1935 to being cast as Mary Poppins in 1962.

	7. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto By Pollan, Michael Pollan's answers to the questions he raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma.

	8. Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation By Roberts, Cokie Political commentator Roberts looks at some of the most influential women in American history.

	9. The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport By Hiaasen, Carl Hiaasen's truly hilarious look at golf.

	10. Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace By Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. This collection of previously unpublished writings is an April Book Sense Notable title.

	11. A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father By Burroughs, Augusten Burroughs recounts his relationship with his aloof, distant father.

	12. Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the Journey of a Generation By Weller, Sheila This insightful biography of three of the most important women in the history of rock is an April Book Sense Pick.

	13. What Now? By Patchett, Ann Patchett's new book is based on her stirring graduation address at Sarah Lawrence College.

	14. A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World By Horwitz, Tony This fresh, lively look at the discovery of the New World is a May Book Sense Pick.

	15. The Secret By Byrne, Rhonda A collection of wisdom and philosophies to improve our daily lives.

	19. Moyers on Democracy By Moyers, Bill A collection of Moyers' speeches focusing on the state of our Democracy in the 21st century.