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- On this day in Detroit history, Bill Loomis ; photography by Barney Klein
- How the earthquake bird got its name and other tales of an unbalanced nature, H.H. Shugart
- Kong zi jia yu tong jie, Yang zhao ming, song li lin
- Because you asked, a book of answers on the art & craft of the writing life, edited by Katrina Roberts
- The heroes have gone, personal essays on sport, and popular culture, and the American West, by Jim W. Corder ; edited, with a afterword by James S. Baumlin and Keith D. Miller
- All you can ever know, a memoir, Nicole Chung
- We're going to need more wine, stories that are funny, complicated, and true, Gabrielle Union
- Carry on, reflections for a new generation, John Lewis with Kabir Sehgal ; foreword by Ambassador Andrew Young
- Products of the perfected civilization;, selected writings of Chamfort., Translated and with an introd. by W.S. Merwin. Foreword by Louis Kronenberger
- Killer art, art that has maimed, killed, or caused general destruction through the centuries, [by Lynn Powers] ; forward by Poppy Z. Brite
- Lives in the balance, nurses' stories from the ICU, Tilda Shalof, editor
- Pale Male, citizen hawk of New York City, by Janet Schulman ; illustrated by Meilo So
- The secret lives of bats, my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals, Merlin Tuttle
- Walking my dog, Jane, from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Ned Rozell
- The good old days--, they were terrible!, Otto L. Bettmann
- Linda Brown, you are not alone, the Brown v. Board of Education decision : a collection, edited by Joyce Carol Thomas ; illustrations by Curtis James
- Istorii︠a︡ gosudarstva sovetskogo v predanii︠a︡kh i anekdotakh, sochinenie I︠U︡rii︠a︡ Boreva ; ukrashennoe risunkami T. Mirzashvili
- Zhongguo si miao xian fo, Ma Shutian zhu
- They knew Lincoln, John E. Washington ; with a new introduction by Kate Masur
- Rejected princesses, tales of history's boldest heroines, hellions, and heretics, Jason Porath
- The other side of the record, by Charles O'Connell
- The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales, Oliver Sacks
- Victorians undone, tales of the flesh in the age of decorum, Kathryn Hughes
- Six encounters with Lincoln, a president confronts democracy and its demons, Elizabeth Brown Pryor
- Saving Samantha, a true story, by Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen ; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
- Observations, anecdotes, and characters of books and men,, collected from conversation, edited by James M. Osborn
- The Lost, a search for six of six million, Daniel Mendelsohn ; photographs by Matt Mendelsohn
- Journeys into palliative care, roots and reflections, edited by Christina Mason
- Chung, hyo, ye, tales of filial devotion, loyalty, respect and benevolence from the history and folklore of Korea, edited by Diamond Sutra Recitation Group
- Presidential campaigns, from George Washington to George W. Bush, Paul F. Boller, Jr
- Big Thicket legacy, compiled and edited by Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller ; foreword by Francis E. Abernethy
- Ernie Harwell's diamond gems, Ernie Harwell ; edited by Geoff Upward
- How to eat around the world, tips & wisdom, by Richard Sterling
- Finding home, Sandra Markle ; illustrated by Alan Marks
- "War stories", false atrocity tales, swift boaters, and winter soldiers--what really happened in Vietnam, Gary Kulik
- Why we drive, toward a philosophy of the open road, Matthew B. Crawford
- Behind the smile, the working lives of Caribbean tourism, George Gmelch
- We are Americans, undocumented students pursuing the American dream, William Perez ; foreword by Daniel Solorzano
- Presidential campaigns, Paul F. Boller, Jr
- Animal, vegetable, miracle, a year of food life, Barbara Kingsolver, with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver ; original drawings by Richard A. Houser
- How we elected Lincoln, personal recollections, Abram J. Dittenhoefer ; foreword by Kathleen Hall Jamieson
- The culture of calamity, disaster and the making of modern America, Kevin Rozario
- Talking it out, stories in negotiating human relations, Francis M. Deng
- Assisted loving, true tales of double dating with my dad, Bob Morris
- Bad feminist, essays, Roxane Gay
- American literary almanac, from 1608 to the present : an original compendium of facts and anecdotes about literary life in the United States of America, edited by Karen L. Rood
- Personal encounters, a reader in cultural anthropology, [edited by] Linda S. Walbridge, April K. Sievert
- Nobody's home, candid reflections of a nursing home aide, Thomas Edward Gass ; foreword by Bruce C. Vladeck
- Stay sexy & don't get murdered, the definitive how-to guide, Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark
- Once there was a war, by John Steinbeck
- Royal Hospital for Incurables (Putney, London, England) -- Anecdotes
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Anecdotes
- Motion picture industry -- United States -- Anecdotes
- Colette, 1873-1954 -- Anecdotes
- Colman, George, 1762-1836 -- Anecdotes
- Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Anecdotes
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860 -- Anecdotes
- Alcoholism -- England -- Prevention -- Anecdotes
- Paper money -- United States -- Anecdotes
- Malcolm, John -- Anecdotes
- United States -- Politics and government -- Anecdotes
- Journalists -- England -- Biography -- Anecdotes
- New Jersey -- Anecdotes
- Homosexuality -- Anecdotes
- Gays -- Anecdotes
- Royal houses -- Anecdotes
- Monarchy -- Anecdotes
- Conduct of life -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature
- Pets -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile fiction
- Indians of North America -- Anecdotes
- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898 -- Anecdotes
- États-Unis -- Mœurs et coutumes -- Anecdotes
- Book collecting -- United States -- Anecdotes
- Fishing -- Michigan -- Anecdotes
- Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes
- Angansee Region (Mich.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes
- Royal households -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes
- Literature -- Anecdotes
- Américaines d'origine asiatique -- Anecdotes
- Bible -- Study and teaching -- Anecdotes
- Quakers -- Anecdotes
- Colson, Adam -- Anecdotes
- Food habits -- Middle West -- Anecdotes
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 -- Anecdotes
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775 -- Anecdotes
- Boston (Mass.) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865 -- Anecdotes
- Jews -- Austria -- Anecdotes
- Vinal, Justice -- Anecdotes
- Pioneers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Anecdotes
- Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes
- Croatia -- Anecdotes -- Fiction -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Anecdotes
- Seinfeld, Jerry -- Anecdotes
- Acting -- Anecdotes
- Rome -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes
- Women + History -- Anecdotes
- Adoptees + Family relationships -- Canada -- Anecdotes
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1812-1815 -- Anecdotes
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile fiction
- Legislative bodies -- United States -- History -- Anecdotes