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Incoming Resources
- My name is Selma, the remarkable memoir of a Jewish resistance fighter and Ravensbruck survivor, Selma van de Perre ; translated by Alice Tetlye-Paul and Anna Asbury
- Faith still moves mountains, miraculous stories of the healing power of prayer, Harris Faulkner
- The best of me, David Sedaris
- In search of the color purple, the story of an American masterpiece, Salamishah Tillet
- By honor bound, two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a story of extraordinary courage, Tom Norris and Mike Thornton, with Dick Couch ; with a foreword by Senator Bob Kerrey
- Saving justice, truth, transparency, and trust, James Comey
- ER nurses, true stories from America's greatest unsung heroes, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
- The longest kill, the story of Maverick 41, one of the world's greatest snipers, Craig Harrison
- Brain storms, the race to unlock the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease, Jon Palfreman
- Unknown valor, a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima, Martha MacCallum ; with Ronald J. Drez
- The soul of a woman, on impatient love, long life, and good witches, Isabel Allende
- Just eat, one reporter's quest for a weight-loss regimen that works, Barry Estabrook
- GI Jews., Jewish Americans in World War II, produced by Amanda Bonavita ; written by Maia Harris ; produced & directed by Lisa Ades ; a production of Turquoise Films, Inc. ; in association with Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET, Widescreen
- The light of days, the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos, Judy Batalion
- Hunter killer, inside America's unmanned air war, Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley with Kevin Maurer
- Dear world, a Syrian girl's story of war and plea for peace, Bana Alabed
- Lily's promise, holding on to hope through Auschwitz and beyond--a story for all generations, Lily Ebert and Dov Forman
- One hundred Saturdays, Stella Levi and the search for a lost world, Michael Frank ; [artwork by Maira Kalman]
- 8 seconds of courage, a soldier's story, from immigrant to the Medal of Honor, Flo Groberg and Tom Sileo
- From broken glass, my story of finding hope in Hitler's death camps to inspire a new generation, Steve Ross with Glenn Frank and Brian Wallace
- The choice, embrace the possible, Dr. Edith Eva Eger, with Esmé Schwall Weigand
- Bayonet! Forward, my Civil War reminiscences, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
- The movement made us, a father, a son, and the legacy of a freedom ride, David J. Dennis Jr. in collaboration with David J. Dennis Sr
- Unsinkable, five men and the indomitable run of the USS Plunkett, James Sullivan
- The way forward, master life's toughest battles and create your lasting legacy, Robert O'Neill and Dakota Meyer
- Underground in Berlin, a young woman's extraordinary tale of survival in the heart of Nazi Germany, Marie Jalowicz Simon ; translated by Anthea Bell ; foreword and afterword by Hermann Simon
- The operator, firing the shots that killed Osama bin Laden and my years as a SEAL Team warrior, Robert O'Neill
- No turning back, life, loss, and hope in wartime Syria, Rania Abouzeid
- Shooting ghosts, a U.S. Marine, a combat photographer, and their journey back from war, Thomas J. Brennan, USMC (Ret.), and Finbarr O'Reilly
- The nurses, a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital, Alexandra Robbins
- The checklist manifesto, how to get things right, Atul Gawande
- Rescued from ISIS, the gripping true story of how a father saved his son, Dimitri Bontinck
- Guts, Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb
- Hitler's forgotten children, a true story of the Lebensborn program and one woman's search for her real identity, Ingrid von Oelhafen & Tim Tate ; with Dr. Dorothee Schmitz-Koster
- Danger close, my epic journey as a combat helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan, Amber Smith
- Last witnesses, an oral history of the children of World War II, Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
- The unwomanly face of war, an oral history of women in World War II, Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
- Black ops, the life of a CIA shadow warrior, Ric Prado
- Do no harm, stories of life, death, and brain surgery, Henry Marsh
- Shoot like a girl, one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front, Mary Jennings Hegar
- Once a warrior, how one veteran found a new mission closer to home, Jake Wood
- Elle & Coach, diabetes, the fight for my daughter's life, and the dog who changed everything, Stefany Shaheen with Mark Dagostino
- All that moves us, life lessons from a pediatric neurosurgeon, Jay Wellons
- My name is Selma, the remarkable memoir of a Jewish resistance fighter and Ravensbr, k survivor, Selma van de Perre ; translated by Alice Tetlye-Paul and Anna Asbury
- Return from Siberia, John Shallman
- The tears of a man flow inward, growing up in the civil war in Burundi, Pacifique Irankunda
- Modern warriors, real stories from real heroes, Pete Hegseth
- Operation Pineapple Express, the incredible story of a group of Americans who undertook one last mission and honored a promise in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Scott Mann (Ret.)
- Bravo company, an Afghanistan deployment and its aftermath, Ben Kesling
- Swansong 1945, a collective diary of the last days of the Third Reich, Walter Kempowski ; translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside
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