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- The good old days--, they were terrible!, Otto L. Bettmann
- All you can ever know, a memoir, Nicole Chung
- Roadside history of Illinois, Stan Banash
- Bill O'Reilly's Legends & lies, the real West, written by David Fisher ; introduction by Bill O'Reilly
- What it means to be a nurse, a celebration of the humor, heart, and heroes of every hospital, The creator of Snarkynurses
- The big New Yorker book of cats, foreword by Anthony Lane
- Chicken soup for the mother and son soul, stories to celebrate the lifelong bond, Jack Canfield [and others]
- Paul Harvey's The rest of the story, Paul Aurandt ; edited and compiled by Lynne Harvey
- The Comedians in cars getting coffee book, Jerry Seinfeld
- The land of milk and Uncle Honey, memories from the farm of my youth, Alan Guebert ; with Mary Grace Foxwell
- Dogs I have met, and the people they found, Ken Foster
- Saving Audie, a pit bull puppy gets a second chance, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; photographs by William Muñoz
- Great American mysteries, raining snakes, fabled cities of gold, strange disappearances, and other baffling tales, E. Randall Floyd
- Bad pets, most wanted!, Allan Zullo
- The turtle's beating heart, one family's story of Lenape survival, Denise Low
- Lake of the Ozarks, my surreal summers in a vanishing America, Bill Geist
- Mid-life confidential, the Rock Bottom Remainders tour America with three chords and an attitude, edited by Dave Marsh ; photographs by Tabitha King
- The pioneer woman cooks, dinnertime : comfort classics, freezer food, 16-minute meals, and other delicious ways to solve supper, Ree Drummond
- Parrot genius!, and more true stories of amazing animal talents, by Moira Rose Donohue
- Happy-go-lucky, David Sedaris
- House calls and hitching posts, stories from Dr. Elton Lehman's career among the Amish, as told to Dorcas Sharp Hoover
- Secret Chicago, a guide to the weird, wonderful, and obscure, Jessica Mlinaric
- Make your bed, little things that can change your life...and maybe the world, Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy retired)
- Tales from a dog catcher, Lisa Duffy-Korpics
- Save room for pie, food songs and chewy ruminations, Roy Blount Jr
- One wild bird at a time, portraits of individual lives, Bernd Heinrich
- Chicken soup for the dieter's soul, inspiration and humor to get you over the hump, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Theresa Peluso
- The best of me, David Sedaris
- The layered garden, design lessons for year-round beauty from Brandywine Cottage, David L. Culp ; with Adam Levine ; photographs by Rob Cardillo
- The accidental veterinarian:, tales from a pet practice, Philipp Schott
- The residence, inside the private world of the White House, by Kate Andersen Brower
- Can't make this stuff up!, finding the upside to life's downs, Susannah B. Lewis
- Chicken Soup for the Soul, random acts of kindness : 101 stories of compassion and paying it forward, [compiled by] Amy Newmark
- There and back, photographs from the edge, Jimmy Chin
- The answer is ..., reflections on my life, Alex Trebek
- The pioneer woman cooks, recipes from an accidental country girl, Ree Drummond
- Saddled, how a spirited horse reined me in and set me free, Susan Richards
- All my patients kick and bite, more favorite stories from a vet's practice, by Jeff Wells ; illustrated by June Camerer
- The madman's library, the strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history, Edward Brooke-Hitching
- Making Masterpiece, 25 years behind the scene at Masterpiece and Mystery! on PBS, Rebecca Eaton ; with Patricia Mulcahy
- Real people don't own monkeys, and other stories of pets, their people, and the vets who see it all, J. Veronika Kiklevich, with Steven N. Austad
- I'm a stranger here myself, notes on returning to America after twenty years away, Bill Bryson
- Project 2-3-1, two boxcars, three blocks, one city : a story of Elgin's African American heritage, Elgin History Museum, Ernie Broadnax, Grindstone Productions present ; executive producer Ernie Broadnax ; producer/director Phil Broxham ; script, Ernie Broadnax, Phil Broxham
- Taste, my life through food, Stanley Tucci
- The way I heard it, Mike Rowe ; illustrations by Marcellus Hall
- The long overdue library book, Stories librarians tell each other, Sandy Bradley and Elsa Pendleton ; revised edition preface, Sandy and Elsa
- Chicken soup for the soul, tough times, tough people : 101 stories about overcoming the economic crisis and other challenges, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark
- Hallelujah! the welcome table, Maya Angelou
- The American story, 100 true tales from American history, by Jennifer Armstrong ; illustrated by Roger Roth
- Funny (but true) golf anecdotes, Dick Crouser