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May 2009
Compiled by Barbara Seaman,
of Stone Ridge Library from contributions by the members of Fiction_L
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A - L
The Language of Baklava Diana Abu-Jaber (2005)
The Zookeeper's Wife; a War Story Diane Ackerman (2007)
Bounty: the True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty Caroline Alexander (2003)
Babylon's Ark Lawrence Anthony (2007)
Something for the Pain Paul Austin (2008)
Death by Leisure Chris Ayres (2009)
A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah (2007)
Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias Andrew D. Blechman (2008)
The Gardner Heist Ulrich Boser (2009)
American Thighs Jill Conner Browne (2009)
The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit Jill Conner Browne (2008)
Candy Girl: a Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Diablo Cody (2006)
The Art of the Heist Myles J. Connnor & Jenny Siler (2009)
I Was Told There'd Be Cake: essays Sloane Crossley (2008)
Defending the Damned Kevin Davis (2007)
The Forger's Spell Edward Dolnick (2008
The Rescue Artist Edward Dolnik (2005)
102 Minutes: the Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn (2004)
The Worst Hard Time Timothy Egan (2006)
Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin Paul Feig (2005)
Split: a memoir of Divorce Suzanne Finnamore (2008)
Washington's Crossing David Hackett Fischer (2004)
Thin is the New Happy Valerie Frankel (2008)
Lost City of Z: a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon David Grann (2008)
Hurry Down Sunshine Michael Greenberg (2008)
I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do) Mark Greenside (2008)
Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town John Grisham (2006)
Pictures at a Revolution Mark Harris (2008)
The Lost Painting Jonathan Harr (2005)
Armageddon: the Battle for Germany, 1944-45 Max Hastings (2004)
Seabiscuit: an American legend Laura Hillenbrand (2003)
Dishwasher Pete Jordan (2007)
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad Dan Kennedy (2008)
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Free Thinking Dog Ted Kerasote (2007)
Animal Vegetable Miracle: a Year of Food Life Barbara Kingsolver (2007)
From Baghdad With Love Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman (2006)
Jewish Pirates Of the Caribbean Edward Kritzler (2008)
The Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson (2004)
Bitter is the New Black Jen Lancaster (2006)
Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping Judith Levine (2006)
Helping Me Help Myself Beth Lisick (2008)
The Soloist Steve Lopez(2008)
The Anglo files: a Field Guide to the British Sarah Lyall (2008)
M - Z
Born Standing Up: a Comic's Life Steve Martin (2007)
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti Giulia Melucci (2009)
River of Doubt Candace Millard (2005)
After the Ice Steven Mithen (2006)
The Good, Good Pig Sy Montgomery ((2006)
Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortensen (2007)
Dewey: the Small-town Library Cat who Touched the World Vicki Myron (2008)
Lopsided: How Having Breast Cancer can be Really Distracting Meredith Norton (2007)
The Big Year Mark Obmascik (2004)
Miracle in the Andes Nando Parrado (2006)
Mayflower Nathaniel Philbrick (2006)
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery Nathaniel Philbrick (2003)
Julie & Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes Julie Powell (2005)
The Wild Trees Richard Preston (2007)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place Aaron Ralston (2004)
Belle weather Celia Rivenbark (2008)
Bless Your Heart, Tramp Celia Rivenbark (2006)
Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank Celia Rivenbark (2007)
A Sense of the World Jason Roberts (2006)
I Still Have It, I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It Rita Rudner (2008)
The Commitment Dan Savage (2005)
The Caliph's House Tahir Shah (2006)
Beautiful Boy David Sheff (2008)
Reading the OED Ammon Shea (2008)
The Wonder Crew Susan Saint Sing (2008)
Flower Confidential Amy Stewart (2006)
The Daily Coyote Shreve Stockton (2008)
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale (2008)
Manhunt: the Twelve Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer James Swanson (2006)
Fowl Weather Bob Tarte (2007)
Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster Dana Thomas (2007)
Fatal Forecast Michael Tougias (2007)
Devil in the Details Jennifer Traig (2004)
Lost on Planet China J. Maartin Van Troost (2008)
Gang Leader for a Day Sudhir Venkatesh (2008)
Self-Made Man Norah Vincent (2006)
Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell (2005)
The Wordy Shipmates Sarah Vowell (2008)
Glass Castle: a memoir Jeanette Walls (2005)
The Queen of Fashion - Caroline Weber (2006)
The Geography of Bliss Eric Weiner (2008)
The Cactus Eaters Dan White (2008)
Earlier Titles ( Before 2003)
Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Caroline Alexander (1998)
The Big Kiss Henry Alford (2000)
Fall of Berlin 1945 Antony Bevor (2002)
The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love Jill Conner Browne (1999)
In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson (2000)
My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell (1957)
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence Paul Feig (2002)
The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams Darcy Frey (1994)
Shot in the Heart Mikal Gilmore (1994)
Monte Cassino David Hapgood (1984)
Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Max Hastings (1984)
Rocket Boys Homer H. Hickam (2000)
Sky of Stone Homer H. Hickam (2001)
House of Secrets Lowell Cauffiel (1997)
The Liar's Club Mary Karr (1995)
Confessions of A Failed Southern Lady Florence King (1985)
Into Thin Air John Krakauer (1997)
Into the Wild John Krakauer (1997)
Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls Edward R. Leslie (1998)
Lost Moon: the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 Jim Lovell (1994)
Rebel Heart: the Scandalous Life of Jane Digby Mary S. Lovell (1995)
John Adams David McCullough (2001)
Borrowed Time: an AIDS Memoir Paul Monette (1988)
It Takes a Village Idiot Jim Mullen (2001)
In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick (2000)
Princess: a True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia Jean Sasson (1992)
Moon Shot - Alan Shepard (1994)
Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides (2001)
Castaway in Paradise James C. Simmons (1993)
Defeat into Victory William Slim (1961)
Selkirks Island Diana Souhami (2002)
Son of a Grifter Kent Walker (2001)
The Professor and the Madman Simon Winchester (1998)
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