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Drifting Home is an account of a journey by Pierre Berton and his family as they raft down the Yukon River from Lake Bennett, British Columbia, to Dawson in the Yukon Territory. It is a meditation on family and childhood and the small moments from which memories are drawn....
5) Footsteps
6) Tono-Bungay
Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen gave the world some of the most memorable stories ever written; masterpieces like "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," and "The Little Match Girl" have been stitched into the very fabric of Western popular culture. In this autobiographical volume, the author of some of the most beloved children's literature tells the remarkable and inspiring story of his own upbringing and rise to prominence.
14) My Dear Mother: Stormy Boastful, and Tender Letters By Distinguished Sons—From Dostoevsky to Elvis
In Onions in the Stew, Betty MacDonald, author of the beloved classic, The Egg and I, is in unbuttonedly frolicsome form as she describes how, with husband and daughters, she set to work making a life on Vashon Island, a then rough-and-tumble island in Puget Sound, just a ferry-ride from Seattle.
First published anonymously in England in the early nineteenth century, Jane Austen’s novels are still beloved by generations of fans all over the world. With enchanting illustrations, handwritten text, and excerpts from Austen's personal letters, this biography delves into the literary...
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