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<title><![CDATA[Extraordinary Lives]]></title>

<description><![CDATA[The Indie Next List, drawn from bookseller-recommended favorite handsells, epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/</link>
<description><![CDATA["This is an admiring biography of the minor German princess who, through cleverness, audacity, and ambition, deposed her incompetent husband, a grandson of Peter the Great, to become Empress of Russia. An 'enlightened' autocrat, Catherine did not succeed at all she attempted, but Massie argues persuasively that she truly earned the title bestowed upon her by the Russian people. What a woman, what a book!" -- Arlene Cook, Watermark Book Co., Anacortes, WA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert K. Massie]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Random House Trade Paperbacks]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This is an admiring biography of the minor German princess who, through cleverness, audacity, and ambition, deposed her incompetent husband, a grandson of Peter the Great, to become Empress of Russia. An 'enlightened' autocrat, Catherine did not succeed at all she attempted, but Massie argues persuasively that she truly earned the title bestowed upon her by the Russian people. What a woman, what a book!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Arlene Cook, Watermark Book Co., Anacortes, WA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[201]]></bsbl:rank>
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<title><![CDATA[My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780452295544</link>
<description><![CDATA["Dr. Taylor's misfortune in suffering a stroke at age 37 becomes the reader's good fortune.  Learning first-hand about the experience of having a stroke, as well as about the recovery process, from a brain scientist makes for fascinating book group discussions.  We have so much to learn about our brain functions, and Jill Taylor is a wonderful teacher!" -- Dee Robinson, Village Books, Bellingham, WA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Plume]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780452295544]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Dr. Taylor's misfortune in suffering a stroke at age 37 becomes the reader's good fortune.  Learning first-hand about the experience of having a stroke, as well as about the recovery process, from a brain scientist makes for fascinating book group discussions.  We have so much to learn about our brain functions, and Jill Taylor is a wonderful teacher!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Dee Robinson, Village Books, Bellingham, WA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[202]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2009-05-26T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Nothing Daunted: The Unexexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439176597</link>
<description><![CDATA["This is the biography of two spunky young Smith graduates who, in the early part of the last century, bucked the trend and society's expectations and hired on as school teachers in a remote area of Colorado.  The history and period detail is compelling and brings to life the hardships and courage of the Colorado settlers and the bright and brave spirits of Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood.  I wish I'd known them!" -- Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Nothing Daunted: The Unexexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dorothy Wickenden]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Scribner]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781439176597]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This is the biography of two spunky young Smith graduates who, in the early part of the last century, bucked the trend and society's expectations and hired on as school teachers in a remote area of Colorado.  The history and period detail is compelling and brings to life the hardships and courage of the Colorado settlers and the bright and brave spirits of Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood.  I wish I'd known them!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[203]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780446583787</link>
<description><![CDATA["This charming memoir has the potential to spark a revolution in reading. Ozma describes growing up with her single father from the unique perspective of the thousands of nights that he spent reading to her from the age of eight until the day she left for college. The value of reading, or more specifically, of being read to, is celebrated not only as an important part of intellectual and creative development, but also as a way to forge and to nurture relationships." -- Lisa Stefanacci, The Book Works, Del Mar, CA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Ozma]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Grand Central Publishing]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780446583787]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This charming memoir has the potential to spark a revolution in reading. Ozma describes growing up with her single father from the unique perspective of the thousands of nights that he spent reading to her from the age of eight until the day she left for college. The value of reading, or more specifically, of being read to, is celebrated not only as an important part of intellectual and creative development, but also as a way to forge and to nurture relationships.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Lisa Stefanacci, The Book Works, Del Mar, CA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[204]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels With Mom in the Land of Dementia]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780807003312</link>
<description><![CDATA["Whouley is a wonderful writer, who allows a range of emotions to sit on the page, waiting to be picked up and confronted by her readers. A born storyteller, she shares a story all too common these days'children journeying with parents into the feared land of memory loss, wanting desperately to make the path as smooth and harmless as possible, and feeling thwarted at every turn by legal issues, the medical establishment, and the economic realities of aging.  Although this not a happy story, in Whouley's intimate and insightful telling there are moments of pure hilarity." -- Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels With Mom in the Land of Dementia]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Whouley]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Beacon Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780807003312]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Whouley is a wonderful writer, who allows a range of emotions to sit on the page, waiting to be picked up and confronted by her readers. A born storyteller, she shares a story all too common these days'children journeying with parents into the feared land of memory loss, wanting desperately to make the path as smooth and harmless as possible, and feeling thwarted at every turn by legal issues, the medical establishment, and the economic realities of aging.  Although this not a happy story, in Whouley's intimate and insightful telling there are moments of pure hilarity.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[205]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439190142</link>
<description><![CDATA["This is the story of a young man whose fateful journey collides with that of a battlefield puppy, setting into motion an extraordinary tale of devotion.  Beginning with a tale of redemption, Orlean unfolds a riveting account of the history of both the German shepherd, whose breed exemplifies the good-natured qualities that have made dog and human relationships unparalleled in society, and early American movie making. The result is a wonderful odyssey beautifully depicting loyalty and friendship in a remarkable history lesson and an entertaining read." -- Megan Bruce, Watermark Books, Wichita, KS]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan Orlean]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Simon & Schuster]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781439190142]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This is the story of a young man whose fateful journey collides with that of a battlefield puppy, setting into motion an extraordinary tale of devotion.  Beginning with a tale of redemption, Orlean unfolds a riveting account of the history of both the German shepherd, whose breed exemplifies the good-natured qualities that have made dog and human relationships unparalleled in society, and early American movie making. The result is a wonderful odyssey beautifully depicting loyalty and friendship in a remarkable history lesson and an entertaining read.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Megan Bruce, Watermark Books, Wichita, KS]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[206]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2012-10-09T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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