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Nearing Home: Life, Faith and Finishing Well by Billy Graham

Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life," says Billy Graham. "I would have never guessed what God had in store for me, and I know that, as I am nearing home, He will not forsake me the last mile of the way." This man of faith, now in his nineties, explores the challenges of aging while gleaning foundational truths from Scripture.

Billy Graham invites us to journey with him as he considers the golden years while anticipating the hope of being reunited with his wife, Ruth, in his heavenly home that eclipses this world. "When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice," says the author. "Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ." Join Billy Graham as he shares the challenges of fading strength but still standing strong in his commitment to finishing life well.

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Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss and Moving Forward by Lisa Niemi Swayze

Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze were married for thirty-four years. They first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the beautiful waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. Through the years their marriage strained under the pressures that many do, but it was always a uniquely passionate and creative partnership.

When they first exchanged vows, Lisa promised to be with her husband till death do us part, but how many couples stop and think about what that truly means? This is a remarkably candid look at what losing a partner really entails; how to care for him or her, how to make it through each day without falling into despair, and how to move forward in the second half of your life when the person you spent the first half with is gone.

For the first time, Lisa Niemi Swayze shares the details of Patrick's twenty-one-month battle with Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and she describes his last days, when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes with heartbreaking honesty about her grief in the aftermath of Patrick's death, and she openly discusses the challenges that the years without him have posed.

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The Nook Book: an Unofficial Guide by Patrick Kanouse

Make the Most of Your Barnes and Noble NOOK or NOOK Color ebook reader. Read books, play media, get free content, and uncover powerful, little-known features you'll love.

Read enhanced ebooks with video and audio and children's books with interactive activities. Learn about the NOOK Study capabilities. Root your NOOK Color to add third-party apps from the Android Market. Find and read free books on your NOOK or NOOK Color. Use Barnes and Noble's unique LendMe feature to lend and borrow books. Play music, audiobooks, podcasts, even video. Automatically download full-color book covers. Use your NOOK Color to browse the web. Add highlights, notes, and bookmarks. Set up your own color wallpaper or screensaver. Read your ebooks on other devices as well -- on your iPhone, iPad, computer, Android phone, or Blackberry. Publish your own ebooks with PubIt. Download and use NOOK Apps. Learn how to use NOOK Friends to recommend books and give updates.

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The Garner Files: a Memoir by James Garner

After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, Garner left home at fourteen. He became Oklahoma's first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States and settling in Los Angeles to become an actor.

Working alongside some of the most renowned celebrities, including Julie Andrews, Marlon Brando, and Clint Eastwood, Garner became a star in his own right, despite struggles with stage fright and depression. In The Garner Files, this revered actor and quintessential self-made man recalls trying to decipher William Wyler with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, breaking Doris Day's ribs, having a heart-to-heart and eyeball-to-eyeball with Steve McQueen, being a card-carrying liberal - and proud of it, and much more

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Built for Adventure: the Classic Cars of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt by Clive Cussler

Take a gorgeous tour through Clive Cussler's outstanding collection of rare, classic, and antique automobiles. Fans of Cussler's bestselling Dirk Pitt series know that his hero has a soft spot for rare and classic automobiles.

The vehicles that appear in the novels are actually part of Cussler's own vast collection. Through stunning color photographs and warm, informative commentary, fans of Cussler and Pitt can see fifty-six of these automobiles in all their glory and learn about the history and acquisition of each classic car.

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Touring ... Mercedes-Benz 630K ... Duesenberg J-140 ... Cadillac V-16 Roadster ... Ford Cabriolet Hot Rod ... Packard V-12 ... It's a car lover's paradise!

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Older Adult Non-Fiction:

• 2012
  • Heaven is for Real (Audiobook), by Todd Burpo (February 13^th)
  • The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing: Long-distance Motorcycling's Endless Road, by Melissa Holbrook Pierson (February 6^th)
  • Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, by Kenneth R. Ginsberg (January 9^th)
• 2011
  • Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, by Chris Matthews (December 5^th)
  • A Home of Their Own : the Story of Ohio's Greatest Orphanages, by Edward Lentz (November 7^th)
  • The Final Curtsey, by Margaret Rhodes (October 31^st)
  • Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with America's Cheapest Family, by Steve & Annette Economides (October 3^rd)
  • My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business, by Dick Van Dyke (September 6^th)
  • Growing Up Amish, by Ira Wagler (August 29^th)
  • Blood, Bones & Butter: the Inadvertent Education of a Chef, by Gabrielle Hamilton (August 22^nd)
  • Ohio Outback: Learning to Love the Great Black Swamp, by Claude Clayton Smith (August 9^th)
  • Stories I Only Tell My Friends: an Autobiography, by Rob Lowe (July 29^th)
  • The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, by LIFE (July 18^th)
  • Two Kisses for Maddy: a Memoir of Loss and Love, by Matthew Logelin (July 5^th)
  • Martian Summer: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spacemen, and My 90 Days with the Phoenix Mars Mission, by Andrew Kessler (June 27^th)
  • Does the Noise in my Head Bother You?: a Rock 'n Roll Memoir, by Steven Tyler (June 20^th)
  • The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (May 30^th)
  • Heroes for My Son, by Brad Meltzer (May 9^th)
  • Hugh Martin: the Boy Next Door, by Hugh Martin (May 2^nd)
  • The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, by Elisabeth Hasselbeck (April 18^th)
  • In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the Day that Changed Everything, by Michael Waltrip (April 11^th)
  • Every Other Monday: Twenty Years of Life, Lunch, Faith and Friendship, by John Kasich (March 28^th)
  • Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, by Lee Drummond (March 21^st)
  • Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother's Compulsive Hoarding , by Jessie Sholl (March 7^th)
  • Bobby Flay's Throwdown, by Bobby Flay (January 31^st)
• 2010
  • Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions, by Vicki Myron (November 1^st)
  • Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America, by Jack Rakove (October 18^th)
  • This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, by Carol Burnett (October 11^th)
  • Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home, by Laura & Lisa Ling (September 27^th)
  • Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth, by James M. Tabor (August 23^rd)
  • A Life's Work: Fathers and Sons, by Benjamin C. Bradlee (August 16^th)
  • Saving Cinnamon : the Amazing True Story of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Mission to Bring Her Home, by Christine Sullivan (August 9^th)
  • The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half: The Strategic Shopping Method Proven to Slash Food and Drugstore Costs , by Stephanie Nelson (May 31^st)
  • The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun, by Gretchen Rubin (May 24^th)
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot (May 17^th)
  • Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby's First Year, by Scott W. Cohen (May 10^th)
  • Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler (May 3^rd)
  • To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West, by Mark Lee Gardner (April 19^th)
  • Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat, by David Dosa (April 12^th)
  • Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, by Harriet Reisen (March 29^th)
  • The Duggars: 20 and Counting, by Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar (March 22^nd)
  • My Life in France, by Julia Child (March 22^nd)
  • Saving Ben: A Father's Story of Autism, by Dan Burns (March 15^th)
  • The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life, by Ivanka Trump (February 1^st)
  • Pioneer Woman Cooks, by Ree Drummond (January 22^nd)
  • Prairie Tale: A Memoir, by Melissa Gilbert (January 11^th)
  • How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond, by Cesar Millan (January 4^th)
• 2009
  • On Hallowed Ground : The Story of Arlington National Cemetery, by Robert M. Poole (December 29^th)
  • Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, by Capt. Chesley Sullenberger (December 18^th)
  • The 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life, by Pam Grout (September 14^th)
  • Cloris: My Autobiography, by Cloris Leachman (September 8^th)
  • Valkyrie: the Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Hans Bernd Gisevius (August 31^st)
  • Excuses Begone!, by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (August 24^th)
  • Dear First Lady: Letters to the White House, by Dwight Young & Margaret Johnson (August 17^th)
  • I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!, by Tom Bergeron (July 6^th)
  • Junk Beautiful: the Outdoor Edition, by Sue Whitney (June 29^th)
  • One Last Dance, by Patrick Swayze (June 22^nd)
  • Columbine, by Dave Cullen (June 15^th)
  • Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story, by Isabel Gillies (June 8^th)
  • Citizen-in-Chief: the Second Lives of the American Presidents, by Leonard Bernardo & Jennifer Weiss (June 1^st)
  • Shop Smart, Save More: Learn the Grocery Game and Save Hundreds of Dollars a Month, by Teri Gault (May 26^th)
  • Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder, by Rachel Reiland (May 18^th)
  • Pull Yourself Up By Your Bra Straps: and Other Quacker Wisdom, by Jeanne Bice (May 11^th)
  • Farms and Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate, by Marilou K. Suszko (May 4^th)
  • The Birthday Cake Book: 75 Recipes for Candle-Worthy Creations, by Dede Wilson (April 20^th)
  • No Limits: the Will to Suceed, by Michael Phelps (April 13^th)
  • Kitty Bartholomew's Decorating Style: A Hands-On Approach to Creating Affordable, Beautiful, and Comfortable Rooms (April 6^th)
  • What's Age Got to Do With It? Living Your Healthiest and Happiest Life, by Robin McGraw (March 30^th)
  • Surviving a Layoff: a Week-to-Week Guide to Getting Your Life Back Together, by Lita Epstein (March 23^rd)
  • Street Gang: the Complete History of Sesame Street, by Michael Davis (March 16^th)
  • Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair: the True-Life Adventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After He Split, by Laurie Perry (March 9^th)
  • All Pets Go to Heaven: the Spiritual Lives of the Animals We Love, by Sylvia Browne (March 2^nd)
  • Eat This, Not That, by David Zinczenko (February 9^th)
  • The Glory Game, by Frank Gifford (February 2^nd)
  • Murder by Family: the Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness, by Kent Whitaker (January 19^th)
• 2008
  • Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-nothing Congress, Companies that Help Iran, and Washington Lobbyists for Foreign Governments are Scamming Us... and What to Do About It, by Dick Morris (November 10^th)
  • What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, by Scott McClellan (November 3^rd)
  • You: Staying Young, by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael Roizen (October 27^th)
  • The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston (October 20^th)
  • Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, by Julie Andrews (August 4^th)
  • Just Who Will You Be, by Maria Shriver (July 28^th)
  • Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch (July 14^th)
  • Ladies of Liberty: the Women who Shaped our Nation, by Cokie Roberts (May 12^th)
  • Losing It: and Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, by Valerie Bertinelli (April 14^th)
  • New Earth, by Echkart Tolle (March 21^st)
  • Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia, by Elizabeth Gilbert (January 28^th)
  • Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish, by Mark Levin (January 21^st)
  • Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin (January 14^th)
• 2007
  • Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Foods , by Jessica Seinfeld (December 31^st)
  • The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World, by Alan Greenspan (November 26^th)
  • Giving: how each of us can change the world, by Bill Clinton (October 15^th)
  • Quiet Strength, by Tony Dungy (September 3^rd)
  • Where Have All the Leaders Gone, by Lee Iacocca (July 2^nd)
  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver (June 25^th)
  • Born on a Blue Day, by Daniel Tammet (April 2^nd)
  • You: On a diet, by Michael F. Roizen (March 26^th)
  • When Darkness Falls, by James Grippando (February 26^th)
  • Good Roots, by Lisa Watts (February 19^th)
  • Cesar's Way, by Cesar Millan (February 12^th)
  • Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama (January 26^th)
• 2006
  • Grayson, by Lynne Cox (October 16^th)
  • Before You Leap, by Kermit the Frog (October 9^th)
  • Marley and Me, by John Grogan (August 21^st)
  • Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing (August 7^th)