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- Voices of the Pacific, untold stories from the Marine heroes of World War II, Adam Makos ; with Marcus Brotherton
- Relentless, unleashing a life of purpose, grit, and faith, John Tesh
- Madly, deeply, the diaries of Alan Rickman, edited by Alan Taylor
- I want to thank you, how a year of gratitude can bring joy and meaning in a disconnected world, Gina Hamadey
- We must not forget, Holocaust stories of survival and resistance, Deborah Hopkinson
- Wintering, the power of rest and retreat in difficult times, Katherine May
- Heart, a history, Sandeep Jauhar
- November 1942, an intimate history of the turning point of World War II, Peter Englund ; translated from the Swedish by Peter Graves
- The soul of a woman, on impatient love, long life, and good witches, Isabel Allende ; English translation by Isabel Allende
- Every deep-drawn breath, a critical care doctor on healing, recovery, and transforming medicine in the ICU, Wes Ely, MD
- The only plane in the sky, an oral history of 9/11, Garrett M. Graff
- Walk in my combat boots, true stories from America's bravest warriors, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, with Chris Mooney
- Thank you for my service, Mat Best with Ross Patterson and Nils Parker
- The light of days, the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos, Judy Batalion
- Thirty seconds over Tokyo, Ted W. Lawson ; edited by Robert Considine
- With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa, E.B. Sledge
- Sincerely, your autistic child, what people on the autism spectrum wish their parents knew about growing up, acceptance, and identity, edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
- What makes a marriage last, 40 celebrated couples share with us the secrets to a happy life, Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue ; edited by Bruce Kluger
- Parkland speaks, survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas share their stories, edited by MSD teacher Sarah Lerner
- My name is Selma, the remarkable memoir of a Jewish resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor, Selma van de Perre ; translated by Alice Tetley-Paul and Anna Asbury
- Last witnesses, an oral history of the children of World War II, Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
- Topgun, an American story, Dan Pedersen
- Fevers, feuds, and diamonds, Ebola and the ravages of history, Paul Farmer
- "The good war", an oral history of World War Two, Studs Terkel
- Shooting ghosts, a U.S. Marine, a combat photographer, and their journey back from war, Thomas J. Brennan, USMC (Ret.), and Finbarr O'Reilly
- Philosophy for Polar explorers, Erling Kagge ; translated from the Norwegian by Kenneth Steven
- The last fighter pilot, the true story of the final combat mission of World War II, Don Brown ; with Captain Jerry Yellin ; forewords by Captain Jerry Yellin and Melanie Sloan
- Red scarf girl, a memoir of the Cultural Revolution, Ji-li Jiang ; foreword by David Henry Hwang
- Brain storms, the race to unlock the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease, Jon Palfreman
- Bullets and opium, real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Liao Yiwu ; translated by David Cowhig, Jessie Cowhig, and Ross Perlin
- Playing for time, Fania Fénelon with Marcelle Routier ; translated from the French by Judith Landry
- All the gallant men, an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor, Donald Stratton with Ken Gire
- Clanlands, whisky, warfare, and a Scottish adventure like no other, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, with Charlotte Reather ; [foreword by Diana Gabaldon]
- A life in a year, the American infantryman in Vietnam, 1965-1972, James R. Ebert
- From war to peace in 1945 Germany, a GI's experience, Malcolm L. Fleming ; foreword by James H. Madison ; afterword by Bradley D. Cook
- A boob's life, how America's obsession shaped me... and you, Leslie Lehr
- The fox hunt, a refugee's memoir of coming to America, Mohammed Al Samawi
- Cold crematorium, reporting from the land of Auschwitz, József Debreczeni ; translated from the Hungarian by Paul Olchváry ; foreword by Jonathan Freedland
- World War II memoirs, the Pacific Theater, Eugene Bondurant Sledge, Samuel Lynn Hynes, Alvin B. Kernan, Elizabeth D. Samet, editor
- Unknown valor, a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima, Martha MacCallum ; with Ronald J. Drez
- Dunkirk, the history behind the major motion picture, Joshua Levine
- The moth presents all these wonders, true stories about facing the unknown, edited by Catherine Burns
- The deepest South of all, true stories from Natchez, Mississippi, Richard Grant
- Happy-go-lucky, David Sedaris
- Storm of steel, Ernst Jünger ; translated with an introduction by Michael Hofmann
- Clanlands almanac, seasonal stories from Scotland, Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish ; with Charlotte Reather
- Berlin diaries, 1940-1945, Marie Vassiltchikov
- Three dads and a baby, adventures in modern parenting, Ian Jenkins, MD
- A cure for darkness, the story of depression and how we treat it, Alex Riley
- Dagger 22, U.S. Marine Corps special operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, Michael Golembesky
- Incest victims + Family relationships -- Personal narratives
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Indigenous peoples of North America + Wars -- 1866-1895 -- Personal narratives
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Personal narratives
- Aircraft accidents -- Peru -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Personal narratives
- Alzheimer's disease -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Personal narratives
- Near-death experiences -- Personal narratives
- Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994 -- Personal narratives
- Dakota Indians + Wars, 1876 -- Personal narratives
- Epidemics -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Europe -- Personal narratives
- Green movement -- New York (State) -- New York -- Personal narratives
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 + Campaigns -- Afghanistan -- Korangal Valley -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Kraków -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- New York -- Citizen participation -- Personal narratives
- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Greece -- Rhodes (Island) -- Personal narratives
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 + Veterans -- United States -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Soviet -- Personal narratives
- Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Czech Republic -- Terezín (Severočeský kraj) -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Żarki -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- Gay men -- California -- San Francisco -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Europe, Eastern -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Personal narratives
- Parkinson's disease -- Personal narratives
- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Lithuania -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nature + Effect of human beings on -- Personal narratives
- Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Occupied territories -- Personal narratives
- Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- Hattiesburg -- History -- Personal narratives
- Sex discrimination against women -- Personal narratives -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Personal narratives
- War correspondents -- Afghanistan -- Personal narratives
- China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Romania -- Personal narratives
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Ukraine -- Lʹviv -- Personal narratives
- False imprisonment -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Personal narratives
- China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989 -- Personal narratives
- Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846 -- Personal narratives
- Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature
- Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970 -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature