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A year with Minecraft

behind the scenes at Mojang
2014
Introduces the reader to Markus "Notch" Persson and the rest of the team at Mojang, the Swedish company behind the hugely popular game Minecraft, and relates the story of how Persson and his friends went from obscurity to incredible wealth and recognition in a three-year period.

Santino Marella

2015
Profiles the life and career of WWE professional wrestler Santino Marella.

Tim Howard

Presents a brief biography of Tim Howard, goalkeeper for the U.S.A. soccer team, highlighting his struggle with Tourette syndrome and how playing soccer helped him focus.

Privilege

Harvard and the education of the ruling class
2005
Ross Gregory Douthat chronicles his academic adventures at Harvard University, describing how the school was influenced by money, elitism, and the religion of success.

The world according to Bob

the further adventures of one man and his streetwise cat
2014
Chronicles the author's transition from a homeless street musician with a cat that changed his life to international celebrity author following the publication of his first book, "A Street Cat Named Bob," and discusses how Bob continues to teach him about friendship, loyalty, and trust.

Going vertical

the life of an extreme kayaker
2008

Pink

pop music superstar
Profiles the life and career of rock music star Pink, born Alecia Beth Moore, covering her new sound, childhood, and life off the stage.

A street cat named Bob

and how he saved my life
2012
The author tells the story of how as an addict and a street musician living hand to mouth on the streets of London he was rescued by a stray cat named Bob.

All American

two young men, the 2001 Army-Navy game and the war they fought in Iraq
2013
In December of 2001, West Point cadet Chad Jenkins and Naval Academy midshipman Brian Stann faced off in the Army-Navy game and would not meet for another decade as they went to war, led soldiers, and witnessed and participated in events they never imagined possible.

Man up!

tales of my delusional self-confidence
2013
In his first book, Ross Matthews tells listeners what it means to 'man up'--to realize, no matter how hard you may hope against hope, you are what you are. Admittedly still a work-in-progress, Ross recounts how he's benefited from this frame of mind his whole life. From growing up as an atypical kid in a small Northwestern farm town to living as an atypical adult in Los Angeles, to eventually being his loud, proud, unapologetically genuine self on national television.

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