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In this enchanting memoir, long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. This is your guide to the true heart of the City of Light.

Hero is the magisterial story of one of the most unique and fascinating figures of modern times - the arch-hero whose life was, at once, a triumph and a sacrifice.

Ted Gup discovered letters written to his grandfather in response to an ad placed in a Canton, Ohio newspaper in 1933 that offered cash to 75 families facing a devastating Christmas. The author unveils the lives behind the letters, and describes the hardships felt by Depression-era Americans.

Edmund deWaal tells his true family story through the pursuit of inherited netsuke (ornamental Japanese carvings). From Japan to Europe, where the collection was hidden from Nazi marauders, and back to Japan, we are given a lesson in art collecting along with a fascinating account of history.