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Some of the non-fiction work that especially sparked our interest.

Brush Cat: On Trees, the Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in America (Hardcover)

By Jack McEnany
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780312368913
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Published: St. Martin's Press, 03/01/2009

Jack McEnany really digs into his subject, reporting on the physical, emotional, and environmental aspects of the logging industry.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (Hardcover)

By William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
$25.99
ISBN-13: 9780061730320
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Published: William Morrow, 10/01/2009

Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town (Hardcover)

By Warren St. John
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780385522038
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 04/01/2009

Warren St. John's journalistic writing is on par with that of Tracy Kidder or Jon Krakauer. Here, he examines the effects a youth soccer league has on a refugee community in a small Georgia town.

The Cheese Chronicles: A Journey Through the Making and Selling of Cheese in America, From Field to Farm to Table (Paperback)

By Liz Thorpe
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780061451164
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Published: Ecco, 08/01/2009

Liz Thorpe brings wit and passion to her account of artisinal cheese making in America.

Strength in What Remains (Hardcover)

By Tracy Kidder
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9781400066216
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Published: Random House, 08/01/2009

As always, very strong writing from Tracy Kidder--this time in the story of a man starting a new life in America.