General Non-Fiction

Homebound services pages:

Exploring the Levels of Creation
by Sylvia Browne

I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman
by Nora Ephron

Dog Days
by Jon Katz

Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
by Ted Kerasote

Random House Webster’s Large Print Grammar & Usage
This book includes the essentials of clear and effective writing, commonly confused words, and how to avoid insensitive and offensive language. It also gives guidance on punctuation, spelling, prefixes, suffixes and roots.

Kabul Beauty School: an American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
by Deborah Rodriguez

Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (so far)
by Dave Barry [non-fiction / humor]

Wary Off the Road: Discovering the Peculiar Charms of Small-Town America
by Bill Geist [non-fiction / humor]

You've Got to Read This Book!: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life
by Jack Canfield and Gay Hendricks

Social Intelligence: the New Science of Human Relationships
by Daniel Goleman

You Can Do It! The Boomer's Guide to a Great Retirement
by Jonathan D. Pond

It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump: and Other Life Lessons I Learned From Dogs
by John O'Hurley

There's Nothing In This Book That I Mean't To Say
by Paula Poundstone [humor]

Churchgoers' Chuckles: True Tales -- You Can't Make This Stuff Up!
by Margaret G. Bigger [humor]

Book of Dreams
by Sylvia Browne

Insight: Case Files From the Psychic World
by Sylvia Browne

The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid: a Memoir
by Bill Bryson

We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us
by Allison DuBois [From the woman who inspired Medium the hit NBC tv series]

750 Ways to Annoy People
by W. Shaffer Fox [humor]

Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold
by Jean Fritz [biography]

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham

Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson [true crime, bestseller]

In Standard Print! The 36-Hour Day, 4th Edition
by Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama [bestseller]

Culture Warrior
by Bill O'Reilly [social commentary]

90 Minutes in Heaven
by Don Piper [Christian]

The Omnivore's Dilemma: a Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan [bestseller]

You: the Smart Patient: an Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment
by Michael Rozien and Mehmet Oz [health]

Blood and Thunder: an Epic of the American West
by Hampton Sides
The true accounting of Kit Carson's flaws and virtues.

Making the Right Move: Housing Options for Seniors
by Gillian Eades Telford

Being Martha: The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing Life
by Lloyd Allen

Boogers Are My Beat
by Dave Barry

Our Endangered Values
by Jimmy Carter [bestseller]

Chocolate for a Woman's Courage: 77 Stories That Honor Your Strength and Wisdom
by various authors

Crime Beat
Michael Connelly [bestseller]

Dispatches From the Edge: a Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
by Anderson Cooper [bestseller]

Godless: the Church of Liberalism
by Ann Coulter [bestseller]

The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal
by Vicki Constantine Croke

High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Max Frankel

Marley & Me: Life and Love and the World's Worst Dog
by John Grogan [bestseller]

128 of the Greatest Stories From the Bible
edited by Daniel Elton Harmon, Colleen Reece, and Julie Reece-DeMarco

Coming Home to Myself
by Wynonna Judd [autobiography]

Memory and Identity: Conversations at the Dawn of a Millennium
by Pope John Paul II

A Death in Belmont
by Sebastian Junger [bestseller]

Freakonomics: a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt [bestseller]

A Year In The World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
by Frances Mayes [bestseller]

Across the Great Divide: Robert Stuart and the Discovery of the Oregon Trail
by Laton McCartney

Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, the Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship
by Ed McMahon

Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone
by Joyce Meyer [Christian]

How to Hear From God
by Joyce Meyer [Christian]

The New Testament In It's Original Order: a Faithful Version With Commentary
from the Stephens Text of 1550 translated from the Byzantine Greek

Mayflower: a Story of Courage, Community, and War
by Nathaniel Philbrick [bestseller]

American Theocracy: the Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century
by Kevin Phillips

State of War: the Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen

No Regrets: and Other True Cases
by Ann Rule [bestseller]

Worth More Dead and Other True Cases
by Ann Rule [bestseller]

Barbra: the Way She Is
by Christopher Andersen [biography on Barbra Streisand]

Manhunt: the 12-day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
by James L. Swanson

Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again
by Norah Vincent [bestseller]

What Should I Do With My Life?
by Po Bronson

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
by Gary Chapman

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup For the Soul: 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

How To Talk To A Liberal (If You Must)
by Ann Coulter

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell [bestseller]

Naomi's Breakthrough Guide: 20 Choices to Transform Your Life
by Naomi Judd

The Power of a Positive Woman
by Karol Ladd

Finding Betty Crocker: the Secret Life of America's First Lady of Food
by Susan Marks

Caught By The Sea: My Life On Boats
by Gary Paulsen

Stories for a Cheerful Heart
compiled by Alice Gray

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
by George Carlin [strong language]

Homegrown Democrat: a Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America
by Garrison Keillor

Why? : Trusting God When You Don't Understand
by Anne Graham Lotz

My Kind of Place: Travel Stories From a Woman Who's Been Everywhere
by Susan Orlean

The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out Of Darkness
by Karen Armstrong
A spellbinding story about the reknowned author of religious publications and her spiritual journey.

The Red Hat Society: Fun and Friendship After Fifty
by Sue Ellen Cooper

I Am What I Ate... And I'm Frightened!!! and Other Digressions From the Doctor of Comedy
by Bill Cosby

The Long Goodbye
by Patti Davis
Ronald Reagan's daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer's disease.

The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
by Fred Rogers [Bestseller]

Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
by Tim Russert

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris [humor]
Collection of commentaries by playwright and NPR host on ordinary life.

Stillness Speaks
by Eckhart Tolle [Christian/Spiritual Life]

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss [Bestseller]

Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections On Dealing With The Death Penalty
by Scott Turow

The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life
by Marianne Williamson

AAA Large Print Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico

The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes To Achieve It
by Neal Bascomb

Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America
by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose

Seeking Enlightenment...Hat By Hat: a Skeptic's Path to Religion
by Nevada Barr
During her years as an actor, a writer, an adventuress, a nonbeliever, and a seeker of truth and amusement, Nevada Barr has been cursed and blessed with the question of "Why?" When she began to look inward for answers, her journey from arrogance and atheism toward humility began.

Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War
by Douglas Brinkley
Covering more than 4 decades, this is the definitive account to date of Kerry's journey from war to peace.

Other Large Print titles in the county:

The Story of My Father
by Sue Miller
Miller's father started showing signs of dementia in 1986, when he was lost in the middle of the night. Miller's careful recounting of her father's slow demise and progression through assisted living facilities are punctuated by pleasant memories and even humor.

The Frozen-Water Trade
by Gavin Weightman
This was the first venture of young Boston entrepreneur Frederic Tudor, who believed he could make a fortune selling ice in the tropics.

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
In 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, it was on its way to extinction - then Gerstner was brought in.

Take on the Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don't Want You to Know - What You Can Do To Fight Back
by Arthur Levitt with Paul Dwyer

Bringing Down the House: the Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
by Ben Mezrich

This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You On TV
by Bob Schieffer
From one of TVs most experienced, best-liked journalists comes a behind-the-scenes account of the news as you've never seen it before.

Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles
by Marianne Williamson

An Italian Affair
by Laura Fraser
When Laura Fraser's husband leaves her, she takes off for Italy where a casual vacation tryst turns into a passionate, transatlantic love affair.

What Time Is It? You Mean Now? Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All
by Yogi Berra with Dave Kaplan

Nickel And Dimed: On NOT Getting by In America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
How can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6-7 an hour?

Leadership
by Rudolph W. Giuliani
With a reputation as one of the most effective mayors New York has ever seen, Giuliani had inherited a city ravaged by crime and unable to serve its citizens.

Our Story
by Jeff Goodell as told by the Quecreek Miners
The entire nation stopped and held its breath as word spread of the nine, trapped Pennsylvania coal miners. Now they tell their story.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell

The Lobster Chronicles: Life On A Very Small Island
by Linda Greenlaw
After 17 years at sea as a swordboat captain, Greenlaw decided to take a break to return home to settle down.

Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty Over Liberalism
by Sean Hannity
TV and talk radio's most compelling conservative voice since Rush Limbaugh offers a survey of the world...

American: Beyond Our Grandest Notions
by Chris Matthews
A deeply practical nation, we loom as the world's greates optimists. What unites Americans is a distinct set of ideas about ourselves.

The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats: a Journey Into the Feline Heart
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Common Nonsense
by Andy Rooney
On the following subjects: food, drink, money, sports, politics, religion, education, the arts, home life, work life, health, doctors, people, travel, progress

Cape May Court House
by Lawrence Schiller
A wrongful death lawsuit turns into a murder accusation, when Eric Thomas sues the Ford Motor Company for an air bag suffocating his pregnant wife.

The Cat Who'll Live Forever: The Final Adventures of Norton, The Perfect Cat, and His Imperfect Human
by Peter Gethers
This is a moving and life-affirming tribute to a humble little animal who never let stardom go to his head.

If You Could Hear What I See: Lessons About Life, Luck, and the Choices We Make
by Kathy Buckley with Lynette Padwa

Tall Animal Tales
by Rolf Harris

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
by Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul and John Christensen
Based on a bestselling corporate education video, Fish! aims to help employees find their way to a fun and happy workplace.

Relationship Rescue: A Seven Step Strategy for Reconnecting with Your Partner
by Phillip c. McGraw, Ph.D.

The Wildest Ride: a history of NASCAR
by Joe Menzer
How a bunch of good ol boys built a billion-dollar industry out of wrecking cars.

The Botany of Desire: a plants-eye view of the world
by Michael Pollan
Pollan focuses on the relationship between humans and four specific plants: apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes.

The Bears Embrace: A Story of Survival
by Patricia Van Tighem
The story of survival and recovery of a woman who was attacked by a grizzly bear.

I Thought My Father Was God: and Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
Edited and Introduced by Paul Auster

Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down
by Dave Barry
The "funniest man in America" gets out of his chair to enlighten us on the IRS, airlines, Donald Trump, the U.S. Army and more.

Cosbyology: Essays and Observations From the Doctor of Comedy
by Bill Cosby
Cosby draws laugh-out-loud stories on life with pure insight.

An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
by The Dalai Lama XIV
This humble monk invites the reader to understand the causes of one's suffering and consider how best to alleviate it.

It Must Have Been Moonglow: Reflections on the First Years of Widowhood
by Phyllis Greene
"Your heart may feel like stone," she writes, "but your mind needs to keep going."

Stories Grandparents Tell About Their Grandchildren
by Bill Adler

A Cooks Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
by Anthony Bourdain

Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think
by Chris Matthews
He was a speechwriter for President Carter before he became the interrupting and opinionated host of Hardball with Chris Matthews.

The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes
by Willie Nelson
If you had to give America a voice, its been said, that voice would be Willie Nelson.

The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness
by Gary Zukav and Linda Francis
This spiritual partnership illustrates how true emotional awareness transforms the human experience.

Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right
by Ann Coulter

Anyway: the Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World
by Kent M. Keith

Small Wonder
by Barbara Kingsolver
Essays contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, the history of civil-rights, adolescence, TV-watching and human impulses.

Mysteries: Rita Rogers First-hand Accounts of the Amazing World of the Unexplained
by Rita Rogers

Where We Stand: 30 Reasons For Loving Our Country
by Roger Rosenblatt

The Right Words at the Right Time
by Marlo Thomas and Friends
These first-person accounts of famous people and their challenges and victories can provide guidance to all of us as we come to life's crossroads.

How To Practice: The Way To a Meaningful Life
by Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV
As human beings, we possess one common desire: to live a happy and meaningful life. The Dalai Lama says that ability lies in each of us.

The Mothman Prophecies
by John A. Keel
Keel, a journalist, demonstrates the sectors of the paranormal from clairvoyants, demons, ghosts, UFO's and more.

Quilts Are Forever: A Patchwork collection of Inspirational Stories
by Kathy Lamancusa
Every quilt has a story to tell whether joyous or heartful.

Self Matters: Creating Your Life From the Inside Out
by Phillip C. McGraw
When you look in the mirror, who is truly hiding beneath that face?

Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
by Michael Moore
Mike's humorous manifesto on the new century.

Heartsongs & Journey Through Heartsongs
by Mattie Stepanek
Celebrate the little gifts of life each day with the poetry of a young boy stricken with muscular dystrophy!

The Ultimate Safe Money Guide: How Everyone 50 and Over Can Protect, Save, and Grow Their Money
by Martin D. Weiss