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Anthony Youn, M.D., with Alan Eisenstock - Nonfiction

Tony Youn grew up Asian-American in an almost all-white town.  On top of that, he had a protruding jaw that one day began to grow, expanding to an unthinkable size. In this memoir, Youn describes how his own cosmetic treatment inspired him to become a plastic surgeon. 

by Nic Sheff - Nonfiction, Young Adult 15+

In this follow-up to his bestselling memoir TWEAK, Nic Sheff talks about his continued efforts to stay clean --- filled with eye-opening stays at rehab centers, devastating relapses, and hard-won realizations about what it means to be a young person living with addiction.

by Kenneth Slawenski - Biography, Nonfiction

One of the most popular and mysterious figures in American literary history, J.D. Salinger is illuminated in this biography, which is filled with new information and revelations garnered from countless interviews, letters and public records. 

Les Standiford, with Det. Sgt. Joe Matthews - Nonfiction, True Crime

Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, no federal databases of crimes against children. His 1981 abduction and murder --- unsolved for over a quarter of a century --- forever changed America.