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20 All prices are in U.S. dollars. Special offers and discounts are available in the U.S. only. BIOGRAPHY Standing Order includes 24 hardcover titles each year for about $585. THIS IS A 25% DISCOUNT AND INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING! For Fans of Katherine Boo and Tracy Kidder IN A ROCKET MADE OF ICE Among the Children of Wat Opot Gail Gutradt "Moving, insightful . . . A refreshing account of generous people devoting their time and energy to doing something right." — Kirkus Reviews Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in life when she learned of the Wat Opot Children's Community, begun with fifty dollars by Vietnam-era Marine Corps medic Wayne Matthysse. What was a haunted scrubland became a place of healing and respite for children with or orphaned by HIV/AIDS where they could live outside of fear or judgment and find a family. Here Gutradt gathers their disarming, funny, and deeply moving stories. 978-1-4104-7333-2 § $32.99 U.S. Memoir § Releases 11/5/14 H A New York Times Bestseller For Fans of Nick Trout and James Herriot NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON AN ANGUS COW My Life As a Country Vet Dr. Jan Pol with David Fisher The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares amusing and often poignant tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Born and raised on a Netherlands dairy farm, Dr. Jan Pol has been treating animals in rural Michigan since the 1970s. His more than 20,000 patients have included white mice, 2600-pound horses, and everything in between — and he has amassed a wealth of stories while caring for this menagerie. Reminiscent of the James Herriot classics, this is a charming, fascinating, and funny memoir that will delight animal lovers everywhere. 978-1-4104-7348-6 § $31.99 U.S. Memoir § Releases 11/5/14 I A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author s Releases Simultaneously with Gallery's Standard Print Edition THE GOOD SON JFK Jr. and the Mother He Loved Christopher Andersen At the heart of The Good Son is the most important relationship in JFK Jr.'s life: that with his mother, Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Andersen explores JFK Jr.'s reactions to his mother's post-Dallas depression; how Jackie felt about the women in her son's life; and the senseless plane crash that took his life. This riveting, bittersweet biography offers new insights into the intense, tender, often stormy relationship between this iconic mother and son. 978-1-4104-7441-4 § $32.99 U.S. Biography § Releases 11/5/14

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