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Brandon Webb’s THE MAKING OF A NAVY SEAL: MY STORY OF SURVIVING THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE AND TRAINING THE BEST; from adolescent diver to SEAL sniper.

Ann Beattie’s MRS. NIXON: A NOVELIST IMAGINES A LIFE; the elusive first lady, and how she might have lived.

Diane Keaton’s LET’S JUST SAY IT WASN’T PRETTY; how the actress got to a comfortable self-image.

Judith Viorst’s NEARING 90 AND OTHER COMEDIES OF LATE LIFE; a poet’s sobering look at mortality.

Liane Moriarity’s NINE PERFECT STRANGERS; a tranquil 10-day spa visit turns into terror.