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Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
Lena S. Andrews - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking new history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential contributions to the Allies' victory.Valiant Women is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served... |
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Prince Harry - Random House
Format: Book
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling... |
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100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife
Ken Jennings - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author, legendary Jeopardy! champion, and host Ken Jennings comes a hilarious travel guide to the afterlife, exploring destinations to die for from literature, mythology, and pop culture ranging from Dante's Inferno to Hadestown to NBC's The Good... |
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser's... |
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King: A Life
Jonathan Eig - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Named a most anticipated book of 2023 by The Washington Post, The Millions, and Literary HubThe first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times. . Vividly written and exhaustively... |
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Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
TOM FELTON - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton's life on and off the big screen. Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers... |
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Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
Mary Beard - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by "the world's most famous classicist" (Guardian) .In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled... |
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann - Doubleday
Format: hardcover
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. With the twists and turns of a thriller Grann unearths the deeper meaning of the events on the Wager,... |
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The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy
James Risen - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Witnesses were mysteriously murdered. The FBI, NSA, CIA, and even the IRS were on the warpath. It was 1975, and a senator named Frank Church stood almost alone in the face of extraordinary abuses of power. For decades now, America's national security state has grown ever bigger, ever... |
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Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
B. Dylan Hollis - Alpha
Format: Hardcover
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A decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from the 20th century. Friends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights... |
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The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd
Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during the Golden Age of Piracy Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas.... |
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Kneaders Bakery & Cafe: A Celebration of Our Best Recipes and Memories
Colleen Worthington - Shadow Mountain
Format: Hardcover
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The story of Kneaders Bakery and Cafe began with Colleen and Gary Worthington baking traditional European bread in their kitchen. After mastering old-world bread-baking techniques and testing countless recipes, Colleen, Gary, and their growing team of bakers moved onto their signature artisan... |
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would've helped me find a more joyful path to progress." - Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis championThe... |
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The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
Andrew Leland - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own. "The Country of the Blind is about seeing - but also about marriage and family and the moral and emotional... |
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Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
Jonny Steinberg - Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover
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From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile... |
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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX's spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders... |
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