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1 - Becoming
Michelle Obama · Crown Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American... |
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2 - Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover · Random House Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge UniversityBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times "A coming-of-age memoir reminiscent... |
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3 - Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service
Gary Sinise · Thomas Nelson Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Theater icon, award-winning film and television star, and American patriot Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's... |
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4 - The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
Brad Meltzer · Flatiron Books Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence movement that... |
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5 - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou · Knopf Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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"Chilling ... Reads like a West Coast version of All the President's Men." - The New York Times Book ReviewThe full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first... |
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6 - Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
Mary Bray Pipher · Bloomsbury Publishing Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia, a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts... |
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7 - Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land · Hachette Books Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. "My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter."While the gap between upper middle-class... |
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9 - Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
Pete Buttigieg · Liveright Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-six-year-old Democratic mayor... |
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10 - The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors
Charles Krauthammer · Crown Forum Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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Created and compiled by Charles Krauthammer before his death, The Point of It All is an intimate collection of the influential columnist's most important works. Spanning the personal, political and philosophical - including never-before-published speeches and a major new essay about the effect... |
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11 - Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House
Cliff Sims · Thomas Dunne Books Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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The first honest insider's account of the Trump administration. After standing at Donald Trump's side on Election Night, Cliff Sims joined him in the West Wing as Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Message Strategy.He soon found himself pulled into the President's... |
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12 - The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
Toni Morrison · Knopf Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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Arguably The most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades.The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style,... |
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13 - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 222 Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller: The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than... |
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14 - Parkland: Birth of a Movement
Dave Cullen · Harper Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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On the first anniversary of the events at Parkland, the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Columbine offers an intimate, deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors who became activists and pushed back against the NRA and feckless Congressional leaders - inspiring... |
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15 - Figuring
Maria Popova · Pantheon Pages: 592 Format: Hardcover
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Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries--beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine... |
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