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New Titles - Biographies & Memoirs
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The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life
Richard Russo · Knopf Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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A master of the novel, short story, and memoir, the best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Everybody's Fool now gives us his very first collection of personal essays, ranging throughout writing and reading and living.In these nine essays, Richard Russo provides insight into... |
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now
PETER MAYLE · Knopf Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover
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The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed.Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife,... |
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The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House
BEN RHODES · Random House Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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From one of Obama's closest aides comes a revelatory, behind-the-scenes account of his presidency - and how idealism can confront harsh reality and still survive - in the tradition of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House. For nearly ten years,... |
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I Love Capitalism!: An American Story
Kenneth G Langone · Portfolio Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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Iconoclastic entrepreneur and New York legend Ken Langone tells the compelling story of how a poor boy from Long Island became one of America's most successful businessmen.Ken Langone has seen it all on his way to a net worth beyond his wildest dreams. A pillar of corporate America... |
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So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know
Retta · St. Martin's Press Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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In her hilarious book of essays, Parks and Recreation star Retta shares the stories that led to her success in Hollywood.In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know, Parks and Recreation star Retta takes us on her not-so-meteoric rise from roaches to riches (well, rich... |
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First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power
KATE ANDERSEN BROWER · Harper Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the New York Times bestsellers First Women and The Residence, an intimate, news-making look at the men who are next in line to the most powerful office in the world - the vice presidents of the modern era - from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden to Mike Pence.Vice presidents... |
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Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at London's National Theatre
Nicholas Hytner · Knopf Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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From the Tony Award and Laurence Olivier Award-winning former director of London's National Theatre--this is a fascinating, candid, eloquent memoir about his career directing theater, producing films and opera, and working closely with some of the world's most celebrated actors.... |
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Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided
DANIEL BOLGER · Da Capo Press Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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The gritty and engaging story of two brothers--Chuck and Tom Hagel--who went to war in Vietnam, fought in the same unit, and saved each other's life. One supported the war, the other detested it, but they fought it together.1968. America was divided. Flag-draped caskets came home by the thousands.... |
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