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Our Fight: A Memoir

Ronda Rousey - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and entertaining chronicle of her last decade, tackling not only her explosive career transition but also parenthood, overcoming adversity, and finding meaning in life's journey. . From the moment...
 
 
Coming Home

Brittney Griner - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist - a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home."Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner's time held captive...
 
 
Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

Jen Psaki - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation.. Not many White House Press Secretaries capture...
 
 
A Life Impossible: Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence

Steve Gleason - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From NFL player Steve Gleason, a powerful, inspiring memoir of love, heartbreak, resilience, family, and remarkable triumph in the face of ALS. In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that takes away the ability to move, talk,...
 
 
Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty

Alexander Larman - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Alexander Larman, the master chronicler of the House of Windsor, brings his acclaimed trilogy to a dramatic and poignant conclusion. When the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945, they knew that the happiness and excitement of the day was illusory. Britain...
 
 
Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley

Brent Underwood - Harmony
Format: Hardcover

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more - a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams.. The siren song of Cerro Gordo, a desolate ghost town perched high above Death...
 
 
The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

Daniel de Visé - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture"They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John...
 
 
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

Jason De León - Viking
Format: Hardcover

"A work of extraordinary reportage and compassion...[it] will shock you, move you, and leave you changed." - Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Evicted and Poverty, by America. "An enlightening, frightening, unforgettable read."...