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Philip Roth: The Biography

Blake Bailey · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

One of Oprah Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2021 The renowned biographer's definitive portrait of a literary titan.Appointed by Philip Roth and granted independence and complete access, Blake Bailey spent years poring over Roth's personal archive, interviewing his friends,...
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Cack-Handed: A Memoir

Gina Yashere · Amistad
Format: Hardcover

The British comedian and co-creator, co-producer, writer, and series regular on the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir.According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfill...
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Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive

Richard Montanez · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Richard Montañez wasn't supposed to have big dreams. Born to migrant farm workers and mired in grinding generational poverty, he left school in the sixth grade, eventually taking a job mopping floors at Frito Lay's California factory to support his young wife and family. Everything...
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Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget: How to Survive in Business and Life

Margaret Josephs · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

Margaret Josephs is a hustler. She's a tough cookie. She speaks her mind. She never leaves the house without lipstick on. She's also a devoted wife, mother, daughter, businesswoman, lifestyle expert, and fan-favorite star of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey....
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Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life

Julianna Margulies · Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

As an apple-cheeked bubbly child, Julianna was bestowed with the family nickname "Sunshine Girl." Shuttled back and forth between her divorced parents, often on different continents, she quickly learned how to be of value to her eccentric mother and her absent father. Raised in fairly...
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Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood

Cheryl Diamond · Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

"An absolutely breathless read. Nowhere Girl is a courageous, heart-breaking, and beautifully written story of a girl doing everything in her power to protect the ones she loves." - By the age of nine, I will have lived in more than a dozen countries, on five continents, under...
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Rememberings

Sinead O'Connor · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O'Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By the time she was twenty, she was world famous - living a rock star life out loud. From her trademark shaved head to her 1992 appearance...
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Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy

Anne Sebba · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

In June 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a couple with two young sons, were led separately from their prison cells on Death Row and electrocuted moments apart. Both had been convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union, despite the fact that the US government was aware...
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Pops: My Father, Our Journey, and What I'm Still Learning About Being a Dad

Craig Melvin · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

A powerful, intimate memoir and exploration of fatherhood and race from Craig Melvin, news anchor of NBC's Today show. For Craig Melvin this book is more an investigation than a memoir. It's an opportunity to better understand his father; to interrogate his family's legacy of addiction...
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How to Make a Dress

Jenny Packham · ‎Ebury Press
Format: Hardcover

Jenny Packham is one of Britain's leading designers and most in-demand couturiers, known for her exquisite dresses made for brides, celebrities and even royalty. In How to Make a Dress, she explores her creative journey in a brilliant meditation on life and style. Beginning with the search...
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