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American Heroes: From the #1 bestselling authors of Walk in My Combat Boots

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

From the authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, "American Heroes is a gripping collection of firsthand accounts ... capturing the indomitable spirit of our nation's finest" (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List series) .. U.S. soldiers who served...
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Life in the Key of G

Kenny G - Blackstone Publishing, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Kenny G -- the incomparable musician with the straight sax, the flowing hair, and some of the most memorable melodies in history -- reveals the man behind the music in this indelible, honest, and funny memoir.He's world-renowned as the best selling instrumentalist of all time, but there's...
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Patriot

Alexei Navalny - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. . Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family,...
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What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts)

Stanley Tucci - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year's worth of meals.. "Sharing food is one of the purest human acts." Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's life: from stracciatella...
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Sonny Boy: A Memoir

Al Pacino - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred...
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Dava Sobel - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo's Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the many young women trained in her laboratory who were launched...
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John Lewis: A Life

David Greenberg - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive, authoritative biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, "the conscience of the Congress," drawing on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages of his life, as well as never-before-used FBI files and documents.. Born into...
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Melania

Melania Trump - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

Melania is a compelling and inspirational memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who has navigated challenges with grace and determination. In her memoir, Melania reflects on her Slovenian childhood, the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion...
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir

Lisa Marie Presley - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough. In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish...
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Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul

Saad Mohseni - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From Time 100 honoree Saad Mohseni, the deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media company in contemporary Afghanistan.Saad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media company, charts a twenty-year effort to bring a free...
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