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The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper: In His Own Words, The Confession of the World's Most Infamous Killer

James Carnac · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

"It's either a genuine confession by Jack the Ripper, or it's an extraordinary novel...Only you can decide."—Paul Begg, author of Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History In the Whitechapel neighborhood of London in 1888, five women were horribly mutilated and murdered...
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Five Days in November

Clint Hill · Gallery Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me share the stories behind the five infamous, tragic days surrounding JFKs assassination—alongside revealing and iconic photographs—published in remembrance of the beloved president on the fiftieth anniversary of his death....
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Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning

CLAIRE DEDERER · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times best-selling author of Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, a ferocious, sexy, hilarious memoir about going off the rails at midlife and trying to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. Claire Dederer is a happily married mother of two, ages...
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon

Larry Tye · Random House
Pages: 608
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel comes an in-depth, vibrant, and measured biography about the most complex and controversial member of the Kennedy family. History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight...
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Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir

Penelope Lively · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover

The beloved and bestselling author takes an intimate look back at a life of reading and writing"The memory that we live with . . . is the moth-eaten version of our own past that each of us carries around, depends on. It is our ID; this is how we know who we are and where we have been."Memory...
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Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier

Tom Kizzia · Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch. When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy...
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Let Me Tell You a Story: A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood

Renata Calverley · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

September, 1939. Przemysl, Poland. No one has explained to three-year-old Renatka what war is. She knows her Tatus, a doctor, is away with the Polish Army, that her beautiful Mamusia is no longer allowed to work at the university, and that their frequent visitors—among them Great...
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For the Next Generation: A Wake-Up Call to Solving Our Nation's Problems

Debbie Wasserman Schultz · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

America is suffering from a dangerous attack of short-sightedness, outspoken Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz writes in For the Next Generation. If they want to ensure prosperity for themselves and an improved way of life for the next generation, they have to change, starting now. Not only...
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Keeping On Keeping On

ALAN BENNETT · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 736
Format: Hardcover

A collection of Bennett's diaries and essays, covering 2005 to 2015Alan Bennett's third collection of prose, Keeping On Keeping On, follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories. Bringing together the hilarious, revealing, and lucidly intelligent...
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Rise: How a House Built a Family

Cara Brookins · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 310
Format: Print book

If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you'll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself....
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We Are All Shipwrecks: A Memoir

Kelly Grey Carlisle · Sourcebooks
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Moving and complex, this is an exquisitely written tale of perseverance and unconditional love. A worthwhile addition to any collection." -- Library Journal, STARRED ReviewA mother's murder. Her daughter's redemption. And the complicated past that belongs to them both.Kelly...
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

ALEXANDRIA MARZANO-LESNEVICH · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"A True Crime Masterpiece" - Vogue Entertainment Weekly "Must" List and Best Books of the Year So FarReal Simple's Best New Books "The Fact of a Body is one of the best books I've read this year. It's just astounding." -- Paula Hawkins, author of Into the Water...
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It Ain't Sauce, It's Gravy: Macaroni, Homestyle Cheesesteaks, the Best Meatballs in the World, and How Food Saved My Life

Steve Martorano · Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Has cooking ever saved a life? It definitely rescued Steve Martorano from the streets of South Philadelphia, and an almost certain end in jail ... or worse. Raised on Gram's meatballs and Mom's macaroni, Martorano learned at an early age that full-flavored food made with loving...
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Samurai: A History

John Man · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 321
Format: Paperback

The inspiration for the Jedi knights of Star Wars and the films of Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese samurai have captured modern imaginations. Yet with these elite warriors who were bound by a code of honor called Bushido - the Way of the Warrior - the reality behind the myth proves...
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Jo Malone: My Story

Jo Malone · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Known around the world for her eponymous brand of fragrances and now her brand-new venture Jo Loves (soon to debut in the US) , Jo Malone tells the remarkable and inspiring story of her rise from humble beginnings to beloved business success.Jo Malone began her international fragrance...
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