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Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood
J. Michael Straczynski · Harper Voyager
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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With an introduction by Neil Gaiman!In this dazzling memoir, the acclaimed writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor reveals how the power of creativity and imagination enabled him to overcome the horrors of his youth and a dysfunctional family haunted... |
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America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Steven M. Gillon · Dutton
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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A major new biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. from a leading historian who was also a close friend, America's Reluctant Prince is a deeply researched, personal, surprising, and revealing portrait of the Kennedy heir the world lost too soon. Through the lens of their decades-long friendship... |
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A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons
Ben Folds · Ballantine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs. Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as "Brick," "You Don't Know Me," "Rockin' the Suburbs," and "The... |
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
Maureen Callahan · Viking
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping tour de force of investigative journalism that takes us deep into the investigation behind one of the most frightening and enigmatic serial killers in modern American history, and into the ranks of a singular American police force: the Anchorage PDMost of us have never heard... |
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Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020
Edward Fiske · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback(36th Revised ed.)
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"The best college guide you can buy." -- USA TodayEvery college and university has a story, and no one tells those stories like former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. That's why, for more than 35 years, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the leading guide... |
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Dynamic Dames: 50 Leading Ladies Who Made History
Sloan De Forest · Running Press Adult
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate 50 of the most empowering and unforgettable female characters ever to grace the screen, as well as the artists who brought them to vibrant life!From Scarlett O'Hara to Thelma and Louise to Wonder Woman, strong women have not only lit up the screen, they've inspired and fired our imaginations.... |
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How to See
Thich Nhat Hanh · Parallax Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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How can we let go of illusion and see ourselves as we really are? Profound and always approachable, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us the art of looking deeply-in to our knee-jerk assumptions and runaway thoughts-so we can recognize the true meaning and essence of our lives.The Mindfulness... |
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Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
Jon Meacham · Random House
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of America and the music that inspired people and illuminated eras, from the Revolutionary War to the present, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and Grammy winner Tim McGraw. From "The Star Spangled Banner" to "Born in the U.S.A.," Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw... |
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Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers
Elissa Washuta · University of Washington Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
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Just as a basket's purpose determines its materials, weave, and shape, so too is the purpose of the essay related to its material, weave, and shape. Editors Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton ground this anthology of essays by Native writers in the formal art of basket weaving. Using... |
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Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors behind the Legend
Sam Staggs · Kensington
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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For decades, the Gabor dynasty was the epitome of glamour and fairy tale success. But as biographer, film historian, and Gabor family friend Sam Staggs reveals, behind the headlines is a true story more dramatic, fabulous, and surprising than their self-styled legend would have you believe... |
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If: The Untold Story of Kipling's American Years
Christopher Benfey · Penguin Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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A captivating new exploration of Rudyard Kipling's life in Gilded Age America, and the essential work he did here, from a celebrated author and scholar of American literatureRudyard Kipling once towered over not just English literature, but indeed the entire literary world. In 1907, at just... |
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