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Edison

Edmund Morris · Random House
Pages: 800
Format: Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.

Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered...
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Ordinary Girls

Jaquira Diaz · Algonquin Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"There is more life packed on each page of Ordinary Girls than some lives hold in a lifetime." - Julia Alvarez

Ordinary Girls is a fierce, beautiful, and unflinching memoir from a wildly talented debut author. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto...
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The Way I Heard It

Mike Rowe · Gallery Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights. It's a delightful...
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Peace Child

Don Richardson · Bethany House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

In this missionary classic, Don Richardson shares the story of how he and his wife risked their lives to share Christ with the cannibalistic Sawi people of New Guinea. Discover how they reached the hearts of these people, and be inspired to communicate Ch
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The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being

Simone Davies · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Turn your home into a Montessori home - and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent.

It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two"...
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Gun Digest 2020, 74th Edition: The World's Greatest Gun Book!

Jerry Lee · Gun Digest Books
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback

For more than 70 years, Gun Digest has been the No. 1 go-to source and research guide for firearms enthusiasts worldwide. Informative and entertaining articles by the top writers in the field cover every aspect of guns and shooting, including hunting, personal defense, target practice,...
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Downton Abbey: The Official Film Companion

Emma Marriott · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The official tie-in book for Downton Abbey, the full-length feature film.

Downton Abbey: The Official Film Companion is a stunning memento, bringing the world and the characters of our favorite fictional country house to life. Featuring spectacular photographs from...

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Make It Scream, Make It Burn: Essays

Leslie Jamison · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly) , "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic) , and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams...
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The World Was My Garden, Too

Sam Pickering · Madville Publishing LLC
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

He roams New England, Arkansas, the Caribbean, Nova Scotia and the familiar and odd plots of mind and thought. He explores shorelines and climbs "hillish" mountains. He sits on porches and talks to passersby and their dogs. He meets strange and delightful people, most of whom...
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Year of the Monkey

Patti Smith · Knopf
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year.

Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary...
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Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep

Erin Carlson · Hachette Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A captivating and inspiring portrait of legendary actress Meryl Streep and her work, Queen Meryl explores the fearless icon's trailblazing roles in film, her feminist activism, and the indelible mark she's left on pop culture.
Meryl Streep is the most celebrated actress of our time....
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The Four Sacred Secrets: For Love and Prosperity, A Guide to Living in a Beautiful State

Preethaji · Atria Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

In the bestselling tradition of The Four Agreements, learn how to access the hidden power of consciousness, shed anxiety, and cultivate a life of wealth and happiness with this eye-opening and accessible guide outlining the four keys to success - from...
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From Risk to Resilience: How Empowering Young Women Can Change Everything

Jenny Rae Armstrong · Herald Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Girls and women are transforming the world. Will the church support them? Educating women is the most effective way to combat extreme poverty, slash child mortality rates, and build healthy communities. But first a girl must navigate the minefields of childhood and adolescence. Will she get pregnant...
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Elements of Fiction

Walter Mosley · Grove Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley supplied aspiring writers with the basic tools to write a novel in one year. In this com-plementary follow up, Mosley guides the writer through the elements of not just any fiction writing, but the kind of writing...
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In the Country of Women: A Memoir

Susan Straight · Catapult
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

To understand my daughters and their sisterhood, you have to know the women, and sisters, who came before. In the Country of Women is a valuable social history and a personal narrative that reads like a love song to America and indomitable women. In inland Southern California, near the desert...
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Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams

Gabrielle Bernstein · Hay House Inc.
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

Ready to turn what you want into the life that you live? The #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Universe Has Your Back shows you how.

In Super Attractor, Gabrielle Bernstein lays out the essential methods for manifesting a life beyond your wildest dreams.

This...
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Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential

Deepak Chopra · Harmony
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Is it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness? In his latest book, Deepak Chopra says that higher consciousness is available here and now. "Metahuman helps us harvest peak experiences so we can see our truth and mold the universe's...
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Know My Name

Emily Doe · Viking
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose letter to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors
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Toil & Trouble: A Memoir

Augusten Burroughs · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky.

"Here's a partial list of things I don't believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Life after...

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Dylan & Me - 50 Years Of Adventures

Louie Kemp · WestRose Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"It was at summer camp in northern Wisconsin in 1953 that I first met Bobby Zimmerman from Hibbing. He was twelve years old and he had a guitar. He would go around telling everybody that he was going to be a rock-and-roll star. I was eleven and I believed him." So begins this...
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Inside Out: A Memoir

Demi Moore · Harper
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir.

For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight...

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Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

Jonathan Van Ness · HarperOne
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey.

The truth is, it hasn't always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy.

Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan...

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