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Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier

MARK C ADAMS · Dutton
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating and funny journey into Alaska, America's last frontier, retracing the historic 1899 Harriman Expedition.In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska:...
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The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

MAYA JASANOFF · Penguin Press
Pages: 375
Format: Hardcover

"Enlightening, compassionate, superb" - John Le CarréA visionary exploration of the life and times of Joseph Conrad, his turbulent age of globalization and our own, from one of the most exciting young historians writing todayMigration, terrorism, the tensions between global...
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Who's Who in American History: Leaders, Visionaries, and Icons Who Shaped Our Nation

K M Kostyal · National Geographic
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

This beautiful family reference from National Geographic tells the story of America through its presidents, revolutionaries, visionaries, inventors, entertainers - and even its most notorious villains.Far more than an encyclopedia, this treasury tells the rich stories of the people who made...
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Movie Star Chronicles: A Visual History of the World's Greatest Movie Stars

Ian Smith · Firefly Books
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback

Movie Star Chronicles promises to satisfy the curiosity of moviegoers, cinephiles, and the Hollywood-hungry fans that fuel today's entertainment news industry. For film students, it is a practical reference to the most important actors in cinematic history. Entries illustrated with...
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Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family

Ben Utecht · Howard Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters - whom he someday may not recognize - and an inspiring message for all to live every moment...
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Cousins Maine Lobster: How One Food Truck Became a Multimillion-Dollar Business

Jim Tselikis · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the co-founders of the smash hit Cousins Maine Lobster food trucks comes a business book revealing to new entrepreneurs how the authors built their brand through integrity and authenticity.In early 2012, Jim Tselikis visited L.A. and met up with his cousin Sabin Lomac. Over a few drinks...
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Purses & Shoes For Sale: The joys and challenges of caring for elderly parents

Camille Pavy Claibourne · Acadian House Publishing
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

Purses & Shoes For Sale is a hardcover book about the author's journey as a caregiver to her elderly parents in the twilight of their lives. Packed with suggestions on how to deal with issues encountered by adult children of the elderly. Includes a Q&A section with answers to frequently...
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The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal

Carol Belanger Grafton · Harper Collins Publishers
Pages: 528
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General "Wild Bill" Donovan as "the...
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You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery

Mamrie Hart · Plume
Format: Paperback

***A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***A riotously funny collection of boozy misadventures from the creator of the YouTube series, "You Deserve a Drink"Mamrie Hart is a drinking star with a Youtube problem. As host of the bawdy cult-hit, "You Deserve a Drink," Hart has been...
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Settle for More

Megyn Kelly · Harper
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

Click Here For the Autographed Copy Anchor of the number one news show on cable, The Kelly File, Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly writes her much anticipated book, a revealing and surprising memoir detailing her rise as one of the most respected journalists working today. From the values...
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Known and Strange Things: Essays

Teju Cole · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

A transcendent first book of essays from the award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief Teju Cole is the rare writer whose work can stir conversation among opinion makers and become a viral sensation with the general public. Cole's debut essay collection is sure...
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Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, And the World's Most Dangerous Places

Simon Chase · Little, Brown, 2016.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting.Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions--this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military...
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The Lost Tribe of Coney Island: Headhunters, Luna Park, and the Man Who Pulled Off the Spectacle of the Century

Claire Prentice · New Harvest; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The Lost Tribe of Coney Island is an Amazon Best Book of the Month October 2014The Lost Tribe of Coney Island is a New York Post "must read"! October 2014Coney Island, summer 1905: a new attraction opened at Luna Park. Within weeks it would be the talk of the nation.For the first...
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy

SHERYL SANDBERG · Knopf
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times Best SellerFrom Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden...
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The Moth

Catherine Burns · Hachette Books
Format: Paperback

For the first time in print, celebrated storytelling phenomenon The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from their extensive archive (fifteen-plus years and 10,000-plus stories strong). Inspired by friends telling stories on a porch, The Moth was born in small-town...
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