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The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones

Larry Loftis · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one had any idea that she would go on to live "a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious" (Time) . As the US enters the Second World War, the young college graduate is desperate...
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HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style

Elizabeth Holmes · Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are global style icons, their every fashion choice chronicled and celebrated. With all eyes on them, the duchesses select clothes that send a message about their values, interests, and priorities. Their thoughtful sartorial strategies follow in the footsteps...
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Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

Michelle Duster · Atria/One Signal Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a "dangerous negro agitator." In the annals of history, it makes her an icon. Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of an inspirational woman who was often...
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Mike Nichols: A Life

Mark Harris · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

Mike Nichols burst onto the scene as a wunderkind: while still in his twenties, he was half of a hit improv duo with Elaine May that was the talk of the country. Next he directed four consecutive hit plays, won back-to-back Tonys, ushered in a new era of Hollywood moviemaking with Who's...
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Sanctuary: A Memoir

Emily Rapp Black
Format: Hardcover

"Congratulations on the resurrection of your life," a colleague wrote to Emily Rapp Black when she announced the birth of her second child. The line made Rapp Black pause. Her first child, a boy named Ronan, had died from Tay-Sachs disease before he turned three years old, an experience...
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Kamala's Way: An American Life

Dan Morain · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

There's very little that's conventional about Kamala Harris, and yet her personal story also represents the best of America. She grew up the eldest daughter of a single mother, a no-nonsense cancer researcher who emigrated from India at the age of nineteen in search of a better...
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The Last Queen: Elizabeth II's Seventy Year Battle to Save the House of Windsor

Clive Irving · Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

A timely and revelatory new biography of Queen Elizabeth (and her family) exploring how the Windsors have evolved and thrived, as the modern world has changed around them. Clive Irving's stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchy's...
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Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

Peter Strzok · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

When he opened the FBI investigation into Russia's election interference, Peter Strzok had already spent more than two decades defending the United States against foreign threats. His career in counterintelligence ended shortly thereafter, when the Trump administration used his private...
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Just as I Am: A Memoir

Cicely Tyson
Format: Hardcover

"In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only succeeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history." -President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony"Just As I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter...
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The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication

Alexander Larman · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

On December 10, 1936, King Edward VIII brought a great international drama to a close when he abdicated, renouncing the throne of the United Kingdom for himself and his heirs. The reason he gave when addressing his subjects was that he could not fulfill his duties without the woman he loved...
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