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Cosby: His Life and Times
Mark Whitaker · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy. Far from the gentle worlds... |
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The Red Bandanna
Tom Rinaldi · Penguin Press
Pages: 216
Format: Print book
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A New York Times bestsellerWhat would you do in the last hour of your life? The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling and courage One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief... |
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Between Them: Remembering My Parents
RICHARD FORD · Ecco
Pages: 179
Format: Hardcover
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From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford's parents - Edna, a feisty, pretty... |
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Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail
Caroline Clarke · Harper
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning journalist and host of Black "Enterprise" Business Report Caroline Clarke's moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother - Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole - and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages... |
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Michael Jordan: The Life
Roland Lazenby · Little, Brown and Company; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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"It's not every day that I'm blown away by a book about a sports figure. But MICHAEL JORDAN: THE LIFE, by Roland Lazenby, ranks up there with the very best: The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger, and Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer. The depth... |
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Theft by Finding: Diaries
DAVID SEDARIS · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiotDavid Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the makingIt's no coincidence that the world's best writers tend to keep diaries.... |
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His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir
Dan Jenkins · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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From Dan Jenkins - one of America's most respected and acclaimed sportswriters and author of the bestselling novels Semi-Tough and Dead Solid Perfect - comes a colorful, sentimental, hilarious, and cantankerous memoir about his lifelong journey through the world of sports. "Sometimes,... |
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Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything
Barbara Ehrenreich · Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed comes a brave, frank, and exquisitely written memoir that will change the way you see the world. Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our time. Educated as a scientist, she is an author, journalist, activist,... |
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Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
Lynn Sherr · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 374
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.Sally Ride made history as the first American... |
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no hero: the evolution of a navy seal
Mark Owen · Dutton
Pages: 290
Format: Print book
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The companion volume to the multimillion-copy classic no easy day by former navy seal mark owen reveals the evolution of a seal team six operator mark owen's instant #1 new york times bestseller, no easy day: the firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, focused... |
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Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story
J. Randy Taraborrelli · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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"Beyonce' Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft through her teenage years until, at the age of 16, she had her first number one record with Destiny's Child. That hit-making trio launched... |
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Joe and Marilyn: Legends in Love
C. David Heymann · Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pages: 438
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Bobby and Jackie comes the riveting, true story of the passionate, volatile relationship between baseball great Joe DiMaggio and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe.When Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe eloped in January of 1954, they became an international... |
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American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
Taya Kyle · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The widow of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle shares their private story: an unforgettable testament to the power of love and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss--and a moving tribute to a man whose true heroism ran even deeper than the legendIn early 2013, Taya Kyle and her husband... |
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