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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... |
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The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between
Hisham Matar · Random House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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From the author of "In the Country of Men, "a" "Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, comes a beautifully written, uplifting memoir of his journey home to his native Libya in search of the truth behind his father s disappearance. When Hisham... |
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Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life
Peter Ackroyd · Nan A. Talese
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work.
He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood... |
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Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty
Diane Keaton · Random House Inc
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself - no matter what anyone else thinks. Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring... |
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The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince
Mayte Garcia · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons.
In The... |
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In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court
Brittney Griner · It Books, 2014.
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
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Hailed by ESPN as the world's most famous female basketball player, Brittney Griner, the dunking phenom and national sensation who is shattering stereotypes and breaking boundaries, now shares her coming-of-age story, revealing how she found her strength to overcome bullies and to embrace... |
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Daring: My Passages: A Memoir
Gail Sheehy · William Morrow; Hardcover Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the classic New York Times bestseller Passages returns with her inspiring memoir—a chronicle of her trials and triumphs as a groundbreaking girl journalist in the 1960s, to iconic guide for women and men seeking to have it all, to one of the premier political profilers of modern... |
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Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured
Kathryn Harrison · Anchor
Format: Paperback
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The profoundly inspiring and fully documented saga of Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl whose "voices" moved her to rally the French nation and a reluctant king against British invaders in 1428, has fascinated artistic figures as diverse as William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Voltaire,... |
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So, Anyway...
John Cleese · Crown Archetype
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
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John Cleese's huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy's DNA. In this rollicking memoir, So, Anyway ... ,... |
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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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Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
Kate Bolick · Crown
Format: Hardcover
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"A single woman considers her life, the life of the bold single ladies who have gone before her, and the long arc of slowly changing attitudes towards women"-- |
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My Journey with Maya
Tavis Smiley · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkable story of friendship, love, and courageWhen Maya Angelou and Tavis Smiley met in 1986, he was twenty-one and she was fifty-eight. For the next twenty-eight years, they shared an unlikely, special bond. Angelou was a teacher and a maternal figure to Smiley, and they talked often,... |
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A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like
ASHLEY GRAHAM · Dey Street Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling... |
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Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured
Kathryn Harrison · Doubleday; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The profoundly inspiring and fully documented saga of Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl whose voices moved her to rally the French nation and a reluctant king against British invaders in 1428, has fascinated artistic figures as diverse as William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Voltaire, George... |
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