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Believer: My Forty Years in Politics

David Axelrod · Penguin Press
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Book Review"A stout defense--indeed, the best I have read--of the Obama years."A New York Times BestsellerDavid Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against...
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The Beatles Book

Hunter Davies · Ebury Press
Pages: 688
Format: Hardcover

Hunter Davies, the only ever authorized biographer of the Fab Four, brings together three eminent Beatles experts - Spencer Leigh, Keith Badman and David Bedfordto compile an invaluable and essential guide. Divided into four sections - People, Songs, Places and Broadcast & Cinema - The Beatles...
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Death Need Not Be Fatal

MALACHY MCCOURT · Center Street
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

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Going Off Script: How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections

Giuliana Rancic · Crown Archetype
Pages: 266
Format: Print book

A witty, warm, and inspiring memoir from the E News! host, Fashion Police panelist, red-carpet correspondent, author, and reality show star Giuliana Rancic. Giuliana Rancic is best known for interviewing A-listers on the red carpet and E! News, skewering their shocking style choices...
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Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand · Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE  Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Readers Circle for author chats and more.In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious...
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H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil

Adam Selzer · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 472
Format: Hardcover

America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America's...
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My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food

Lidia Bastianich · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling cookbook author, beloved and award-winning television personality, and hugely successful restaurateur--a heartwarming, emotional, revelatory memoir told with all her hallmark warmth and gusto.Lidia's story begins with her upbringing in Pula, a formerly Italian city...
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The Quiet Man: The Indispensable Presidency of George H.W. Bush

John H. Sununu · Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

In this major reassessment of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, his former Chief of Staff offers a long overdue appreciation of the man and his universally underrated and misunderstood presidency."I'm a quiet man, but I hear the quiet people others...
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Everybody's Got Something

Robin Roberts · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 357
Format: Hardcover(Large Print)

"Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, "Everybody's got something. " So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's...
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When Saint Francis Saved the Church: How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages

Jon M. Sweeney · Ave Maria Press
Format: Hardcover

Jon M. Sweeney, author of numerous popular books on St. Francis as well as the recent bestseller The Pope Who Quit, offers a surprising new look at the world's most popular saint, showing how this beloved, but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very...
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power

Robert A. Caro · Alfred A. Knopf; 1st ed edition
Format: Hardcover

This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal...
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Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!

Nicholas Carlson · Twelve
Format: Hardcover

When Yahoo hired Google executive Mayer to be its CEO in 2012 employees rejoiced. They put posters on the walls throughout Yahoo's California headquarters. On them there was Mayer's face and one word: HOPE. But one year later, Mayer sat in front of those same employees in a huge...
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Olivier

Philip Ziegler · MacLehose Press
Format: Hardcover

A finalist for the Sheridan Morley Prize that has been called "probably the best Olivier book for general readers" (Kirkus Reviews), Philip Ziegler's Olivier provides an incredibly accessible and comprehensive portrait of this Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning director, and one who is considered...
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Robin

Dave Itzkoff · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams - a compelling portrait of one of America's most beloved and misunderstood entertainers.From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning...
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