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Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby · Little, Brown and Company; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

"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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Marc Forgione: Recipes and Stories from the Acclaimed Chef and Restaurant

Marc Forgione · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The eagerly awaited first cookbook from one of Food Network's favorite competitors on the wildly popular Iron Chef America Chef Marc Forgione opened his eponymous New York City restaurant in 2008 to widespread acclaim, becoming the youngest American-born chef and owner to receive a Michelin...
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Jane Doe January : my twenty-year search for truth and justice

Emily Winslow · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In the vein of Alice Sebold s Lucky, comes a compelling, real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims. On the morning of September 12, 2013, a fugitive task force arrested Arthur Fryar at hisapartment in Brooklyn....
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Dream Weaver: A Memoir; Music, Meditation, and My Friendship with George Harrison

Gary Wright · Tarcher
Format: Hardcover

Music legend Gary Wright reflects on his professional collaboration, friendship, and spiritual journey with "quiet Beatle" George Harrison, and releases for the first time a recording of a song they wrote together. Best known for his multiplatinum hits "Dream Weaver"...
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Learning to Drive

Katha Pollitt · Random House Trade Paperbacks; Mti Rep edition

Learning to Drive Now a major motion picture starring Patricia Clarkson and Ben KingsleyCelebrated for her award-winning political columns, criticism, and poetry, Katha Pollitt now shows us another side of her talent. Learning to Drive is a surprising, revealing, and entertaining collection...
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The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball

Willie Randolph · It Books; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition
Format: Hardcover

Legendary New York Yankee Willie Randolph tells the story of his life playing and coaching for the most storied professional sports franchise in the world, detailing his career on and off the field with some of baseball biggest stars.In his long-awaited memoir, Willie Randolph shares stories...
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Ramones at 40

Martin Popoff · Sterling
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

The Ramones helped kick-start the punk movement and change rock history. Now, on the 40th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album, comes the first fully illustrated color coffee-table book on the legendary band. Written by veteran music journalist Martin Popoff, The Ramones...
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The Complete Francis of Assisi: His Life, The Complete Writings, and The Little Flowers

Jon M. Sweeney · Paraclete Press

There are many editions of the writings of St. Francis, and biographies about him, but here in one volume are both, plus the complete text of the late medieval work, The Little Flowers, which did more to establish the legend of the man than any other work. This "Paraclete Giants"...
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I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir

Lee Grant · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 463
Format: Hardcover

Born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal in New York City, actress Lee Grant spent her youth accumulating more experiences than most people have in a lifetime: from student at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse to member of the leg­endary Actors Studio; from celebrated Broadway star to Vogue "It...
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