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Hunger: A Memoir of
Roxane Gay · Harpercollins
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself."I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl... |
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Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers: A Kidney Doctor's Search for the Perfect Match
VANESA GRUBBS · Amistad
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A young, hopeful doctor's memoir - an unforgettable love story and an informative journey into the world of medicine and kidney transplantation that ultimately asks: What does it mean to let go of something that you love, even if it is life itself?When Vanesa fell in love with Robert,... |
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Away with Words: An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions
Joe Berkowitz · Harper Perennial
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Fast Company reporter Joe Berkowitz investigates the bizarre and hilarious world of pun competitions from the Punderdome 3000 in Brooklyn to the World competition in Austin.When Joe Berkowitz witnessed his first Punderdome competition, it felt wrong in the best way. Something impossible... |
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Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar
David Crystal · Oxford University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children... |
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Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight that Revolutionized Cooking
Linda Civitello · University of Illinois Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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First patented in 1856, baking powder sparked a classic American struggle for business supremacy. For nearly a century, brands battled to win loyal consumers for the new leavening miracle, transforming American commerce and advertising even as they touched off a chemical revolution in the world's... |
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Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
MITCH PRINSTEIN · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness - and why we don't always want to be the most popularNo matter how old you are, there's a good chance that the word "popular" immediately transports you back to your... |
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I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair
PATRICK GRAY · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
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Two best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime.Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives, they grew up together, went to school together, and were... |
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