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Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover · Random House Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable memoir in the tradition of The Glass Castle about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge UniversityTara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains... |
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Being Wagner: The Story of the Most Provocative Composer Who Ever Lived
Simon Callow · Vintage Pages: 256 Format: Paperback
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Simon Callow, the celebrated author of Orson Welles, delivers a dazzling, swift, and accessible biography of the musical titan Richard Wagner and his profoundly problematic legacy--a fresh take for seasoned acolytes and the perfect introduction for new fans.Richard Wagner's music dramas... |
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The Monk of Mokha
Dave Eggers · Knopf Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of The Circle and What Is the What, the true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war.Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco,... |
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The Cookie Cure: A Mother-Daughter Memoir
Susan Stachler · Sourcebooks Pages: 320 Format: Paperback
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A heartwarming memoir of a family that refused to give upWhen twenty-two-year-old Susan Stachler was diagnosed with cancer, her mother, Laura, was struck by déjàvu: the same illness that took her sister's life was threatening to take her daughter's too. Heartbroken but steadfast,... |
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The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
BART EHRMAN · Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling authority on early Christianity, the story of how Christianity grew from a religion of twenty or so peasants in rural Galilee to the dominant religion in the West in less than four hundred years.Christianity didn't have to become the dominant religion... |
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Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir
JOHN BANVILLE · Knopf Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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From the internationally acclaimed and Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea and the Benjamin Black mysteries--a vividly evocative memoir that unfolds around the author's recollections, experience, and imaginings of Dublin.As much about the life of the city as it is about a life... |
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Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times
Joel R Paul · Riverhead Books Pages: 512 Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States.No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more... |
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Partner to Power: The Secret World of Presidents and Their Most Trusted Advisers
K WARD CUMMINGS · Prometheus Books Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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A former congressional staffer and Capitol Hill veteran recounts the colorful history of presidential advisers, showing how influential these unelected appointees have been.This revealing book examines the relationships between U.S. presidents and their closest advisers from a psychological,... |
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