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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

Samantha Irby · Vintage
Pages: 275
Format: Paperback

*A New York Times Bestseller*

Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire.

With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., "bitches gotta eat" blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether...
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Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours

BEN FALCONE · Dey Street Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the Foreword, are shaped by his own childhood.

Though...

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Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing

Jennifer Weiner · Atria Books
Pages: 320
Format: Book

"I'm mad Jennifer Weiner's first book of essays is as wonderful as her fiction. You will love this book and wish she was your friend." - Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me?

"A fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave book. I was spellbound from...
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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life

Jonathan Gould · Crown Archetype
Pages: 533
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.

Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits...
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Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving

Mo Rocca · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From popular TV correspondent and writer Mo Rocca, a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living.

Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of world leaders, captains of industry,...
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Beastie Boys Book

Adam Horovitz · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 590
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself - by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more.

NAMED...
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Thick: And Other Essays

Tressie McMillan Cottom · The New Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

One of Book Riot's "The Best Books We Read in October 2018""To say this collection is transgressive, provocative, and brilliant is simply to tell you the truth." - Roxane Gay, author of Hunger and Bad FeministSmart, humorous, and strikingly original essays by one of "America's...
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You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want

Sarah Knight · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover


You Do You is a down-to-earth, irreverent, and no-holds-barred guide to letting go of the weight of others' expectations and doubling down on your dreams to find real, lasting happiness.
First, bestselling "anti-guru" Sarah Knight taught you to shed unwanted guilt...
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A Little Me

Amy Roloff · Indigo River Publishing
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback

"God doesn't make mistakes." For Amy Roloff, star of TLC's hit reality show Little People, Big World, her father's words would repeatedly serve as an anchor, reminding her of her inherent worth and purpose, whenever feelings of insecurity and inadequacy surfaced and threatened...
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Roar

Cecelia Ahern · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that blends fables with magical realism--perfect for fans of Roxane Gay.In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern illuminates the myriad ways in which women overcome adversity with...
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Naked Joy: Confessions of a Skittish Catholic from Idaho

Nan Kilmer Baker · Steelhead Books
Pages: 287
Format: Hardcover

What do you know about Idaho other than potatoes or maybe that Ernest Hemingway killed himself here? NAN KILMER BAKER grew up in this sparsely populated northwestern state, a skittish Catholic raised in a town full of eccentric characters who intrigued her enough to write about them years...
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The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me

Paul Joseph Fronczak · Howard Books
Pages: 347
Format: Hardcover

The Foundling tells the incredible and inspiring true story of Paul Fronczak, a man who recently discovered via a DNA test that he was not who he thought he was - and set out to solve two fifty-year-old mysteries at once. Along the way he upturned the genealogy industry, unearthed...
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Nevertheless: A Memoir

Alec Baldwin · Harper
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover


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They Call Me Supermensch: My Amazing Adventures in Rock 'n' Roll, Hollywood, and Haute Cuisine

Shep Gordon · Anthony Bourdain/Ecco
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career.

In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest...

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There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch

KELLY OSBOURNE · PUTNAM
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

People ask Kelly Osbourne all the time: "What's your secret?"

Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn't hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy...
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