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Late-Life Love: A Memoir

SUSAN GUBAR · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Tender, unsparing, poignant. . . . [A] love story that braids together intimate self-revelation with a rich meditation on the literature of aging." -- Stephen GreenblattOn Susan Gubar's seventieth birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband, a gift that startles...
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Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It

DAN HAMPTON · William Morrow
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot chronicles another thrilling chapter in American aviation history: the race to break the sound barrier.In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over...
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Chasing Hope: A Patient's Deep Dive into Stem Cells, Faith, and the Future

Richard M Cohen · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

After more than four decades living with multiple sclerosis, New York Times bestselling author Richard M. Cohen finds a flicker of hope in a groundbreaking medical procedure.Richard Cohen struggles with failing limbs and is legally blind. He has survived two bouts of colon cancer and a life-threatening...
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The Draw: A Memoir

Lee Siegel · Farrar
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A "What We're Reading This Summer" Pick by The AtlanticThe Draw is a "spellbinding, coming-of-age tour de force" (New York Times Book Review) about a boy striving to make his way up through society and out of a family that has been emotionally and psychologically...
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Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies

Brett Velicovich · Dey Street Books
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover

"A must read for anyone who wants to understand the new American way of war." - General Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency A former special operations member takes us inside America's covert drone war in this...
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Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

Tiffany Dufu · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go.Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany...
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Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory

Lydia Reeder · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the stuff of American legend." - Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy The Boys in the Boat meets A League of Their...
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Dying : a memoir

Cory Taylor · Tin House Books
Pages: 152
Format: Print book

At the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Her illness is no longer treatable: she now weighs less than her neighbor's retriever. As her body weakens, she describes the experience--the vulnerability and strength, the courage and humility, the anger and acceptance--of...
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The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog

Patricia B McConnell · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In this powerful, soul-searching memoir, beautifully written in the vein of A Pack of Two and Wild, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell recounts for the first time the compelling story of her dark past, memories of which are triggered by a troubled dog named Will.World-renowned as a source...
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Electric October: Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever

Kevin Cook · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The epic World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers and the six men whose lives were changed foreverThe 1947 World Series was "the most exciting ever" in the words of Joe DiMaggio, with a decade's worth of drama packed into seven games between the mighty New York Yankees...
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