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Hello Goodbye Hello: A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings

Craig Brown · Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

Hello Goodbye Hello is a daisy chain of 101 fascinating true encounters, a book that has been hailed by reviewers in London as “howlingly funny” (The Spectator), “original and a complete delight” (The Sunday Times), and “rich and hugely enjoyable”...

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Julius Chambers: A Life in the Legal Struggle for Civil Rights

Richard A Rosen · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 408
Format: Book

Born in the hamlet of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers (1936-2013) escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge in the 1960s and 1970s as the nation's leading African American civil rights attorney. Following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Chambers worked...

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Mark Twain and the Colonel: Samuel L. Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century

Philip McFarland · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Book

In Mark Twain and the Colonel, Philip McFarland tells the story of the rich years of American history between 1890 and 1910 through the fully engaged involvement of two of its most vital participants. The narrative unfolds in six sections, each focusing on a different aspect...

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My Life, My Love, My Legacy

Coretta Scott King · Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

The Washington Post's Books to Read in 2017
The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
USA Today, "New and Noteworthy"

"This book is distinctly Coretta's story . . . particularly absorbing. . . generous, in a manner that is unfashionable...

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Softly, With Feeling: Joe Wilder and the Breaking of Barriers in American Music

Edward Berger · Temple University Press
Pages: 378
Format: Book

"Joe Wilder set the table. His struggles made it easier for me and many others."--From the Foreword by Wynton Marsalis Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World,...

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The Perilous West: Seven Amazing Explorers and the Founding of the Oregon Trail

Larry E. Morris · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Book

Although a host of adventurers stormed west in 1806 after Lewis and Clark's safe return, seven of them left unique legacies because of their monumental journeys, their lionhearted spirit in the face of hardship, and the way their paths intertwined time and again. The Perilous...

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Dancing on Water: A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the ABT

Elena Tchernichova · Northeastern
Pages: 328
Format: Book

Dancing on Water is both a personal coming-of-age story and a sweeping look at ballet life in Russia and the United States during the golden age of dance. Elena Tchernichova takes us from her childhood during the siege of Leningrad to her mother's alcoholism and suicide,...

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Predator

Steven Walker · Pinnacle; Original edition
Format: Paperback

The horrifying true story of Timothy Krajcir, a serial killer who terrorized the Midwest for three decades, claiming at least nine victims before he was finally convicted.  This story has been covered by numerous major media outlets including CNN, The New York Times, and USA Today. ...

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The Light of the World: A Memoir

Elizabeth Alexander · Grand Central Publishing
Format: Book

A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander.
In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling...

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The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

Helen Rappaport · St Martins Pr
Pages: 492
Format: Book

They were the Princess Dianas of their day -- perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses -- Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov -- were much admired for their happy dispositions, their...

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The New York Times Book of Crime: More Than 166 Years of Covering the Beat

Kevin Flynn · Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pages: 416
Format: Book

From the archives of The New York Times, 165 years of the most notorious real-life crimes.
For 166 years, The New York Times has been a rich source of information about crime, its reporters racing alongside tabloids to track the shocking incidents that...

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Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

Sally Mann · Little, Brown and Company, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 482
Format: Print book

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARThe New York Times, Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history...
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The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir

Wenguang Huang · Riverhead Hardcover
Format: Book

Three generations of a family living under one roof reflect on the dramatic transformations of an entire society in this memoir of life in 20th century China.

When Wenguang Huang was nine years old, his grandmother became obsessed with her own death. Fearing cremation, she extracted...

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Titian: His Life

Sheila Hale · Harper; 1st Printing of 1st Edition edition
Format: Book

The first definitive biography of the master painter in more than a century, Titian: His Life is being hailed as a "landmark achievement" for critically acclaimed author Sheila Hale (Publishers Weekly). Brilliant in its interpretation of the 16th-century master's...

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Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

Piper Kerman · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 298
Format: Book

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted...

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