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Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected--A Memoir

Kelle Hampton · William Morrow; 3.4.2012 edition
Format: Book

“In her tender and genuinely beautiful memoir, Kelle Hampton encourages us to not simply accept the unexpected circumstances of our lives, but to embrace them like the things we wished for all along.”—Matthew Logelin,

New York Times bestselling author of Two...

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Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations

Joanne Lipman · Hyperion; 1ST edition
Format: Book

STRINGS ATTACHED is a powerful memoir about resilience in the face of unspeakable tragedy, an inspiring and poignant tale of how one man transformed his own heartache into a legacy of joy for his students. His students knew Jerry Kupchynsky as "Mr. K" - the fierce, foot-stomping...

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Her Majesty: The Court of Queen Elizabeth II

Robert Hardman · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Book

The hotly anticipated American edition of Robert Hardmans biography of Queen Elizabeth, formerly Our Queen in the U.K.—An intimate portrait of England's soon-to-be longest reigning queen, in celebration of her diamond jubilee—and the first-ever book interview...

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The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation

Joe Urschel · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Book

It's 1933 and Prohibition has given rise to the American gangster--now infamous names like Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger. Bank robberies at gunpoint are commonplace and kidnapping for ransom is the scourge of a lawless nation. With local cops unauthorized to cross state lines...

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Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction

Tracy Kidder · Random House
Format: Book

Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing—about the creation of good prose—and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices of The Atlantic Monthly, in Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder...

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The Second-Chance Dog: A Love Story

Jon Katz · Ballantine Books
Format: Book

From New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz comes a wise, uplifting, and poignant memoir of finding love against all odds, and the power of second chances for both people and dogs.   “I had no idea that Frieda would enter my life and alter it in the most profound way,...

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The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams

Ben Bradlee Jr. · Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Book

At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves--and that his fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting...

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The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch · Hyperion
Pages: 206
Format: Hardcover

A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last...
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Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years

Julie Andrews · Hachette Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.
In Home, the number one New York Times...
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Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

Mike Massimino · Crown Archetype
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that's about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour?

Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble...
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The Blink of an Eye: A Memoir of Dying?and Learning How to Live Again

Rikke Schmidt Kjaergaard · The Experiment
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Acclaimed by Bill Bryson as "spellbinding and harrowing," the story of one woman's dramatic recovery from life-threatening illness

At the age of 38, Danish scientist Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. Weeks later, she wakes...
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The Urban Hermit: A Memoir

Samuel A Macdonald

Faced with the truth that his debts and his waistline had both ballooned out of control, Sam MacDonald devised a plan to change his life.

When Sam graduated from Yale in 1995, he watched a classmate make inroads as a head-office guy in professional baseball, another becom

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