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Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
Abby Norman · Nation Books Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issuesIn the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly... |
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The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana
Tony Dokoupil · Random House Inc Pages: 252 Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Blow and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, The Last Pirate is a vivid, haunting and often hilarious memoir recounting the life of Big Tony, a family man who joined the biggest pot ring of the Reagan era and exploded his life in the process. Three decades later, his son came... |
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Plenty of Time When We Get Home: Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War
Kayla Williams · W.W. Norton & Co Pages: 252 Format: Print book
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When SPC Kayla Williams and SGT Brian McGough met at a mountain outpost in Iraq in 2003, only their verbal sparring could have betrayed a hint of attraction. Neither could have predicted the sequence of events that would shape their lives. Brian, on his way back to base after mid-tour leave,... |
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Son of a Gun: A Memoir
Justin St. Germain · Random House Format: Book
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYIn the tradition of Tobias Wolff, James Ellroy, and Mary Karr, a stunning memoir of a mother-son relationship that is also the searing, unflinching account of a murder and its aftermathTombstone, Arizona, September 2001. Debbie... |
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By Honor Bound: Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage
Dick Couch · St Martin'S Press Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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In April of 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life in an unprecedented ground rescue of two American airmen who were shot down behind enemy lines in North Vietnam, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor--an award that represents the pinnacle of heroism and courage.Just... |
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The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville
Clare Mulley · St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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The Untold Story of Britain’s First Female Special Agent of World War II In June 1952, a woman was murdered by an obsessed colleague in a hotel in the South Kensington district of London. Her name was Christine Granville. That she died young was perhaps unsurprising; that she had survived... |
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She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me
Emma Brockes · Penguin Press; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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"One day I will tell you the story of my life," promises Emma Brockes's mother, "and you will be amazed." Brockes grew up hearing only pieces of her mother's past--stories of a rustic childhood in South Africa, glimpses of a bohemian youth in London--and yet knew... |
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As If!: The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew
Jen Chaney · Touchstone Books Pages: 336 Format: Paperback
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Will we ever get tired of Clueless? Ugh, as if!Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the classic film's release in the first book of its kind, weaving together original interviews with writer and director Amy Heckerling; key cast members,... |
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Money Sucks: A Memoir on Why Too Much or Too Little Can Ruin You
Michael Baughman · Skyhorse Publishing Format: Book
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A funny and touching story about how to deal with the struggles of adulthood, how to live a good life, and how money can complicate it all.Michael Baughman’s hope was to send his oldest grandson off to his first year of college in the fall of 2012 with an informed and thoughtful attitude... |
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The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt
David Giffels · Scribner; First Edition edition Format: Paperback
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In The Hard Way on Purpose, David Giffels takes us on an insider’s journey through the wreckage and resurgence of America’s Rust Belt. A native who never knew the good times, yet never abandoned his hometown of Akron, Giffels plumbs the touchstones and idiosyncrasies of a region... |
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
MICHELLE MCNAMARA · Harper Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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Introduction by Gillian FlynnAfterword by Patton OswaltA masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer - the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade - from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating... |
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Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Marc N Peyser · Nan A. Talese / Doubleday Pages: 332 Format: Print book
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A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter... |
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