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Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks
Dick Cavett · Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday lifeIn Brief Encounters, the legendary talk show host Dick Cavett introduces us to the fascinating characters who have crossed his path, from... |
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My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
PAMELA PAUL · HENRY HOLT
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Imagine keeping a record of every book you ever read. What would those titles say about you? With humor and warmth, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shares the stories that have shaped her lifeFor twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that records the books... |
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American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Ronald C White · Random House
Pages: 826
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America's greatest generals - and most misunderstood presidents In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the "Trinity of Great American... |
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Veterans Voices: Remarkable Stories of Heroism, Sacrifice, and Honor
Robert H Miller · National Geographic
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Through intimate photographs and poignant stories, this heart-rending book showcases the courage, heroics, and sacrifice of selected U.S. soldiers and veterans. This deeply moving, timely celebration of veterans highlights the heroes in our midst by bringing these brave men and women to life.... |
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Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress
Olympia Snowe · Weinstein Books
Format: Hardcover
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An outspoken centrist, Senator Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and offered a sharp rebuke to the Senate, citing the dispiriting gridlock and polarization. After serving in the legislative branch at the state and federal levels... |
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My Broken Pieces: Mending the Wounds From Sexual Abuse Through Faith, Family and Love
Rosie Rivera · New American Library, 2015.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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The sister of "La Diva de la Banda" - legendary Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera - opens up for the first time about Jenni's untimely death and her own triumph over abuse and addiction.Growing up as the youngest Rivera, Rosie was surrounded by unconditional love, support,... |
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Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir
ZACK MCDERMOTT · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The story of a young man fighting to recover from a devastating psychotic break and the mother who refuses to give up on him Zack McDermott, a 26-year-old Brooklyn public defender, woke up one morning convinced he was being filmed, Truman Show-style, as part of an audition for a TV pilot.... |
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Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man
TOM EWING · UNIV OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Format: Hardcover
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The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Songwriters, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American music. This authoritative biography sets out to examine his life in careful... |
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Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of The Rock Stars
DAVID HEPWORTH · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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An elegy to the age of the Rock Star, featuring Chuck Berry, Elvis, Madonna, Bowie, Prince, and more, uncommon people whose lives were transformed by rock and who, in turn, shaped our cultureRecklessness, thy name is rock.The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed.... |
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Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away: A Memoir
ALICE ANDERSON · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Some Bright Morning, I'll Fly Away is a deeply poignant memoir set in a post-Katrina Mississippi. Alice Anderson is returning to assess the damage to her beloved Mississippi coastline and the once-immaculate home that she'd carefully cultivated for her husband, Dr. Liam Rivers, and their... |
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A Fighting Chance
Elizabeth Warren · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 365
Format: Hardcover
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works -- and really doesn't -- in A Fighting ChanceAs a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become... |
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Fighting Blind: A Green Beret's Story of Extraordinary Courage
Iva?n Castro · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Fighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper's post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro's life as well.... |
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Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese
Daleen Berry · BenBella Books
Format: Print book
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In Pretty Little Killers, journalist Daleen Berry and investigator Geoffrey Fuller expand upon their New York Times bestselling ebook The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese to give you even more information behind one of the most horrific and shocking murders of our time. Including over 100 pages... |
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Devotion and Defiance: My Journey in Love, Faith and Politics
Humaira Awais Shahid with Kelly Horan · W.W. Norton
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring personal story by the most prominent Muslim woman activist and legislator for women's rights in Pakistan.In the fall of 2001, a newlywed English professor took on a job editing the "women's section" of one of Pakistan's leading Urdu newspapers. She soon... |
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