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Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston

Gerrick Kennedy - ‎Abrams Press
Pages: Hardcover‏‎320
Format: Hardcover‏


 
 
Watergate: A New History

Garrett M. Graff - ‎Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full scope of the scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants who made it the most influential political event of our modern...
 
 
Always Remember Your Name: A True Story of Family and Survival in Auschwitz

Andra Bucci - ‎Astra House
Format: Hardcover

A haunting WWII memoir of two sisters who survived Auschwitz that picks up where Anne Frank's Diary left off and gives voice to the children we lost.On March 28, 1944, six-year-old Tati and her four-year-old sister Andra were roused from their sleep and arrested. Along with their mother,...
 
 
Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime

Nims Purja - ‎National Geographic
Pages: Hardcover‏‎320
Format: Hardcover‏


 
 
George V: Never a Dull Moment

Jane Ridley - ‎Harper
Format: Hardcover

From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage was an epic romance. The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth...
 
 
Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American

Wajahat Ali - ‎W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

"Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!"This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where, exactly? Fremont, California, where he grew up, but is now an unaffordable place...
 
 
Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental Sailor

Nelson Simon - ‎Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

"Soul of the Hurricane is a remarkable debut from a singular storyteller." - David Isay, Peabody Award-winning creator of StoryCorps Nelson Simon didn't want to sign up as a last-minute crew member to transport a Norwegian schooner from Brooklyn to Bermuda. But one thing...
 
 
Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

Tomiko Brown-Nagin - ‎Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

Born to an aspirational blue-collar family during the Great Depression, Constance Baker Motley was expected to find herself a good career as a hair dresser. Instead, she became the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, the first of ten she would eventually argue....
 
 
Rise: My Story

Lindsey Vonn - ‎Dey Street Books
Pages: Hardcover‏‎336
Format: Hardcover‏

The first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes.82 World Cup wins. 20 World Cup titles....
 
 
Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

Valerie Bertinelli - ‎Mariner Books
Pages: Hardcover‏‎256
Format: Hardcover‏

Valerie Bertinelli shares an inspiring blueprint that offers women in midlife support and hope. She shares personal stories that many women will relate to from her past decade: hitting her fifties, taking care of her dying mother, the evolving relationship with her husband, a career change,...