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Legend: My Life in Football

JOE NAMATH · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Timed for the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon who first brought show business to sports is finally ready to tell the story of his spectacular rise and reign as "Broadway Joe," to his struggles with alcoholism, to the redemption...
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world - where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she) . One day, Lori Gottlieb...
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Play by Play: Calling the Wildest Games in Sports-From SEC Football to College Basketball, The Masters, and More

Verne Lundquist · William Morrow
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

One of America's most beloved sportscasters turns the spotlight on his own life, chronicling his incredible life covering Southeastern Conference football and some of the most iconic moments in sports history over the last five decadesVerne Lundquist's remarkable broadcasting career...
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Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service

Gary Sinise · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Theater icon, award-winning film and television star, and American patriot Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's...
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Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946

GARY GIDDINS · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 736
Format: Hardcover

"The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzy era of Prohibition through the dark...
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No Happy Endings: A Memoir

Nora McInerny · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The author of It's Okay to Laugh and host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking - interviews that are "a gift to be able to listen [to]" (New York Times) - returns with more hilarious meditations on her messy, wonderful, bittersweet, and unconventional life.Life...
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Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter

Ty Pennington · Zondervan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

As a kid, Ty Pennington had too much energy. He was chaotic, bouncing off the walls, and on a first-name basis with the local emergency room staff. Back then there wasn't public awareness of attention deficit disorder yet. People just thought Ty was rambunctious. A trouble maker. What...
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Anthony Bourdain Remembered

CNN · Ecco
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A moving and insightful collection of quotes, memories, and images celebrating the life of Anthony Bourdain When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, the outpouring of love from his fans around the world was momentous. The tributes spoke to his legacy: That the world is much smaller than...
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Elizabeth Revealed: 500 Facts About The Queen and Her World

Lucinda Hawksley · Scala Arts Publishers Inc.
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

* A lively and affectionate celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's long and eventful life* Archive images and new photography combine to create a beautiful visual record of her reign* A fascinating glimpse into the private life of the monarchy* The wealth of information is presented...
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All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson

Mark Griffin · Harper
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood's Golden Age.Devastatingly handsome, broad-shouldered and clean-cut, Rock Hudson was the ultimate movie star. The embodiment of romantic masculinity in American film throughout the '50s...
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