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Wild and Precious Life
Deborah Ziegler · Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard - a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor - this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter's spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right... |
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Based on a true story
Norm Macdonald · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 240
Format: Print book |
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Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, raconteur, SNL veteran, and one of the best stand-up comedians of all time.  As this book's title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life - more or less - from his origins on a farm... |
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I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This: A Memoir
Nadja Spiegelman · Riverhead Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book |
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A memoir of mothers and daughters - and mothers as daughters - traced through four generations, from Paris to New York and back again. For a long time, Nadja Spiegelman believed her mother was a fairy. More than her famous father, Maus creator Art Spiegelman, and even more than most mothers,... |
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Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
Louis Zamperini · Harpercollins
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover |
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American hero Louis Zamperini shares his wisdom, values, lessons, secrets, and other insights gleaned from his remarkable experiences in this powerful and inspiring book.Louis Zamperini's struggle to survive the unimaginable - brought to life in his autobiography Devil at My Heels and in Laura... |
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The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes
Anthony Sadler · PublicAffairs
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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On August 21, 2015, Ayoub al-Khazzani boarded the 15:17 train in Brussels, bound for Paris. Khazzani's mission was clear: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on the crowded train. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed... |
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A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer
Mary Elizabeth Williams · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death - and be restored to life.After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma - a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer - journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock.... |
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Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon
John Lennon · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 480
Format: Print book |
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John Lennon was a highly opinionated and controversial figure with a commanding personality and quick wit. And he made a point of living his adventurous life as openly as possible. Whether he was experimenting with LSD, Transcendental Meditation, primal therapy, macrobiotic diets, or recording... |
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The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird
Tom Michell · Ballantine Books
Pages: 219
Format: Print book |
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A unique and moving real-life story of the extraordinary bond between a young teacher and a penguin, this book will delight readers who loved Marley & Me, Dewey the Library Cat, The Good Good Pig, and any book by Jon Katz. In 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell follows... |
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