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Dangerous Ground: My Friendship with a Serial Killer
M WILLIAM PHELPS · Kensington
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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"Anyone can become a killer under the right circumstances - even you." For the first time, award-winning investigative journalist M. William Phelps reveals the identity of "Raven," the serial killer who co-starred with him on Dark Minds - and tells the story of his intriguing... |
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A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century
Jerome Charyn · Bellevue Literary Pr, 2015.
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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We think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive, and possibly mad. But in A Loaded Gun, Jerome Charyn introduces us to a different Emily Dickinson: the fierce, brilliant, and sexually charged poet who wrote:My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun - ... Though I than... |
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South and West: From a Notebook
JOAN DIDION · Knopf
Pages: 126
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks--writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard... |
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
Dave Pelzer · HCI; Edition Unstated edition
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that... |
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Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story
Robyn Doolittle · Penguin Group
Pages: 367
Format: Hardcover
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His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford's personal and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America's fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape... |
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My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 - a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture.My Own Words is a selection... |
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Handy African American History Answer Book
Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D. · Visible Ink Press
Format: Paperback
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Walking readers through a rich but often overlooked part of American history, this compendium addresses the people, times, and events that influenced and changed African American history. An overview of major biographical figures and history-making events is followed by a deeper look at the development... |
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My Life With Piper: From Big House to Small Screen
Larry Smith · Tantor Audio; Unabridged CD edition
Format: Audio CD
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Piper Kerman's bestselling memoir and hit show on Netflix has been one of the most remarkable pop culture phenomenons in years. Yet there's one side of the story that until now hasn't been told-the story of Larry Smith, the man who has stood by Piper through the worst of times. Orange... |
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In This Together: My Story
Ann Romney · Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Pages: 262
Format: Print book
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When Mitt and Ann Romney met in their late teens, a great American love story began. And their life together would be blessed: five healthy sons, financial security, and a home filled with joy. Despite the typical ups and downs, they had a storybook life.Then, in 1998, Ann was diagnosed... |
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On The Move
Oliver Sacks · Thorndike Press Large Print
Pages: 525
Format: Large Print Hardcover
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When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: 'Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far'. It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move... |
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Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening
John Elder Robison · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the Eye Imagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals... |
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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
Elizabeth Vargas · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic, " to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in BETWEEN BREATHS, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety-which... |
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When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi · Random House
Pages: 228
Format: Print book
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, this inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth... |
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Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
Nick Offerman · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
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Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman - who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman,... |
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