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Dead Wrong: The Continuing Story of City of Lies, Corruption and Cover-Up in the Notorious BIG Murder Investigation

Randall Sullivan · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"[An] engrossing, damning tale of widespread unchecked corruption in one of the nation's largest police departments, one that deserves attention . . . Exhaustively researched . . . The most thorough examination of these much-publicized events." -- Boston Globe, on LAbyrinthIn...
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The Sixth Man: A Memoir

Andre Iguodala · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors.Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors' third NBA championship in the last four years, his game has never been stronger....
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Navy SEALs: The Combat History of the Deadliest Warriors on the Planet

Don Mann · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

In a world where acts of terror have become all too commonplace, America has turned to the elite warriors of special operations to lead the fight and hunt down those whose very ideology is one of hate for everything our nation stands for. Among those units one stands apart from the rest,...
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A Little Me

Amy Roloff · Indigo River Publishing
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback

"God doesn't make mistakes." For Amy Roloff, star of TLC's hit reality show Little People, Big World, her father's words would repeatedly serve as an anchor, reminding her of her inherent worth and purpose, whenever feelings of insecurity and inadequacy surfaced and threatened...
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Siege: Trump Under Fire

Michael Wolff · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege.With Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in Siege, he has written an equally essential...
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Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir

Jayson Greene · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"A gripping and beautiful book about the power of love in the face of unimaginable loss." --Cheryl StrayedFor readers of The Bright Hour and When Breath Becomes Air, a moving, transcendent memoir of loss and a stunning exploration of marriage in the wake of unimaginable grief.As...
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Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren

Colin Asher · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

This definitive biography reclaims Nelson Algren as a towering literary figure and finally unravels the enigma of his disappearance from American letters.For a time, Nelson Algren was America's most famous author, lauded by the likes of Richard Wright and Ernest Hemingway. Millions...
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I Used to Have Cancer: How I Found My Own Way Back to Health

James Templeton · Square One
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

By all standards of success, James Templeton seemed to have it all. He was a highly successful businessman, had a beautiful wife and daughter, and, only in his early thirties, had his whole life in front of him. To avoid the same fate as his father and grandfather, who both died of heart...
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The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees

Meredith May · Park Row
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature's most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care...
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From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

Tembi Locke · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour.It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street...
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