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Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar

David Thomas · Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

In Wrestling for My Life, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the WWE. Included are some never-before-shared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. With millions of fans, Michaels...
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My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food

Lidia Bastianich · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling cookbook author, beloved and award-winning television personality, and hugely successful restaurateur--a heartwarming, emotional, revelatory memoir told with all her hallmark warmth and gusto.Lidia's story begins with her upbringing in Pula, a formerly Italian city...
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The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living

Lacey Sturm · Baker Books
Format: Book

Once a suicidal atheist, now a Christ-following rock star, Lacey tells her story of finding purpose behind the pain, sharing the many reasons for her hope and helping readers see how valuable they are to God.,
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Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own

Kate Bolick · Crown
Format: Hardcover

"A single woman considers her life, the life of the bold single ladies who have gone before her, and the long arc of slowly changing attitudes towards women"--
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A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir

Lev Golinkin · Doubleday
Format: Kindle Edition

A compelling story of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered past. In the twilight of the Cold War (the late 1980s) , nine-year old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border with only ten suitcases,...
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BRAVE

ROSE MCGOWAN · HarperOne
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowanA revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - A voice for generationsRose McGowan...
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Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon · Harper
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In 2010, the Army created Cultural Support Teams, a secret pilot program to insert women alongside Special Operations soldiers battling in Afghanistan. The Army reasoned that women could play a unique role on Special Ops teams: accompanying their male colleagues on raids and, while those...
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The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945

James Hornfischer · Bantam Books
Pages: 640
Format: Print book

The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U. S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower One of America s preeminent military historians, James D. Hornfischer has written his most expansive...
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Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living

TIM BAUERSCHMIDT · HarperOne
Pages: 239
Format: Hardcover

When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height...
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Being Nixon: A Man Divided

Evan Thomas · Random House
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover

"What was it really like to be Richard Nixon? Evan Thomas tackles this fascinating question by peeling back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear. The result is both insightful history and an astonishingly compelling psychological portrait." - Walter...
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Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

Jim Newton · Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Leon Panetta's first career, beginning as an army intelligence officer and including 16 years in the House of Representatives, lasted thirty-five years and culminated in his role as Clinton's budget czar and White House chief of staff. He then "retired" to establish the Panetta...
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The Old Man and the Cat: A Love Story

Nils Uddenberg · Center Point Large Print
Pages: 157
Format: Large print book

One winter morning the author discovered a cat - whom he would later find was homeless - sitting outside his bedroom window, staring at him with big yellow eyes. Slowly but surely the cat worked itself into his life.
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Legend: A Harrowing Story from the Vietnam War of One Green Beret's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines

Eric Blehm · Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The unforgettable account and courageous actions of the U.S. Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Green Beret Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez, who risked everything to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines. In Legend, acclaimed bestselling author Eric Blehm takes...
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Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What "Making a Murderer" Gets Wrong

Ken Kratz · Benbella Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

It's time to set the record straight about Steven Avery. The full record - including evidence never before revealed - makes his guilt clear.The Netflix series Making a Murderer quickly became a huge hit, with over 19 million viewers in the U.S. in the first 35 days. The series left...
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Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story

Mac McClelland · Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

Irritable Hearts striking candor will win McClelland the empathy she deserves. - The New York Times Book ReviewI had nightmares, flashbacks. I dissociated... Changes in self-perception and hallucinations-those are some of my other symptoms. You are poison, I chanted silently to myself....
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