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Words Without Music: A Memoir

Philip Glass · Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by "the most prolific and popular of all contemporary composers" (New York Times).A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical...
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Singing to a Bulldog: From Happy Days to Hollywood Director, and the Unlikely Mentor Who Got Me There

Anson Williams · Readers Digest
Format: Hardcover

Growing up in 1950s California, young Anson William Heimlich showed very little promise. Clumsy, unsure of himself, and made to feel like a failure by his disappointed artist of a dad, Anson started working odd jobs as a teenager to help support his family. His boss at one of these jobs,...
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Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind The Theory of Everything

Jane Hawking · Alma Books
Pages: 487
Format: Print book

Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and remarkable scientists of our age and the author of the scientific bestseller A Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 25 million copies. In this compelling memoir, his first wife, Jane Hawking, relates the inside story of their...
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Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me

JANET MOCK · Atria Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world - without a road map to guide her.The journey begins a few months before her twentieth birthday. Janet Mock is adjusting to her days as a first-generation...
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Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair

Nujeen Mustafa · Harper Wave
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany...
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Small Fry

LISA BRENNAN-JOBS · Grove Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents -- artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs -- Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father...
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So That Happened: A Memoir

Jon Cryer · Penguin Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

If it can happen in show business, its happened to Jon Cryer. Now hes opening up for the first time and sharing his behind-the-scenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in Hollywood.In 1986, Jon Cryer won over America as Molly Ringwalds loyal...
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir

Sherman Alexie · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The Instant New York Times BestsellerOne of the most anticipated books of 2017--Entertainment Weekly and Bustle A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True...
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The Pug List: A Ridiculous Little Dog, a Family Who Lost Everything, and How They All Found Their Way Home

Alison Hodgson · Zondervan
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

"What if a wheezing, sneezing, allegedly house-trained, ticking time bomb of an orphan pug is the key to helping a family feel at home again, after an arsonist set their house - and life - on fire? If you asked me, I would have said it's a bad idea; we can do better. Unfortunately...
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Not My Father's Son: A Memoir

Alan Cumming · Dey Street Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.A beloved star of stage, television, and film—“one of the most...
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Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.

DANIELLE ALLEN · Liveright
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover

So tender yet courageous is this fierce family memoir that it makes mass incarceration nothing less than a new American tragedy.In a shattering work that shifts between a woman's private anguish over the loss of her beloved baby cousin and a scholar's fierce critique of the American prison...
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Normally, This Would be Cause for Concern: Tales of Calamity and Unrelenting Awkwardness

Danielle Fishel · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

A warm and witty memoir by Danielle Fishel, the beloved star of the 90s sitcom Boy Meets World and the eagerly anticipated spin-off, Girl Meets World. Best known for playing Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World, Danielle Fishel was many a tweens first crush and the quintessential girl-next-door...
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In Trump We Trust: How He Outsmarted the Politicians, the "Elites," and the Media

Ann Coulter · Sentinel
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Donald Trump isn't a politician -- he's a one man wrecking ball against our dysfunctional and corrupt establishment. Now Ann Coulter, with her unique insight, candor, and sense of humor, makes the definitive case for why we should all join his revolution. The three biggest news stories...
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Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency

Dan Abrams · Hanover Square
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a strange case in which he had a deep personal involvement - and which was played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign.At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went...
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In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

Diane Guerrero · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents...
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