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Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
Kate Bolick · Crown
Format: Hardcover
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"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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In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
FIONA SAMPSON · Pegasus Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein in 1818, a prize-winning poet delivers a major new biography of Mary Shelley -- as she has never been seen before.We know the facts of Mary Shelley's life in some detail -- the death of her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft,... |
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Old In Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over
Nell Irvin Painter · Counterpoint
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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One of O: The Oprah Magazine's Top Books of Summer "Old in Art School is a glorious achievement -- bighearted and critical, insightful and entertaining. This book is a cup of courage for everyone who wants to change their lives." -- Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage... |
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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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American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
Taya Kyle · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The widow of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle shares their private story: an unforgettable testament to the power of love and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss--and a moving tribute to a man whose true heroism ran even deeper than the legendIn early 2013, Taya Kyle and her husband... |
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer · Gallery Books
Pages: 323
Format: Print book
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#1 New York Times Bestseller "Amy Schumer's book will make you love her even more. For a comedian of unbridled (and generally hilarious) causticity, Schumer has written a probing, confessional, unguarded, and, yes, majorly humanizing non-memoir, a book that trades less on sarcasm,... |
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Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose
Joseph R Biden · Thorndike Press
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""Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word. Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's... |
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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
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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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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J D Vance · Harper
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD "You will not read a more important book about America this year." - The Economist "A riveting book."... |
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What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir
Abigail Thomas · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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In her bestselling and beloved memoir A Three Dog Life, Abigail Thomas wrote about the tragic loss of her husband. In What Comes Next and How to Like It, she writes about aging, family, creativity, tragedy, friendship, and the richness of life. And it is exhilarating.What comes next? What... |
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Meghan: A Hollywood Princess
World Trade Press. · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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From Andrew Morton, the New York Times bestselling author of Diana: Her True Story, comes a revealing, juicy, and inspiring biography of Meghan Markle, the American actress who won Prince Harry's heart. |
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Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words
Maeve Binchy · Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Five decades of selected writings from the Irish Times by the beloved and best-selling author, filled with her hallmark humor, candor, and wisdom-a timeless gift to her legion of fans.Maeve Binchy once confessed: "As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear what they... |
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Long Players: A Love Story in Eighteen Songs
Peter Coviello · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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A story of heartbreak, (ex) stepparenthood, and the limitless grace of pop songs Have you ever fallen in love - exalting, wracking, hilarious love - with a song? Long Players is a book about that everyday kind of besottedness - and, also, about those other, more entangling sorts of love... |
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Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius
Laurence Bergreen · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 544
Format: Print book
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The definitive biography of the impoverished child, abandoned by his parents, who became the famous writer, notorious libertine, and self-invented genius whose name still resonates today: Giacomo Casanova.Today, "Casanova" is a synonym for "great lover," yet the real... |
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