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American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal

Taya Kyle · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

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...
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In Deep: How I Survived Gangs, Heroin, and Prison to Become a Chicago Violence Interrupter

Angalia Bianca · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Before Angalia Bianca became one of Chicago's foremost authorities on violence interruption and prevention, receiving international recognition and a Resolution for Bravery from the City of Chicago, she was a criminal, a master manipulator, and a brilliant con artist. Bianca spent twelve...
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The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

Jenny Nordberg · Crown
Pages: 353
Format: eBook

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girlIn Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune....
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Happily Ali After: And Other Fairly True Tales

Ali Wentworth · HarperCollins
Format: Audiobook

Read by the author - Ali Wentworth The actress, comedian, media darling, and New York Times bestselling author picks up where she left off in Ali in Wonderland, dissecting modern life -- and this time, on a mission of self-improvement -- in a series of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes. Moved...
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Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Alan Paul · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller!

The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword and afterword by Double Trouble's Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon.

Just a few years after he almost died from...

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The Kennedy Heirs: John, Caroline, and the New Generation - A Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy

J. Randy Taraborrelli · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes The Kennedy Heirs, his most revealing Kennedy book yet.

A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy....

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Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life

Ali Wong · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Ali Wong's heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero) cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.

"Fierce,...
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A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like

ASHLEY GRAHAM · Dey Street Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir

Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling...

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Building a New Majority

Michael P Balzano · iUniverse
Pages: 334
Format: Print book

Building a New Majority weaves together the autobiographical recollections of the political and professional life of the author, Michael P. Balzano, with his seasoned analysis of several successful Republican presidential campaigns. The combination provides the foundation for recommendations...
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Founding Fathers: The Fight for Freedom and the Birth of American Liberty

K. M. Kostyal · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

Kostyal tells the story of the great American heroes who created the Declaration of Independence, fought the American Revolution, shaped the US Constitution--and changed the world. The eras dramatic events, from the riotous streets in Boston to the unlikely victory at Saratoga, are punctuated...
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White Dresses: A Memoir of Love and Secrets, Mothers and Daughters

Mary Pflum Peterson · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

In this riveting, poignant memoir of three generations of women and the white dresses that adorned them - television producer Mary Pflum Peterson recounts a journey through loss and redemption, and her battle to rescue her mother, a former nun, from compulsive hoarding.

As a successful...

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Autobiography, An

Agatha Christie · William Morrow
Pages: 542
Format: Paperback

Back in print in an all-new edition, is the engaging and illuminating chronicle of the life of the "Queen of Mystery." Fans of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and readers of John Curran's fascinating biographies Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making...
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Bastards: A Memoir

Mary Anna King · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

"A stirring, vividly told story of a young woman's quest to find the family she lost . . . an impressive debut." -- Peter Balakian

In the early 1980s, Mary Hall is a little girl growing up in poverty in Camden, New Jersey, with her older brother Jacob and parents who,...

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Street Warrior: The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him

RALPH FRIEDMAN · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

2,000 arrests. 100 off-duty arrests. 6,000 assists. 15 shootings. 8 shot. 4 kills. These are not the performance statistics of an entire NYPD unit. They are the record that makes Detective 2nd Grade Ralph Friedman a legend.

Friedman was arguably the toughest cop ever to wear the shield...

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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy

SHERYL SANDBERG · Knopf
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times Best Seller

From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's...
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