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We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That are Funny, Complicated, and True

GABRIELLE UNION · Dey Street Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced." - Lena Dunham, Lenny Letter

In the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays...

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Alexander Hamilton: The Illustrated Biography

Richard Sylla · Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Find out who lived and who died in the incredible story of the founding father who made America modern - and became the toast of Broadway.
This richly illustrated biography portrays Alexander Hamilton's fascinating life alongside his key contributions to American history, including...
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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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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir

T Kira Madden · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Frank and funny and powerful and surprising. An utterly gorgeous debut."-Lauren Groff

One of the most anticipated books of 2019--Electric Literature, Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, The Millions, Hyphen, Lit Hub, Nylon, The AV Club,...

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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

PATRISSE KAHN-CULLORS · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The emotional and powerful story of one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter and how the movement was born.


"This remarkable book reveals what inspired Patrisse's visionary and courageous activism and forces us to face the consequence of the choices our nation made...

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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

ALEXANDRIA MARZANO-LESNEVICH · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"A True Crime Masterpiece" - Vogue
Entertainment Weekly "Must" List and Best Books of the Year So Far
Real Simple's Best New Books

"The Fact of a Body is one of the best books I've read this year. It's just astounding."
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Condé Nast: The Man and His Empire -- A Biography

Susan Ronald · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

The first biography in over thirty years of Condé Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.

Condé Nast's life and career was as high profile and glamourous as his magazines. Moving to New York...

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Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy

Eilene Zimmerman · Random House
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A journalist pieces together the mysteries surrounding her ex-husband's descent into drug addiction while trying to rebuild a life for her family, taking readers on an intimate journey into the world of white-collar drug abuse.

"A rare combination of journalistic rigor, personal...
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This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today

CHRISSY METZ · Dey Street Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A prescriptive and inspirational book of life lessons from the Emmy Award-nominee and breakout star of television's #1 hit show, NBC's This Is Us.

Debuting in fall 2016, This Is Us quickly became America's most watched - and most talked about - network television show. Within weeks...

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The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour-and the

Sheila Weller · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

"Weller rivetingly recounts these gutsy ladies' time on the front lines... an inspiration for future generations of journalists." --Vanity FairFor decades, women battered the walls of the male fortress of television journalism. After fierce struggles, three women - Diane Sawyer,...
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My Own Words

Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 - a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture.

My Own Words...
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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 Strayed

For 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...
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Rivals unto Death: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

Rick Beyer · Hachette Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

From the bestselling author of The Greatest Stories Never Told series, the epic history of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's illustrious and eccentric political careers and their fateful rivalry.The day was hot and sticky. The man in the rowboat was an impetuous hothead. His row across...
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Me

Elton John · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend.

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly...

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Bettyville: A Memoir

George Hodgman · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom." - Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club

"The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri,...
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