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Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter

Ty Pennington · Zondervan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

As a kid, Ty Pennington had too much energy. He was chaotic, bouncing off the walls, and on a first-name basis with the local emergency room staff. Back then there wasn't public awareness of attention deficit disorder yet. People just thought Ty was rambunctious. A trouble maker. What...
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Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life

Randy Travis · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited, deeply personal story of one of American music's greatest icons, a remarkable tale of the utmost heights of fame and success, the deepest lows of life's sorrows, and a miraculous return from the brink of death - told as only Randy Travis can.Beloved around the world,...
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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

Rick Reilly · Hachette Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

An uproarious indictment of Donald Trump's lying, cheating, and poor sportsmanship--by the bestselling author and acclaimed sportswriter. Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump is an on-the-ground and behind-the-scenes look at Trump's ethics deficit on and off the course. Reilly...
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The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

John E. Douglas · Dey Street Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling...
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From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

Tembi Locke · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour.It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street...
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My Father Left Me Ireland: An American Son's Search For Home

Michael Brendan Dougherty · Sentinel
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

National Review senior writer Michael Brendan Dougherty delivers a meditation on belonging, fatherhood, and nationalism, through a series of letters to his estranged Irish father.The child of an Irish man and an Irish-American woman who split up before he was born, Michael Brendan Dougherty...
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Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations

Craig Ferguson · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit. Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact...
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Ten Innings at Wrigley: The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink

Kevin Cook · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, at the tipping point of a new era in baseball historyIt was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody...
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A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning

Eric Gorges · Algonquin Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The host of TV's A Craftsman's Legacy makes the case that the craftsman's way--the philosophy, the skills, and the mindset--can provide a helpful blueprint for all of us in our increasingly hurried, mass-manufactured world. Today, even as so many of us spend hours in front of screens...
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Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

Fredrik Backman · Atria Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove shares an irresistible and moving collection of heartfelt, humorous essays about fatherhood, providing his newborn son with the perspective and tools he'll need to make his way in the world. Things My Son Needs to Know About...
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