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Me: Elton John Official Autobiography

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 glasses who grew...
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Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century

Charles King · Doubleday
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

"Elegant and kaleidoscopic . . . This looks to be the perfect moment for King's resolutely humane book." - Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times"Captivating." - NPR.orgFrom an award-winning historian comes a dazzling history of the birth of cultural anthropology and the adventurous...
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Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control

Kinzer, Stephen · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of All the Shah's Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA's secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and '60s.The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's master magician and gentlehearted...
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Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America

Nefertiti Austin · Sourcebooks
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The story every parent in America needs to readThe path to creating a family is almost never easy or straightforward. As a single African American woman, Nefertiti Austin knew her journey would be more challenging than most. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks, Nefertiti felt discouraged...
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Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep

Erin Carlson · Hachette Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A captivating and inspiring portrait of legendary actress Meryl Streep and her work, Queen Meryl explores the fearless icon's trailblazing roles in film, her feminist activism, and the indelible mark she's left on pop culture.Meryl Streep is the most celebrated actress of our time....
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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Robert Iger · Random House
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A grand vision defined: The CEO of Disney, one of Time's most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life. Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney...
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Year of the Monkey

Smith, Patti · Knopf
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year.Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti...
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Thank You for My Service

Mat Best · Bantam
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The unapologetic, laugh-your-ass-off military memoir both vets and civilians have been waiting for, from a five-tour Army Ranger turned YouTube phenomenon and zealous advocate for veterans Members of the military's special operations branches share a closely...
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Inside Out: A Memoir

Demi Moore · Harper
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFamed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir.For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been...
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Barnum: An American Life

Robert Wilson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Robert Wilson's Barnum, the first full-dress biography in 20 years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story. ... It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves." - The Wall Street JournalP. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator...
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