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Norm Macdonald · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, raconteur, SNL veteran, and one of the best stand-up comedians of all time.   As this book's title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life - more or less - from his origins on a farm...
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Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs

Pearl Cleage · Pocket Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit, but there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In this revelatory and deeply personal work,...
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32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

Eric Ripert · Random House
Pages: 247
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as "heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and inspiring," 32 Yolks is the brave and affecting coming-of-age story about the making of a French chef, from the culinary icon behind the renowned New York City restaurant Le Bernardin....
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In the Darkroom

Susan Faludi · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZEFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Backlash, comes In the Darkroom, an astonishing confrontation with the enigma of her father and the larger...
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Michelangelo: 1475-1564

Yvonne Paris · Parragon
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Parragon Inc (July 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1407542710 ISBN-13: 978-1407542713 Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches
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No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page

Martin Power · Overlook Onmibus
Pages: 698
Format: Print book

No Quarter: The Three Lives Of Jimmy Page explores the life, times and music of the man behind one of the 20th century's greatest bands: the mighty Led Zeppelin.Using new and exclusive interviews Martin Power tells the full story of Jimmy Page's long career. Starting with the early Sixties...
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A Buddhist Grief Observed

Guy Newland · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

Amid the world-shattering pain of loss, what helps?"After the death of his beloved partner from cancer, Newland finds himself asking how effective his long years of Buddhist practice have been in helping him come to terms with overwhelming grief. This finely written book offers a lucid...
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Eating My Way Through Italy: Heading Off the Main Roads to Discover the Hidden Treasures of the Italian Table

Elizabeth Helman-Minchilli · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

A cultural and culinary celebration of everything that makes Italian cuisine great, from Rome's resident gastronomic expert After a lifetime of living and eating in Rome, Elizabeth Minchilli is an expert on the city's cuisine. While she's proud to share everything she knows about Rome,...
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Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias

Jane Velez-Mitchell · William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and a gunshot to the head, Travis was left to die. The prime suspect in the case was Alexanders...
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

Dan Lyons · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

"Wildly entertaining ... Lyons has injected a dose of sanity into a world gone mad."--Ashlee Vance, New York Times-bestselling author of Elon MuskFor twenty-five years Dan Lyons was a magazine writer at the top of his profession--until one Friday morning when he received a phone...
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Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race

Debby Irving · Elephant Room Press
Format: Print book

For twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn't understand why her diversity efforts...
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Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

Gregory Boyle · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A moving example of unconditional love in difficult times, the bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart, Father Gregory Boyle, shares what three decades of working with gangs in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of radical kinship.In his first...
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Jean Cocteau: A Life

Claude Arnaud · Yale Univ Press
Pages: 1024
Format: Print book

This passionate and monumental biography reassesses the life and legacy of one of the most significant cultural figures of the twentieth century Unevenly respected, easily hated, almost always suspected of being inferior to his reputation, Jean Cocteau has often been thought of as a jack-of-all-trades,...
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My Dead Parents: A Memoir

ANYA YURCHYSHYN · Crown
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A haunting, unforgettable family story about hidden secrets and a daughter's journey to understand her parents Anya Yurchyshyn grew up in a narrow townhouse in Boston, every corner filled with the souvenirs of her parents' adventurous international travels. On their trips to Egypt, Italy,...
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In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett

Tony Fletcher · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

Wilson Pickett was arguably the greatest male soul screamer of the 1960s and '70s. With a career spanning half a century, he sold millions of albums and tens of millions of singles, leaving a legacy of unforgettable hits, including "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances,"...
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