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Based on a true story
Norm Macdonald · Spiegel & Grau Pages: 240 Format: Print book
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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. Â 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias
Jane Velez-Mitchell · William Morrow; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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