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New Titles - Biographies & Memoirs
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Where Do I Begin?: Stories from a Life Lived Out Loud
Duran, Elvis · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Elvis Duran, host of one of the nation's top morning shows and the voice millions of Americans wake up to, shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons all with his trademark heart, honesty, and plenty of humor. Elvis Duran's nationally syndicated radio program, Elvis... |
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On Time: A Princely Life in Funk
Morris Day · Da Capo Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince.Brilliant composer, smooth soul singer, killer drummer, and charismatic band leader, Morris Day, has been a force in American music for the past four decades. In On Time, the renowned... |
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Listening for America: Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim
Kapilow, Rob · Liveright
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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"Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher as irresistible as Kapilow." -- Kansas City StarFew people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer,... |
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The Berlin Mission: The American Who Resisted Nazi Germany from Within
Richard Breitman · PublicAffairs
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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An unknown story of an unlikely hero--the US consul who best analyzed the threat posed by Nazi Germany and predicted the horrors to come.In 1929, Raymond Geist went to Berlin as a consul, and he handled visas for emigrants to the US. Geist expedited the exit of Albert Einstein just before... |
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Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
Mo Rocca · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, an entertaining and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights,... |
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Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
Susan Rice · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
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Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice - National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and US Ambassador to the United Nations - reveals her surprising story with unflinching candor. Mother, wife,... |
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King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne
Janet L. Nelson · University of California Press
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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"King and Emperor takes on the compelling suspense of good detective work as well as good history." - The Wall Street Journal Charles I, often known as Charlemagne, is one of the most extraordinary figures ever to rule an empire. Driven by unremitting physical energy and intellectual... |
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Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life: A Cookbook
Rachael Ray · Ballantine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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America's favorite self-taught cook opens up about the most memorable moments of her life in this candid memoir-inspired cookbook featuring 125 all-new recipes. "No matter the recipe, each of us changes a dish by our own preparation of it. It's the same with stories - once... |
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All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy
Phil Keith · Hanover Square Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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"A truly inspiring story of courage and triumph." - Nelson DeMilleThe incredible life story of Eugene Bullard, the first African American military pilot in WWI, who went on to become a self-taught jazz musician, a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American... |
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