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Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption

Ed Levine · Portfolio
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"A hilarious and moving story of unconventional entrepreneurialism, passion, and guts." --Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group; Founder of Shake Shack; Author of Setting the TableOriginal recipes by J. Kenji López-Alt of The Food Lab and Stella Parks of BraveTartJames...
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Red Birds

Mohammed Hanif · Grove Press, Black Cat
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

An American pilot crash lands in the desert and finds himself on the outskirts of the very camp he was supposed to bomb. After days spent wandering and hallucinating from dehydration, Major Ellie is rescued by one of the camp's residents, a teenager named Momo, whose entrepreneurial...
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Fleishman Is in Trouble: A Novel

Taffy Brodesser-Akner · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"Just the sort of thing that Philip Roth or John Updike might have produced in their prime (except, of course, that the author understands women) ." - Elizabeth Gilbert "This is a remarkable debut from one of the most distinctive writers around." - Tom Perrotta A finely...
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Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones

Bruce Craven · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"When it comes to the most-anticipated business books of 2019, Win or Die: Leadership Secrets From Game of Thrones is the one to beat." -- Inc.A guide to leading without losing your head, inspired by the bestselling books and smash television series Game of Thrones. "When...
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Riots I Have Known

Ryan Chapman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

"[A] gritty, bracing debut novel...a satirical look at mass incarceration and the liberating power of the written word." - Esquire "Dazzling...Supremely mischievous and sublimely written, this is a stellar work." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) An electric,...
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Star Wars after Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy

Dan Golding · Univ Of Minnesota Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Politics, craft, and cultural nostalgia in the remaking of Star Wars for a new ageA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away - way back in the twenty-first century's first decade - Star Wars seemed finished. Then in 2012 George Lucas shocked the entertainment world by selling the franchise,...
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The Don Con

Richard Armstrong · Pace Press
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback

"I loved this book. It could be my f%#@&$* autobiography!"--Joe Gannascoli, Actor "Vito Spatafore" on The Sopranos TV"THE DON CON is to Fan-Cons as "Galaxy Quest" is to Star Trek conventions."--Jonathan Frakes, Actor, Commander William T. Riker,...
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Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children

Therese Oneill · Hachette B and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the "hysterically funny and unsettlingly fascinating"* New York Times bestseller Unmentionable, a hilarious illustrated guide to the secrets of Victorian child-rearing [*Jenny Lawson] Feminist historian Therese Oneill is back, to educate you on what to expect...
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