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Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
Christina Thompson · Harper
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A blend of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester's Pacific, a thrilling intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know. For more than... |
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Funny Man: Mel Brooks
Patrick McGilligan · Harper
Pages: 656
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater, from Patrick McGilligan, the acclaimed author of Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane and Alfred... |
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No Happy Endings: A Memoir
Nora McInerny · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The author of It's Okay to Laugh and host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking - interviews that are "a gift to be able to listen [to]" (New York Times) - returns with more hilarious meditations on her messy, wonderful, bittersweet, and unconventional life.Life... |
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The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts
Joan Biskupic · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything... |
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The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Cara Robertson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology - the trial of Lizzie Borden - based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence.The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When... |
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The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan
Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller · Little A
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover
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An emotional and sweeping memoir of love and survival - and of a committed and desperate family uprooted and divided by the violent, changing landscape of Afghanistan in the early 1980s.Before the Soviet invasion of 1980, Enjeela Ahmadi remembers her home - Kabul, Afghanistan - as peaceful,... |
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Don't Stop Believin'
Olivia Newton-John · Gallery Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! With candor, humor, and warmth, legendary musician, actress, activist, and icon Olivia Newton-John reveals her life story - from her unforgettable rise to fame in the classic musical Grease to her passionate advocacy for health and wellness in light of her battles... |
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