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Hannibal Free Public Library
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Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
Cecelia Watson · Ecco Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world's most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing... |
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Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood
J. Michael Straczynski · Harper Voyager Pages: 480 Format: Hardcover
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With an introduction by Neil Gaiman!In this dazzling memoir, the acclaimed writer behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Marvel's Thor reveals how the power of creativity and imagination enabled him to overcome the horrors of his youth and a dysfunctional family haunted... |
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Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances
Bruce Deel · Optimism Press Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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Over the past 20 years, Bruce Deel has helped over 20,000 people in the most dangerous zip code of Atlanta escape the cycle of homelessness, joblessness, and drug abuse. In these powerful true stories about the men and women who fell through the cracks in our social services system, he shows... |
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George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
David L. Roll · Dutton Caliber Pages: 704 Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall - America's most distinguished soldier-statesman since George Washington - whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century. Winston Churchill called him World... |
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Warrior's Creed: A Life of Preparing for and Facing the Impossible
Roger Sparks · St. Martin's Press Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The riveting story of how a young boy's upbringing with outlaw culture and charismatic role models forged him into an elite Marine and a decorated Pararescueman."Absence of self is my sword" comprises the final line in "The Warrior's Creed," a 14th century poem... |
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America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Steven M. Gillon · Dutton Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover
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A major new biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. from a leading historian who was also a close friend, America's Reluctant Prince is a deeply researched, personal, surprising, and revealing portrait of the Kennedy heir the world lost too soon. Through the lens of their decades-long friendship... |
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The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out
William Dameron · Little A Pages: 286 Format: Hardcover
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A candid memoir of denial, stolen identities, betrayal, faking it, and coming out.Do you know me?, the email began, sparking tremors of fear that turned into a full quake of panic when William Dameron discovered that his selfie had been stolen by strangers. On social networks and dating... |
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A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons
Ben Folds · Ballantine Books Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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From the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs. Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as "Brick," "You Don't Know Me," "Rockin' the Suburbs,"... |
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