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The Girl Behind the Door: A Father's Quest to Understand His Daughter's Suicide
John Brooks · Scribner, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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An award-winning, candid, and compelling story of an adoptive father's search for the truth about his teenage daughter's suicide: "Rarely have the subjects of suicide, adoption, adolescence, and parenting been explored so openly and honestly" (John Bateson, Former Executive Director,... |
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Feel Free: Essays
Zadie Smith · Penguin Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a new collection of essays Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel almost two decades ago, Zadie Smith has established herself not just as one of the world's preeminent fiction writers, but also a brilliant... |
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Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
HARVEY SACHS · Liveright
Pages: 992
Format: Hardcover
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On the 150th anniversary of his birth comes this monumental biography of Arturo Toscanini, whose dramatic life is unparalleled among twentieth-century musicians.It may be difficult to imagine today, but Arturo Toscanini -- recognized widely as the most celebrated conductor of the twentieth... |
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No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering
Clara Bensen · Running Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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One Dress, Three Weeks, Eight Countries - Zero BaggageNewly recovered from a quarter-life meltdown, Clara Bensen decided to test her comeback by signing up for an online dating account. She never expected to meet Jeff, a wildly energetic university professor with a reputation for bucking... |
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What Is It All but Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man
Art Garfunkel · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From the golden-haired, curly-headed half of Simon & Garfunkel--a memoir (of sorts) : artful, moving, lyrical; the making of a musician; the evolution of a man, a portrait of a life-long friendship and collaboration that became one of the most successful singing duos of their time.... |
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Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
George W. Bush · Crown/Archetype
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America's military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President... |
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When the Screaming Stops: The Dark History of the Bay City Rollers
SIMON SPENCE · Overlook-Omnibus
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
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The shocking story of the boy band that became immersed in the cult-like world of their managerWhat happened to the Bay City Rollers is one of the greatest scandals of the music industry. This unflinching book reveals the dark truth behind "Rollermania," which gripped the UK in the 1970s... |
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The Incest Diary
Anonymous · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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"Anonymous memoir of a daughter's abuse by, and attachment to, her father"-- |
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My Glory Was I Had Such Friends: A Memoir
AMY SILVERSTEIN · Harper Wave
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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In this moving memoir about the power of friendship and the resilience of the human spirit, Amy Silverstein tells the story of the extraordinary group of women who supported her as she waited on the precipice for a life-saving heart transplant.Nearly twenty-six years after receiving her first... |
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Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs
BETH ANN FENNELLY · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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"Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband's sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara." -- from Heating & Cooling, "Married Love, IV"The 52 micro-memoirs in genre-defying Heating & Cooling offer bright glimpses... |
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Just Right: A Life in Pursuit of Liberty
LEE EDWARDS · Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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"Lee Edwards has always been in the forefront of the struggle to restore America, to bring it back to its ancient moorings. . . . Lee has fought hard with uncommon intelligence and resourcefulness. But he has fought fair and always without rancor. . . . Truly, a man for all seasons."... |
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Mean Dads for a Better America: The Generous Rewards of an Old-Fashioned Childhood
Tom Shillue · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the stand-up comedian and host of Fox News' humorous late-night talk show Red Eye, a nostalgic look back at his childhood and the simple American values that shaped his worldview - a portrait of growing up in 1970s America.As a comedian and the host of Red Eye, whip-smart funny... |
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