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Fashion Climbing
BILL CUNNINGHAM · Penguin Press Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of a New York City legend's education in creativity and styleFor Bill Cunningham, New York City was the land of freedom, glamour, and, above all, style. Growing up in a lace-curtain Irish suburb of Boston, secretly trying on his sister's dresses and spending his evenings... |
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Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up
ELIZABETH A SMART · St. Martin's Press Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Smart follows up her #1 New York Times bestseller, My Story -- about being heldin captivity as a teenager, and how she managed to survive -- with a powerful and inspiringbook about what it takes to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and reclaim one's life.Author. Activist.... |
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James Wright: A Life in Poetry
Jonathan Blunk · Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 512 Format: Hardcover
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The authorized and sweeping biography of one of America's most complex, influential, and enduring poetsIn the extraordinary generation of American poets who came of age in the middle of the twentieth century, James Wright (1927-1980) was frequently placed at the top of the list. With... |
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Backstage Pass
Paul Stanley · HarperOne Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author and front man and rhythm guitarist of KISS grants fans an all-access backstage pass to his personal life and shows them how to pursue a rock 'n' roll lifestyle of their own, offering hard-won advice from a music legend.In this follow-up to his popular... |
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At the Strangers' Gate: Arrivals in New York
Adam Gopnik · Knopf Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s. When Adam Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal for New York, the city then, much like... |
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Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison
Shaka Senghor · Convergent, 2016. Pages: 336 Format: Print book
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In 1991, Shaka Senghor was sent to prison for second-degree murder. Today, he is a lecturer at the University of Michigan, a leading voice on criminal justice reform, and an inspiration to thousands.In life, it's not how you start that matters. It's how you finish. Shaka Senghor... |
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The Individualist - Digressions, Dreams & Dissertations
Todd Rundgren · CLEOPATRA Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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Legendary songwriter, guitarist, producer and now an offiical nominee for the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame, Todd Rundgren, pens his first ever autobiography reflecting on both his phenomenal career as well as his rollercoaster of a personal life! Over 200 pages of recollections, structured... |
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Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food
ANN HOOD · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls.From her Italian-American childhood through raising and feeding a growing family and cooking with her new husband, food writer Michael Ruhlman, Ann Hood has long... |
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The Price of Illusion: A Memoir
Joan Juliet Buck · Atria Books Pages: 416 Format: Print book
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From Joan Juliet Buck, former editor-in-chief of Paris Vogue comes her dazzling, compulsively readable memoir: a fabulous account of four decades spent in the creative heart of London, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, chronicling her quest to discover the difference between glitter and gold,... |
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Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession
ALICE BOLIN · William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: 288 Format: Paperback
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Named a most anticipated book of 2018 by Bitch MagazineA collection of essays that expertly blends the personal and political in an exploration of American culture through the lens of our national obsession with stories about dead women.In this poignant collection, Alice Bolin examines... |
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The Power of a Plant: A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools
STEPHEN RITZ · Rodale Books Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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In The Power of a Plant, globally acclaimed teacher and self-proclaimed CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist) Stephen Ritz shows you how, in one of the nation's poorest communities, his students thrive in school and in life by growing, cooking, eating, and sharing the bounty of their green classroom.What... |
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