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Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History

Larry Brilliant · Harper One
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The unforgettable, entertaining, and inspiring memoir of the activist, teacher, entrepreneur, and spiritual leader that illuminates some of the most revolutionary events of a generation, many of the legendary people who defined it, and a towering figure at the center of it.Larry Brilliant's...
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Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn

Daniel Gordis · Ecco
Pages: 560
Format: Print book

The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world's...
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Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain

Nina Willner · William Morrow
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family - of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after...
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A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life

Pat Conroy · Nan A. Talese
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life by Pat Conroy is a new nonfiction collection of letters, interviews, and magazine articles spanning Conroy's long literary career, supplemented by touching pieces from the beloved author's many friends. A Lowcountry Heart collects some of Conroy's...
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The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 World's Fair

Margaret S Creighton · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly awry.In 1901, Buffalo was the eighth-largest city in the United States, and its leaders had big dreams. They would host a world's fair, showcasing the Americas, and bring...
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Rules for Others to Live By: Comments and Self-Contradictions

Richard Greenberg · Penguin Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

David Sedaris meets Garrison Keillor in this hysterically funny and thoughtful collection of original essays by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg, who shares anecdotes and observations gathered from a lifetime of perfecting Rules for Others to Live By. Between worrying about...
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A Life in Parts

Bryan Cranston · Scribner
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir - both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft - from Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history's most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad.Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when...
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Cracking the Cube: Going Slow to Go Fast and Other Unexpected Turns in the World of Competitive Rubik's Cube Solving

Ian Scheffler · Touchstone
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A journalist and aspiring "speedcuber" attempts to break into the international phenomenon of speedsolving the Rubik's Cube - think chess played at the speed of Ping-Pong - while exploring the Cube's rise to iconic status around the globe and the lessons that can be learned through...
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A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot in the Houses of Parliament

John Preston · Other Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

A behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British MP and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets As a Member of Parliament and Leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, Jeremy Thorpe's bad behavior snuck...
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Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American

Okey Ndibe · Soho Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Okey Ndibe's funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential - but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency - African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe's relationships with Chinua Achebe,...
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