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Freedom: Memories 1954 – 2021

Angela Merkel - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by one of the most important political leaders of our time. For 16 years, Angela Merkel bore the governmental responsibility for Germany, leading the country through numerous crises and shaping German and international politics and society with her actions and attitude....
 
 
Let's Make Things Better: A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life

Gidon Lev - Hachette Go
Format: Hardcover

"To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek - where is the solution, where is the hope? We can never give up looking for these things because they are just waiting to be found." - Gidon Lev. On May 8, 1945, when he was just ten years old, Gidon Lev was liberated from a Nazi concentration...
 
 
Under His Wings: How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops

Emily Compagno - Harper Influence
Format: Hardcover

In this celebration of faith and freedom, Fox News Co-Host Emily Compagno shares first person accounts that show the profound role belief in God has played in the lives of U.S. military servicemembers as they served in combat from World War I to today - commemorating the courage, camaraderie,...
 
 
Spies In My Blood: A Polish Family's Secret Fight Against Nazis & Communists

Alex Storozynski - Polestar-Media
Format: Hardcover

This is the true story of two brothers raised in New York by WWII exiles and their journey to Poland. Each takes a different path to infiltrate the Communist secret police on a mission to uncover the truth about their family of soldiers, spies, and assassins. Which brother would go into...
 
 
My Struggle My Truth: My Battle with Polymyositis

Diamond Sapphire - Xlibris Us
Format: Paperback

This is about how my life has changed due to an unexpected illness and how I've endured what I thought was impossible. I was inspired to write this book to hopefully inspire others who are dealing with an unexpected circumstances. I faced challenging situations as a single parent. Learn...
 
 
The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

Lucy Hughes-Hallett - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary history of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham.As King James I's favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, advisor and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly...
 
 
In Love and Trust: Letters from a Zen Master

Thich Nhat Hanh - Parallax Press
Format: Paperback

Experience Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh's expressions of love, connection, and wisdom through deep and personal letters - now published in English for the very first time.. Widely recognized for his profound yet accessible teachings on the art of mindful living, Thich Nhat Hanh lived...
 
 
Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine

Marcie Fallek - Childrens Health Defense Books
Format: Hardcover

Join holistic veterinarian Marcie Fallek on an unconventional healing path that puts love of animals and their wellness first.. In this funny, honest, and illuminating memoir, Marcie Fallek, a skeptical New Yorker and animal lover, embarks on a journey to become a veterinarian. She begins...
 
 
Growing Up Urkel

Jaleel White - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover

An incisive and insightful memoir by one of the most beloved icons of nineties television Jaleel White, the actor who portrayed Steve Urkel on the hit sitcom Family Matters. At the tender age of twelve, Jaleel White auditioned for the role of Steve Urkel, the socially inept genius, who was in love...
 
 
The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering

Daniel Light - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth.Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to climb mountains. From the smoking volcanoes of South America...