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Diamond Doris
Diamond Doris

Doris Payne

In the ebullient spirit of Ocean's 8, The Heist, and Thelma & Louise, a sensational and entertaining memoir of the world's most notorious jewel thief—a woman who defied society's prejudices and norms to carve her own path, stealing from elite jewelers to live her dreams.Growing up during...
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If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now
If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now

Christopher Ingraham

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham's decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400—the community he made famous as "the worst place to live in America" in a story he wrote for the Washington Post. Like...
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She Said
She Said

Jodi Kantor

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movementFor many years, reporters had tried...
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Hurricanes
Hurricanes

Rick Ross

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*"A gripping journey."—PeopleThe highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami's crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music...
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Call Sign Chaos
Call Sign Chaos

Mattis, Jim

A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis--the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time--and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine.Call Sign Chaos is the account...
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Thank You for My Service
Thank You for My Service

Mat Best

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe unapologetic, laugh-your-ass-off military memoir both vets and civilians have been waiting for, from a five-tour Army Ranger turned YouTube phenomenon and zealous advocate for veterans Members of the military's special operations branches share a closely guarded...
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The Ghosts of Eden Park
The Ghosts of Eden Park

Karen Abbott

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"Gatsby-era noir at its best."—Erik LarsonIn...
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Last Witnesses
Last Witnesses

Svetlana Alexievich

From the Nobel Prize-winning writer, an oral history of children's experiences in World War II across Europe and Russia—in the vein of The Unwomanly Face of War and Secondhand Time For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexievich has been the memory and conscience of the twentieth century....
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The Ungrateful Refugee
The Ungrateful Refugee

Dina Nayeri

In her first work of nonfiction, Dina Nayeri defies stereotypes and raises surprising questions about the immigrant experience. Here are the real human stories of what it is like to journey across borders in the hope of starting afresh. What is it like to be a refugee? It is a question...
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The Yellow House
The Yellow House

Sarah M. Broom

In 1961, Sarah M. Broom's mother Ivory Mae bought a shotgun house in the then-promising neighborhood of New Orleans East and built her world inside of it. It was the height of the Space Race and the neighborhood was home to a major NASA plant-the postwar optimism seemed assured. Widowed,...
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