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A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home

Frances Mayes - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home.While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes....
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The Road Taken: A Memoir

PATRICK LEAHY - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A historic, sweeping memoir from United States Senator Patrick Leahy, currently the chamber's longest-serving senator and President Pro Tempore. In his landmark memoir The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy looks back on a life lived on the front lines of American politics. As the senior-most...
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Scenes from My Life: A Memoir

Michael K. Williams - Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover

A moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back - from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft CountryWhen Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021, he left behind a career...
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Breaking History: A White House Memoir

Jared Kushner - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

Amazon #1 Best Seller-------------------------Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency.Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio...
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Come to This Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends

LINDA KINSTLER - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

A few years ago Linda Kinstler discovered that a man fifty years dead - a former Nazi who belonged to the same killing unit as her grandfather - was the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation in Latvia. The proceedings threatened to pardon his crimes. They put on the line hard-won...
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California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival

KEITH CORBIN - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A sharply crafted and unflinchingly honest memoir about gangs, drugs, cooking, and living life on the line - both on the streets and in the kitchen - from one of the most exciting stars in the food world todayChef Keith Corbin has been cooking his entire life. Born on the home turf of the notorious...
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George Michael: A Life

James Gavin - ‎Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the legendary singer, songwriter, and pop superstar       George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter...
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Swing and a Hit: Nine Innings of What Baseball Taught Me

PAUL O'NEILL - ‎Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The fun and fiery memoir of All Star Yankee and five-time World Champion, Paul O'Neill.In SWING AND A HIT, O'Neill elaborates on his most important hitting principles, lessons, and memories - exploring those elements across ten chapters (to align with the nine innings of a baseball...
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Revenge

Tom Bower
Format: Hardcover

The British Royal Family believed that the dizzy success of the Sussex wedding, watched and celebrated around the world, was the beginning of a new era for the Windsors. Yet, within one tumultuous year, the dream became a nightmare. In the aftermath of the infamous Megxit split...
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Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

MARY RODGERS GUETTEL - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Kindle Edition

The memoirs of Mary Rodgers - writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried everything.""What am I, bologna?" Mary Rodgers (1931-2014) often said. She was referring to being stuck in the middle: the daughter of one composer and the mother of another. And not just...
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