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My Lost Brothers: The Untold Story by the Yarnell Hill Fire's Lone Survivor
Brendan McDonough · Hachette Books
Pages: 278
Format: Print book |
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A gripping first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict... |
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Washington's Circle: The Creation of the President
David S. Heidler · Random House
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover |
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History enthusiasts and admirers of Team of Rivals will rejoice in this magisterial account of the extraordinary Americans who served the nation's first chief executive: Together, they created the presidency for a country disgusted by crowns and the people who would wear them. In 1789,... |
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Daring: My Passages: A Memoir
Gail Sheehy · William Morrow
Format: Kindle Edition |
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Library Journal09/15/2014
Sheehy's newest title alludes to her series of best-selling psychology books (Passages; Passages in Caregiving), however, as a memoir, it departs from the others by recalling some of the major turning points of the author's life. An award-winning journalist... |
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I Don't Know What You Know Me From: My Life as a Co-Star
Judy Greer · Anchor |
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You know Judy Greer, right? Maybe from The Wedding Planner, 13 Going on 30, Carrie, Arrested Development, or The Descendants. Yes, you totally recognize her. And, odds are, you already feel like she’s your friend. In her first book of essays, I Don’t Know What You Know... |
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Jane Doe January : my twenty-year search for truth and justice
Emily Winslow · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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In the vein of Alice Sebold s Lucky, comes a compelling, real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims. On the morning of September 12, 2013, a fugitive task force arrested Arthur Fryar at hisapartment in Brooklyn.... |
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Fearless: A Cartoonist's Guide to Life
Robb Armstrong · Readers Digest, 2016.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book |
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Robb Armstrong has been described by People Magazine as "one of the hottest young cartoonists in America." His award-winning comic strip, JumpStart, is syndicated in more than 300 newspapers in eight countries.But his life wasn't always so charmed. Weaving together his personal... |
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The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir
D. Watkins · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, but told by the man who lived it, THE COOK UP is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore,... |
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Kidnapped by the Taliban: A Story of Terror, Hope, and Rescue by SEAL Team Six
James Lund · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover |
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Back Cover CopyAm I About to Die?On December 5, 2012, American medical doctor Dilip Joseph and two colleagues are driving back to Kabul, Afghanistan, after serving villagers that morning at a rural clinic. Suddenly a man waving an AK-47 blocks their path. More armed men jump out of hiding.... |
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Stronger
Jeff Bauman · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 244
Format: Print book |
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When Jeff Bauman woke up on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in the Boston Medical Center, groggy from a series of lifesaving surgeries and missing his legs, the first thing he did was try to speak. When he realized he couldn't, he asked for a pad and paper and wrote down seven words:... |
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Bullies: A Friendship
Alex Abramovich · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 209
Format: Print book |
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The powerful account of one writer's unlikely friendship with his childhood bully, now the president of a motorcycle club in one of America's most dangerous cities.Once upon a time, Alex Abramovich and Trevor Latham were mortal enemies: miniature outlaws in a Long Island elementary school,... |
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Robert Parris Moses: A Life in Civil Rights and Leadership at the Grassroots
Laura Visser-Maessen · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 456
Format: Print book |
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One of the most influential leaders in the civil rights movement, Robert Parris Moses was essential in making Mississippi a central battleground state in the fight for voting rights. As a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , Moses presented himself as a mere... |
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