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Ordinary People: A Novel

Diana Evans · Liveright
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Evoking the sharp insight of Little Fires Everywhere and the sweep of NW, an incisive portrait of the bliss and torment of domestic love. Hailed as "one of the most thrilling writers at work today" (Huffington Post) , Diana Evans reaches new heights with her searing depiction...
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Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer

Lisa McCubbin · Gallery Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

An intimate and insightful biography of Betty Ford, the groundbreaking, candid, and resilient First Lady and wife of President Gerald Ford, from the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Presidents and Mrs. Kennedy and Me.Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer...
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Katerina

JAMES FREY · Gallery/Scout Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Million Little Pieces and Bright Shiny Morning comes Katerina, James Frey's highly anticipated new novel set in 1992 Paris and contemporary Los Angeles.A kiss, a touch. A smile and a beating heart. Love and sex and dreams, art and drugs and the madness...
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The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing

MERVE EMRE · Doubleday
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An unprecedented history of the personality test conceived a century ago by a mother and her daughter--fiction writers with no formal training in psychology--and how it insinuated itself into our boardrooms, classrooms, and beyondThe Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most popular personality...
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Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit

Amy Stewart · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Trailblazing Constance's hard-won job as deputy sheriff is on the line in Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit, the fourth installment of Amy Stewart's Kopp Sisters series.After a year on the job, New Jersey's first female deputy sheriff has collared criminals, demanded justice for wronged women,...
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The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World

Sarah Weinman · Ecco
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"The Real Lolita is a tour de force of literary detective work. Not only does it shed new light on the terrifying true saga that influenced Nabokov's masterpiece, it restores the forgotten victim to our consciousness." - David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower MoonVladimir...
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She Would Be King: A Novel

WAYTU MOORE · Graywolf Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

A novel of exhilarating range, magical realism, and history -- a dazzling retelling of Liberia's formationWayétu Moore's powerful debut novel, She Would Be King, reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia's early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond....
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Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

Jeff Pearlman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The USFL - United States Football League - was the last football league to not merely challenge the mighty NFL, but cause it to collectively shudder. It spanned three seasons, 1983-85. It secured multiple television deals. It drew millions of fans and launched the careers of legends. But then...
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The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock: A Novel

IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR · Harper
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

"Imogen Hermes Gowar is a soon-to-be literary star." - Sunday Times (UK) "Historical fiction at its finest, combining myth and legend with the brutal realities of the past. . . . Comparisons will be drawn to the works of contemporary authors Sarah Waters and Michael Faber...
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The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy

Paige Williams · Hachette Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams delves into the riveting and perilous world of fossil collectors in this "tremendous" (David Grann) true tale of one Florida man's attempt to sell a dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia--a "beautifully written story steeped in natural...
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The Confession: A Novel

JO SPAIN. · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

You find out who did it on the very first page. On the last page, you'll find out why in this expertly plotted, "enthralling" (J. P. Delaney) psychological suspense novel from an internationally bestselling author.Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced...
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Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

TIM MOHR · Algonquin Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"In case you weren't sure just how political music, fashion, and a certain attitude can be: read this book. Burning Down the Haus is wonderful." - Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed "The true story of how teenage kicks turned into political opposition. With meticulous research...
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