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Night of Miracles: A Novel
Elizabeth Berg · Random House
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A delightful novel about surprising friendships, community, and the way small acts of kindness can change a life, from the bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend... |
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Dirty John and Other True Stories of Outlaws and Outsiders
Christopher Goffard · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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A collection of newspaper stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard - including "Dirty John," the basis for the hit podcast and the upcoming Bravo scripted series starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana.Since its release in fall 2017, the "Dirty... |
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A Ladder to the Sky: A Novel
JOHN BOYNE · Hogarth
Format: Hardcover
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The new novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Heart's Invisible Furies, a seductive Highsmithian psychodrama following one brilliant, ruthless man who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of fameIf you look hard enough, you can find... |
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Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
GEMMA HARTLEY · HarperOne
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A rousing call to arms, packed with surprising insights, that explores how carrying "the mental load" - the thankless day-to-day anticipating of needs and solving of problems large and small - is adversely affecting women's lives and feeding gender inequality, and shows the way forward... |
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The Shadows We Hide
ALLEN ESKENS · Mulholland Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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In the highly-anticipated sequel to the national bestseller The Life We Bury, Joe Talbert returns to investigate the murder of the father he never knew, and to reckon with his own family's past.Joe Talbert, Jr. has never once met his namesake. Now out of college, a cub reporter for the Associated... |
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Crave: A Memoir of Food and Longing
Christine S. O'Brien · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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"Do you mind that I'm going to be writing a book about the fact that I was hungry?" I asked my mother. "Just tell a good story," she replied.Hunger comes in many forms. In her memoir, Crave, Christine S. O'Brien tells a story of family turmoil and incessant hunger hidden... |
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Farewell, My Orange
Iwaki Kei · Europa Editions
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the Kenzabur? ?e PrizeTwo immigrants, Salimah and Sayuri, navigate isolation, a new language, and devastating loss on their way to a lifelong friendship. Far from her native country of Nigeria and now living as a single mother of two, Salimah works the night shift at a supermarket... |
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Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) : A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
JEFF TWEEDY · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known for this work with Wilco, opens up about his past, his songs, the music, and the people that have inspired him.Few bands have inspired as much devotion as the Chicago rock band Wilco, and it's thanks, in large part, to the band's singer,... |
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Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey
A. J. Jacobs · Simon & Schuster/ TED
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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The idea was deceptively simple: New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs decided to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee. The resulting journey takes him across the globe, transforms his life, and reveals secrets about how gratitude can make us all happier,... |
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City of Secrets
Victoria Thompson · Berkley
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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An exciting new book in the series featuring woman-on-the-run Elizabeth Miles--from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries.Con artist Elizabeth Miles has determined that Society is the biggest con of all. So far, Elizabeth's only real social success has been... |
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