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The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Cara Robertson · Simon & Schuster Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology - the trial of Lizzie Borden - based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence.The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When... |
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land · Hachette Books Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. "My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter."While the gap between upper middle-class... |
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Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
Gretchen Rubin · Harmony Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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With clarity and humor, bestselling author of The Four Tendencies and The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin illuminates one of her key realizations about happiness: For most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. And for most of us, a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution doesn't work.... |
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An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago
Alex Kotlowitz · Nan A. Talese Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of There Are No Children Here, a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago's most turbulent neighborhoods.The numbers are staggering: over the past twenty years in Chicago, 14,033 people have been killed and another roughly 60,000 wounded... |
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First: Sandra Day O'Connor
Evan Thomas · Random House Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover
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The intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first female Supreme Court justice, drawing on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O'Connor's archives - by the New York Times bestselling author Evan Thomas."She's a hero for our time,... |
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The Moth Presents Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible
Catherine Burns · Crown Archetype Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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From storytelling phenomenon The Moth, a new collection of unforgettable true stories about finding the courage to face the impossible, drawn from the very best ever told on their stagesCarefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy... |
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Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
Mary Bray Pipher · Bloomsbury Publishing Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia, a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts... |
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The Warrior Code: 11 Principles to Unleash the Badass Inside of You
Tee Marie Hanible · St. Martin's Press Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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From American Grit co-star, former Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tee Marie Hanible comes the story of how she became a warrior...and how you can do it too.In The Warrior Code, entrepreneur, philanthropist, reality star and retired Gunnery Sergeant Tee Marie Hanible serves up eleven principles... |
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