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Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart

Lisa Rogak · St. Martin's Griffin; Updated edition

A New York Times BestsellerSince his arrival at The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. In Angry Optimist, Lisa Rogak follows his unlikely rise to stardom, from his early days growing up in New Jersey,...
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Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope

Wendy Holden · Harper
Format: Hardcover

The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too - a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer's Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied...
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Inquebrantable: Mi Historia, A Mi Manera

Jenni Rivera · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

La única autobiografía autorizada de Jenni Rivera."No puedo dejarme atrapar en lo negativo porque eso me destruye. Tal vez lo mejor que puedo hacer es tratar de alejarme de mis problemas y concentrarme en lo positivo. Soy una mujer como cualquier otra y me ocurren cosas feas...
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Perdón

Chiquis Rivera · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

"Escribí este libro no para para aclarar malentendidos sino para compartir algo mucho más importante y valioso: mi largo camino hacia el perdón"Chiquis Rivera es la cantante y celebridad de televisión que saltó a la fama de la mano de su madre, la popular Diva de la Banda,...
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The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England

John Cooper · Pegasus; 1 edition

A captivating true story that chronicles the exploits of Sir Francis Walsingham—the first great English spymaster and the man who saved Elizabeth's regime and the country’s independence. Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened...
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Prince Harry: Brother, Soldier, Son

Penny Junor · Grand Central Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The authoritative biography of Prince Harry by noted royal family biographer Penny Junor, author of Prince William: The Man Who Will Be King and The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor. Prince Harry, one of the most popular members of the British royal family, has had a colorful...
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This is not my beautiful life : a memoir

Victoria Fedden · Picador
Pages: 321

This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school--no easy task--when each one is named...
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Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir

Cyndi Lauper · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Legendary and iconic singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper offers a poignant account of the journey that led her to become an international superstar—from her years growing up in Queens, New York, to the making of enduring hits like “Time After Time,” “Girls Just Want to Have...
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