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We Were Eight Years in Power
We Were Eight Years in Power

Ta-Nehisi Coates

In these "urgently relevant essays,"* the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"*—including the election of Donald Trump.New York Times BestsellerOne of Time's Top 10 Non-Fiction...
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Evicted
Evicted

Matthew Desmond

WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE GENERAL NON-FICTION From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes...
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife...
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Just Mercy
Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson

#1 New York Times Bestseller | Named one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York TimesThe Washington PostThe Boston GlobeThe Seattle TimesEsquireTime Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction | Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction | Winner of a Books for a Better Life...
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Rising Strong
Rising Strong

Brené Brown

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhen we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth:...
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The Rules Do Not Apply
The Rules Do Not Apply

Ariel Levy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA gorgeous memoir about a woman overcoming dramatic loss and finding reinvention"Cheryl Strayed meets a Nora Ephron movie. You'll laugh, ugly cry, and finish it before the weekend's over."—theSkimmOne of Time's Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of the YearWhen Ariel...
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White Trash
White Trash

Nancy Isenberg

The New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable and Critics' Top Book of 2016Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionOne of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head OnNPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016's Great ReadsSan Francisco Chronicle's Best...
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The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist

Greg Sestero

New York Times bestseller—now a major motion picture directed by and starring James Franco! From the actor who somehow lived through it all, a "sharply detailed...funny book about a cinematic comedy of errors" (The New York Times): the making of the cult film phenomenon The Room.In...
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Endurance
Endurance

Scott Kelly

NATIONAL BEST SELLERA stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come.The veteran of four spaceflights and the American...
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Mindset
Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

Now updated with new research—the book that has changed millions of lives After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success...
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