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Eleanor and Franklin
Joseph P. Lash · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller—Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book AwardIn his extraordinary biography of the major political couple of the twentieth century, Joseph P. Lash reconstructs from Eleanor Roosevelt's personal papers her early life and four-decade marriage... |
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My Family and Other Hazards: A Memoir
June Melby · Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A funny, heartwarming memoir about saying goodbye to your childhood home, in this case a quirky, one-of-a-kind, family-run miniature golf course in the woods of WisconsinWhen June Melby was ten years old, her parents decided on a whim to buy the miniature golf course in the small Wisconsin... |
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The ordinary spaceman : from boyhood dreams to astronaut
Clayton C Anderson · University of Nebraska Press, 2015.
Pages: 348
Format: Print book
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"A memoir chronicling Clayton Anderson's quest to become an astronaut. From his childhood to working for NASA, and then eventually becoming an astronaut"--"What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What... |
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It's Not About Perfect: Competing for My Country and Fighting for My Life
Shannon Miller · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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The winner of seven Olympic medals and the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in U.S. history, Shannon tells her story from being a shy, rambunctious girl raised in Oklahoma, through her training accidents, her successful battle with ovarian cancer, and the birth of her miracle baby... |
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No Land's Man
Aasif Mandvi · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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"It always bothered me that Aasif was more than merely funny-he's also a great actor. Now I've learned he's an amazing storyteller as well, and I am furious . . . but also grateful. Aasif's movement between cultures and genres is what makes him and his story singularly... |
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The Court-Martial of Corporal Nutting: A Memoir of the Vietnam War
John R. Nutting · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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John Nutting is nineteen years old in 1966. Raised in small-town Idaho, to a family that could trace its military roots back to the Revolutionary War, Nutting knows he’s going to fight the war as a Marine. On the day of his high school graduation, he swears into the US Marine Corps... |
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Rise: Get Up and Live in God's Great Story
Trip Lee · Thomas Nelson
Format: Book
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Society says youth is a time for carefree self-expression, but Trip Lee says God has called everyone to RISE from slumber, above low expectations, and to live for the risen King. The world tells us that our early years are to be irresponsibly enjoyed rather than devoted to meaningful... |
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The Complete Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Reference
Glenn Povey · Sterling
Pages: 446
Format: Print book
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This is THE essential book for all Pink Floyd fans: the most amazingly comprehensive guide to the band's entire career, complete with rare and never-before-seen photographs plus key memorabilia. Representing years of painstaking research by Floyd expert and documentarian Glenn Povey,... |
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Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story
Ingrid Ricks · Berkley Books, 2014.
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback
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Discover the unforgettable New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up in a dysfunctional Mormon family--and finding escape, adventure, and hard-earned wisdom on the road...What would you do if your stepfather pinned you down and tried to cast Satan out of you? For thirteen-year-old... |
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If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission
Jo Piazza · Open Road Media
Format: Book
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Veteran reporter Jo Piazza profiles ten extraordinary nuns and the causes to which they have dedicated their lives-from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a brave sister who rescues victims of human trafficking Meet Sister Simone Campbell who traversed the United States challenging... |
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Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me
RAFE BARTHOLOMEW · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply stirring memoir of growing up in New York City's oldest Irish bar. McSorley's Old Ale House has been serving light and dark ale in New York City's East Village since 1854. Although a Supreme Court ruling forced them to allow women inside in the 1970s, many of the bar's... |
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