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Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel's Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny

Dennis Ross · PublicAffairs
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Modern Israel's founding fathers provided some of the boldest and most principled leadership of any nation--now Israel needs their example more than ever.Modern Israel's founding fathers provided some of the boldest and most principled leadership of any nation. Now Israel needs...
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F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me

Chloe Hilliard · Gallery Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the message that we are nothing without the perfect body. By the time Chloé Hilliard was 12, she wore a size...
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Last Stop Auschwitz: My Story of Survival from within the Camp

Eliazar de Wind · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Auschwitz survivor Eddy de Wind provides a minute-by-minute true account from his journal of fighting for his life at the largest extermination camp in Nazi Germany, with an award-winning translator. "We know that there is only one ending to this, only one liberation from this barbed...
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Matisse: In 50 Works

John Cauman · Pavilion
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

This enthralling and comprehensive new book on Henri Matisse provides a fresh perspective for all students and art lovers interested in early twentieth-century art. Taking fifty of Matisse's most iconic works of art, expert John Cauman presents an accessible narrative about the man and his work,...
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Disasterama!: Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977 to 1997

Alvin Orloff · Three Rooms Press
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback

DISASTERAMA: Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977 to 1997, is the true story of Alvin Orloff who, as a shy kid from the suburbs of San Francisco, stumbled into the wild, eclectic crowd of Crazy Club Kids, Punk Rock Nutters, Goofy Goofballs, Fashion Victims, Disco Dollies, Happy Hustlers,...
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Dreamland: An Autobiography

Bob Lazar · Interstellar
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Bob Lazar is the reason Area 51 became infamous in the 1980s and his recent appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast with 7 million listeners is credited with inspiring the Storm Area 51 phenomenon. In his DREAMLAND autobiography, Lazar reveals every detail of his highly controversial story...
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Scan Artist: How Evelyn Wood Convinced the World That Speed-Reading Worked

Marcia Biederman · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The best-known educator of the twentieth century was a scammer in cashmere. "The most famous reading teacher in the world," as television hosts introduced her, Evelyn Wood had little classroom experience, no degrees in reading instruction, and a background that included work at the Mormon...
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The Bruce Lee Way: Motivation, Wisdom and Life-Lessons from the Legend

Tim Baker · Media Lab Books
Pages: 164
Format: Hardcover

This fascinating collection showcases how Bruce Lee lived and how we can all live better, fuller lives by following his example. Bruce Lee was more than a movie star or a martial artist. For many people, he was a living example of the incredible things a person can accomplish through dedication,...
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Take It Lying Down: Finding My Feet After a Spinal Cord Injury

Linnell, Jim · Paul Dry Books
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

"A stunning account." -- Kirkus, starred review"This profoundly literate memoir of courage stuns and moves, and in its ferocious honesty, delights." -- Mark Medoff, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Children of a Lesser GodTake It Lying Down is "a movingly intricate...
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Knock Wood: A Memoir in Essays

Jennifer Militello · Dzanc Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Winner of the 2018 Dzanc Nonfiction Prize "Knock Wood is an absolute wonder, and Jennifer Militello is at the top of her form." -- Andre Dubus III, author of Townie and The House of Sand and Fog In Knock Wood, the first nonfiction collection by award-winning poet Jennifer Militello,...
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