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New Titles - Biographies & Memoirs
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The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President
Jill Wine-Banks · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor. It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy, and women stood up for equal treatment.... |
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If: A Mother's Memoir
Lise Marzouk
Format: Paperback
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An eloquent, heartfelt account of a young boy's fight with cancer and of a mother's determination and resilience, which see their family through to his recovery.As her ten-year-old son sits at the kitchen table one evening, Lise Marzouk inspects his mouth and discovers an unusual... |
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Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays
R. Eric Thomas · Ballantine Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a heartfelt and hilarious memoir-in-essays about growing up seeing the world differently, finding unexpected hope, and experiencing every awkward, extraordinary stumble along the way."Pop culture-obsessed, Sedaris-level... |
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The Man in the Red Coat
Julian Barnes · Knopf
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending - a rich, witty, revelatory tour of Belle Époque Paris, via the remarkable life story of the pioneering surgeon, Samuel Pozzi. In the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in London for a few days' intellectual shopping:... |
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The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir
Roman Dial · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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"A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out." - Jon KrakauerIn the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, the twenty-seven-year-old son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park,... |
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Stephen Hawking: His Science in a Nutshell
Florian Freistetter · Prometheus Books
Pages: 150
Format: Hardcover
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A science writer explains the significance of Stephen Hawking's work--in terms all of us can understand.Stephen Hawking was one of the most important astrophysicists of the last fifty years. After the publication of A Brief History of Time, he became an international celebrity. Though... |
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Indestructible: The Unforgettable Memoir of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima
Jack H. Lucas · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Medal of Honor recipient Jack H. Lucas's classic memoir of his heroics at the Battle of Iwo Jima - with a foreword by Bob Dole and reissued to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the battle in 2020.On February 20, 1945, the second day of the assault on Iwo Jima - one of the bloodiest... |
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Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton · Harper
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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"Reading this book is like coming home from a bad date and finding the person who knows you best in the world sitting on your couch, ready to pour you a glass of wine and give you a hug." - Kristen Roupenian, author of Cat PersonThe wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally... |
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