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GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love
Duncan Barrett · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 361
Format: Paperback
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For readers enchanted by the bestsellers The Astronaut Wives Club, The Girls of Atomic City, and Summer at Tiffany's, an absorbing tale of romance and resilience - the true story of four British women who crossed the Atlantic for love, coming to America at the end of World War II to make... |
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The Innocent Killer: A True Story of a Wrongful Conviction and its Astonishing Aftermath
Michael Griesbach · ABA Publishing, American Bar Association
Pages: 283
Format: Print book
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The story of one of the nation's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But two years after he was exonerated of that crime and poised to reap millions in his wrongful conviction lawsuit,... |
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Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from the First Ten Years of StoryCorps
Dave Isay · Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Book
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A celebration of the relationships that bring us strength, purpose, and joy Ties That Bind honors the people who nourish and strengthen us. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay draws from ten years of the revolutionary oral history project’s rich archives, collecting conversations that celebrate... |
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If Only You People Could Follow Directions: A Memoir
Jessica Hendry Nelson · Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover
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If Only You People Could Follow Directions is a spellbinding debut by Jessica Hendry Nelson. In linked autobiographical essays, Nelson has reimagined the memoir with her thoroughly original voice, fearless writing, and hypnotic storytelling. At its center, the book is the story of three... |
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A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives
Lisa Congdon · Chronicle Books
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover
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The glory of growing older is the freedom to be more truly ourselves - with age we gain the liberty to pursue bold new endeavors and worry less about what other people think. In this richly illustrated volume, bestselling author and artist Lisa Congdon explores the power of women over the age of forty... |
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Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge
Helen Rappaport · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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Caught in the Revolution is Helen Rappaport's masterful telling of the outbreak of the Russian Revolution through eye-witness accounts left by foreign nationals who saw the drama unfold.Between the first revolution in February 1917 and Lenin's Bolshevik coup in October, Petrograd (the former... |
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So As I Was Saying . . .: My Somewhat Eventful Life
Frank Mankiewicz · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 267
Format: Print book
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"I first met Robert Kennedy because I spoke Spanish. I spoke Spanish because the U.S. Army taught me that before sending me to France, Belgium, and Germany to fight Hitler's Army. This makes complete sense if you are familiar with military bureaucracy."Such is the trademark wit of Frank... |
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Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding of California
Gregory Orfalea · Scribner; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The fascinating narrative of the remarkable life of JunÃpero Serra, the intrepid priest who led Spain and the Catholic Church into California in the 1700s and became a key figure in the making of the American West In the year 1749, at the age of thirty-six, JunÃpero Serra left his position... |
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Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
George W. Bush · Crown/Archetype
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America's military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President... |
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Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life
Marcus Samuelsson · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In this inspirational autobiography, world-famous chef Marcus Samuelsson tells his extraordinary story and encourages young people to embrace their mistakes and follow their dreams. Based on his highly praised adult memoir, Yes, Chef, this young adult edition includes an 8-page black-and-white... |
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The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History
Boris Johnson · Riverhead Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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From London's inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill's eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth... |
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Marcel's Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man's Fate
Carolyn Porter · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A graphic designer's search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one man's fate during World War II.Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in small-town Stillwater, Minnesota, graphic designer Carolyn Porter stumbled across a bundle... |
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