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The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out

William Dameron - Little A
Format: Hardcover

A candid memoir of denial, stolen identities, betrayal, faking it, and coming out.Do you know me?, the email began, sparking tremors of fear that turned into a full quake of panic when William Dameron discovered that his selfie had been stolen by strangers. On social networks and dating...
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Broken Roads: Returning to My Amish Father

Ira Wagler - FaithWords
Format: Paperback

In this insightful memoir, the New York Times bestselling author of Growing Up Amish tries to reconcile his father, family, and heritage after leaving his faith behind.In Broken Roads, Ira Wagler uses his singular voice to unapologetically, but compassionately, illuminate the inner world...
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Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer

Sue Nelson - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA's 1961 Women in Space program. Funk breezed through the rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating those of many of the male candidates - even John Glenn. Just one week before Funk was to enter...
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Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America

C. Nicole Mason - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

Standing on the stage, I felt exposed and like an intruder. In these professional settings, my personal experiences with hunger, poverty, and episodic homelessness, often go undetected. I had worked hard to learn the rules and disguise my beginning in life... So begins Born Bright,...
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Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorized Biography of T.E. Lawrence

Jeremy Wilson - Atheneum; 2nd edition
Format: Hardcover

Thomas Edward Lawrence's discovery that he was an illegitimate child filled him with deep bitterness and insecurity. As "Lawrence of Arabia," he struggled to achieve a sense of identity and personal worth missing in his boyhood. His homosexual rape by Turkish captors in 1917...
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Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite

Suki Kim - Crown Pub
Format: Print book

A haunting memoir of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland....
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Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color

Chandler O'Leary - Sasquatch Books
Format: Print book

This gorgeously illustrated letterpress-inspired book combines feminist history with a vision for a better future. Based on the beloved Dead Feminists letterpress poster series, this illuminating look at 27 women who've changed the world features a foreword by Jill Lepore, author of The...
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A Man of the World: My Life at National Geographic

Gilbert M Grosvenor - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

The captivating inside story of the man who helmed National Geographic for six decades is a front-row seat to audacious feats of exploration, from the successful hunt for the Titanic to Jane Goodall's field studies. Offering a rare portrait of one of the world's most iconic media...
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King George VI, 1895-1952

Denis Judd - Franklin Watts
Format: Audiobook

Book by Judd, Denis
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Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

Candace Cameron Bure - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

"The world has a way of defining you if you don't know who you are before you get out there." - Candace Cameron BureAs a woman in today's world, you know what it's like to feel pressure on all sides from clashing cultural expectations. How can you stay true to who God has uniquely...
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