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Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction
Candace Cameron Bure - B&H Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
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Candace Cameron Bure has grown up before our eyes and we've watched as she's balanced life in Hollywood with her faith for many years. But that all reached new heights when she was given the opportunity to join the cast of Dancing With the Stars. Being on the show was one of her dreams... |
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All the Gallant Men: An American Sailors Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
Ken Gire - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling memoir of survival and heroism at Pearl Harbor"An unforgettable story of unfathomable courage." - Readers DigestIn this, the first memoir by a USS Arizona survivor, Donald Stratton delivers an inspiring and unforgettable eyewitness account of the Pearl... |
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My Battle Against Hitler: Faith, Truth, and Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich
John Henry Crosby - Image; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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How does a person become Hitlers enemy number one? Not through espionage or violence, it turns out, but by striking fearlessly at the intellectual and spiritual roots of National Socialism. Dietrich von Hildebrand was a German Catholic thinker and teacher who devoted the full force of his intellect... |
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Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness
Sasha Martin - National Geographic Soc
Format: Book
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Witty, warm, and poignant, food blogger Sasha Martin's memoir about cooking her way to happiness and self-acceptance is a culinary journey like no other. Over the course of 195 weeks, food writer and blogger Sasha Martin set out to cook - and eat - a meal from every country in the world.... |
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Fallen: Out of the Sex Industry & Into the Arms of the Savior
Annie Lobert - Worthy Publishing
Format: Print book
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Read the harrowing account of a high class call girl in the clutches of the sex trafficking industry.Annie Lobert was not so different from most girls, growing up in a small town and experiencing common struggles with friends, school, and boys. But her home was filled with turmoil, and at nine... |
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Stepdog
Mireya Navarro - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book
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Stepdog is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of a woman who has finally met the man of her dreams - and the dog of her nightmares. Winner of the June 2015 Elle Readers PrizeLots of dogs eat shoes, bite people, destroy furniture . . . but Eddie tried to destroy a marriage.After... |
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Sidelined: Overcoming Odds through Unity, Passion, and Perseverance
Chuck Pagano - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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Chuck Pagano, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has become one of the most inspiring, intriguing personalities in the game of football. Only three games into his rookie season in 2012, Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia, sidelined by the side effects chemotherapy and months of recovery.... |
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Being a Rockefeller, Becoming Myself: A Memoir
Eileen Rockefeller - Blue Rider Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A pioneering philanthropist and daughter of American royalty reveals what it was like to grow up in one of the world’s most famous families. The great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Eileen Rockefeller learned in childhood that while wealth and fame could open any door,... |
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Jesus: A Pilgrimage
James Martin - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2015 CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD."James Martins riveting new meditation on Jesus is one of the best books Ive read in years - on any subject." - Mary Karr, author of LitJames Martin, SJ, gifted storyteller and New York Times... |
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
Larry Tye - Random House
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel comes an in-depth, vibrant, and measured biography about the most complex and controversial member of the Kennedy family. History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive... |
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Modern Women: 52 Pioneers
Kira Cochrane - Frances Lincoln Pub Ltd
Format: Print book
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Modern Women is a celebration of some of the influential and inspiring women who have changed the world through their lives, work and actions. From suffragettes to scientists, activists to artists, politicians to pilots and writers to riot grrrls, the women included have all paved the way for gender... |
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Paperback
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times... |
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Words Without Music: A Memoir
Philip Glass - Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited memoir by "the most prolific and popular of all contemporary composers" (New York Times).A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical... |
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Footsteps in the Snow
Charles Lachman - Berkley
Format: Book
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NOW A LIFETIME MOVIE CHANNEL DOCUMENTARYIt was a shocking true crime that left two families shattered, and became the coldest case in U.S. history.Who really killed little Maria? The question fueled a real-life nightmare in Sycamore, Illinois...1957. Sycamore, Illinois. Christmas was three... |
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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
Jill Lepore - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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National Book Award FinalistFrom one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin’s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly... |
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There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative
Stacey Dash - Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Stacey Dash didn't have the ideal American childhood. Growing up in the South Bronx, her friends were the hustlers, hookers, and gang members who struggled in the face of futility, who sold drugs instead of living on food stamps, who settled matters with fists, knives, and guns because... |
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Ringo: With a Little Help
Michael Seth Starr - Backbeat Books
Format: Hardcover
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(Book) . Ringo: With a Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. With a Little Help traces the entire arc of Ringo's... |
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Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from the Old West
Chris Enss - TwoDot; First edition
Format: Book
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This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old West’s most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws, gamblers, soiled doves, and other wicked women by award-winning Western history author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into Western Women’s experience that's less... |
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Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
Nick Offerman - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman - who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman,... |
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Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War
Kenneth L Adelman - Harpercollins
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic, first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland - the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War - by President Reagan's arms control director, Ken Adelman.In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour... |
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Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops
Charles Campisi - Scribner
Format: Print book
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This eye-opening, richly authentic memoir by the longest serving chief of NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau reveals what it's like to expose and put away the bad cops - so that they won't tarnish the majority who wear the uniform.Charles Campisi headed the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau from... |
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Newtown: An American Tragedy
Matthew Lysiak - Gallery Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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12/14/12 Sandy Hook Elementary School Newton, Connecticut we remember the numbers: 20 children and 6 adults, murdered in a place of nurture and trust. We remember the names: teachers like Victoria Soto, who lost her life protecting her students. A shooter named Adam Lanza. And we remember... |
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Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies
Lawrence Goldstone - Ballantine Books,
Format: Print book
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From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled the rise of American aviation. The feud between this nation's great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss,... |
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Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year
David Ritz - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassinationMartin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year. New York Times... |
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Prince Harry: Brother, Soldier, Son
Penny Junor - Grand Central Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The authoritative biography of Prince Harry by noted royal family biographer Penny Junor, author of Prince William: The Man Who Will Be King and The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor. Prince Harry, one of the most popular members of the British royal family, has had a colorful... |
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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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Five Days in November
Clint Hill - Gallery Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me share the stories behind the five infamous, tragic days surrounding JFKs assassinationalongside revealing and iconic photographspublished in remembrance of the beloved president on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. On November... |
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James Madison: A Life Reconsidered
Lynne Cheney - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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A major new biography of the fourth president of the United States by New York Times bestselling author Lynne Cheney This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison... |
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The World's Strongest Librarian: A Book Lover's Adventures
Josh Hanagarne - Gotham Books
Format: Book
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A funny and uplifting story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight lifting Josh Hanagarne couldn't be invisible if he tried. Although he wouldn't officially be diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome until his freshman year of high school, Josh was six years... |
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Eisenhower: A Life
Paul Johnson - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson’s lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today In the rousing style he’s famous for, celebrated biographer Paul Johnson offers a fascinating portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, focusing particularly... |
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Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
Sam Quinones - Bloomsbury Press
Format: eBook
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In fascinating detail, Sam Quinones chronicles how, over the past 15 years, enterprising sugar cane farmers in a small county on the west coast of Mexico created a unique distribution system that brought black tar heroin -- the cheapest, most addictive form of the opiate, 2 to 3 times purer... |
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At Any Cost: Overcoming Every Obstacle to Bring Our Children Home
Mike Jones - Worthy Publishing
Format: Print book
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It is so encouraging to hear God s people share their hearts with transparency and vulnerability...At Any Cost is worth the read! Ben and Julianna Zobrist, MLB All-Star and Christian singer, and authors of Double Play Get ready for your life to be impacted by the radical message of the gospel.... |
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Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice
Joan Biskupic - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover
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To become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor went against the odds. Her historic appointment in 2009-made by President Obama, whose own 2008 victory appeared improbable-flowed from cultural and political changes in America that helped lift up this daughter of a Puerto... |
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Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat
Michael Giorgione - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The first insider account, timed to the 75th anniversary of Camp DavidCamp David is American diplomacy's secret weapon. The home of the 2015 GCC and 2012 G8 summits, the 2000 Peace Summit, and the 1978 Peace Accords, the camp has played a vital role in American history over the past century,... |
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic,... |
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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
Elizabeth Vargas - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book
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From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic, " to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in BETWEEN BREATHS, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety-which... |
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The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
Charles Graeber - Twelve; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated... |
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Nobody's Son
Cathy Glass - Harper Element
Format: Paperback
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Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows.When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can't he stay with his present carers for the last month? He's already had many moves since... |
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America's Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation
Grant Wacker - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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During a career spanning sixty years, the Reverend Billy Grahams resonant voice and chiseled profile entered the living rooms of millions of Americans with a message that called for personal transformation through Gods grace. How did a lanky farm kid from North Carolina become an evangelist... |
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Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
George W. Bush - Crown/Archetype
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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Face the Music: A Life Exposed
Paul Stanley - Fourth Estate
Format: Hardcover
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In Face the Music, Paul Stanley - the co-founder and famous "Starchild" frontman of KISS - reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story... |
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Troublemaker : surviving Hollywood and Scientology
Leah Remini - Ballantine Books
Format: Print book
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memoir, including an eye-opening insider account of her tumultuous and heart-wrenching thirty-year-plus association with the Church of Scientology. Leah... |
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American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Ronald C. White - Brilliance Audio
Format: Audiobook
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A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of Americas greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant.... |
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I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
Brian Wilson - Da Capo Press
Format: Print book
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They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing.As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever... |
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The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story
Serhii Plokhy - Basic Books
Format: Print book
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"From one of the foremost historians of the former Soviet Union, a nonfiction spy thriller about a KGB assassin whose defection to the West changed the face of Cold War espionage" In the fall of 1961, KGB assassin Bogdan Stashinsky defected to West Germany. After spilling his secrets... |
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Dare to Be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World
Lizzie Velasquez - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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YouTube personality and celebrated motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez shows us how we can learn to accept all parts of ourselves and others, and in doing so create a more compassionate world. Born with a rare genetic condition, Lizzie Velasquez always knew she was different, but not until... |
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Jeanne Theoharis - Beacon Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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2014 NAACP Image Award Winner: Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto Biography2013 Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians Choice Top 25 Academic Titles for 2013The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks... |
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris - Crown Pub
Format: Hardcover
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Tired of memoirs that only tell you what really happened? Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the "u" back in "aUtobiography"? Then look no further than Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography!... |
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J D Vance - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD "You will not read a more important book about America this year." - The Economist "A riveting book."... |
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Settle for More
Megyn Kelly - Harper
Format: Print book
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Click Here For the Autographed Copy
Anchor of the number one news show on cable, The Kelly File, Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly writes her much anticipated book, a revealing and surprising memoir detailing her rise as one of the most respected journalists working today. From the values... |
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Paw Prints at Owl Cottage: The Heartwarming True Story of One Man and His Cats
Denis O'Connor - Thomas Dunne Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The ideal book for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this sweet and touching tale about the power of pets will touch the hearts of all who read itReaders who fondly recall James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small will applaud the second coming of this beloved author in Denis... |
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Chickens in the Road: An Adventure in Ordinary Splendor
Suzanne McMinn - HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Suzanne McMinn, a former romance writer and founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com, shares the story of her search to lead a life of ordinary splendor in Chickens in the Road, her inspiring and funny memoir.Craving a life that would connect her to the earth and her family roots,... |
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Maximum Harm: The Tsarnaev Brothers, the FBI, and the Road to the Marathon Bombing
MICHELE R MCPHEE - ForeEdge
Format: Hardcover
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In Maximum Harm, veteran investigative journalist Michele R. McPhee unravels the complex story behind the public facts of the Boston Marathon bombing. She examines the bombers' roots in Dagestan and Chechnya, their struggle to assimilate in America, and their growing hatred of the United... |
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Boudoirs to Brothels: The Intimate World of Wild West Women
Michael Rutter - Farcountry Press
Format: Print book
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Come peek between the covers for an intimate look at the lives of women of the Old West. Once "fallen" or widowed, a woman had few options and almost none that were socially acceptable. Many turned to the red light district to survive. Illustrated with rare historical photographs,... |
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The Family of Jesus
Karen Kingsbury - Howard Books
Format: Print book
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America's favorite inspirational novelist offers a fictional view of six of the family members of Jesus, all anchored by Scriptural truth, creating a life-changing and unprecedented emotional connection to the Bible.Through The Family of Jesus, readers will develop an emotional connection... |
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Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer
Amanda Lucidon - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best Seller. A collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama - many never before seen - coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from Official White House Photographer Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format. Michelle Obama... |
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When Normal Blew Up: The Story of the People Who Died and the People Who Lived On
Joni Foster - Red Raku Press
Format: Paperback
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In 1967, in the small town of Circleville, Ohio, a man walked into an old-fashioned drug store on a busy Saturday and laid a smoking package on the pharmacy counter in the back. He shouted for everyone to leave, he had a bomb. The store owner grabbed the package and ran down the back... |
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South and West: From a Notebook
JOAN DIDION - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks--writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks:... |
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Happily Ali After: And Other Fairly True Tales
Ali Wentworth - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The actress, comedian, media darling, and New York Times bestselling author picks up where she left off in Ali in Wonderland, dissecting modern life - and this time, on a mission of self-improvement - in a series of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Moved by a particularly inspirational tweet... |
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Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961
Nicholas Reynolds - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "riveting"* international cloak-and-dagger epic, here is the stunning untold story of Ernest Hemingway's dangerous secret life -- including his role as a Soviet agent code-named "Argo" -- that fueled his art and his undoing.In 2010, while... |
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Blood Brotherhoods: A History of Italy's Three Mafias
John Dickie - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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MAFIA. CAMORRA. 'NDRANGHETA.The Sicilian mafia, known as Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra from Naples; and, from the poor and isolated region of Calabria, the mysterious 'ndrangheta,... |
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Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty
Diane Keaton - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself - no matter what anyone else thinks. Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring... |
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The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
H W Brands - Doubleday
Format: Print book
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Click Here For the Autographed Copy
From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height... |
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The Resistible Rise of Benjamin Netanyahu
Neill Lochery - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book
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Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers of Israel. For much of the world, Netanyahu is a right-wing nationalist zealot; for many Israelis he is a centrist who is too soft on Arabs and backs down too easily in a fight. Love him or loathe him, Netanyahu has been at the very... |
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Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
Adam Makos - Berkley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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These are the stories from fifteen WWII Marines, compiled by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton but left unfiltered and in the words of the Marines who were there. Unflinching, brutal, and relentless, Voices of the Pacific will leave a reader gasping for air and dumbstruck in awe of the old heroes... |
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The Kardashians: An American Drama
JERRY OPPENHEIMER - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Rich comes a blockbuster unauthorized biography of one of the most famous and ubiquitous family dynasties in contemporary culture: The Kardashians. Secrets and scandals of the Kardashians, so closely held that not even hard core fans have... |
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Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War
John McCain - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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John McCain's evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services... |
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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Jimmy Carter - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts. |
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Edgar Allan Poe: The Strange Man Standing Deep in the Shadows
Charlotte Montague - Chartwell Books
Format: Hardcover
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Poe is viewed as the ultimate doomed romantic whose last days are shrouded in sordid mystery. His life was a disaster, but his achievements in writing are amazing. He is widely recognized as father of the modern short story, inventor of the detective story and the master of horror.150... |
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Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality
Jonathan Aitken - Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A strong and sometimes divisive figure in British and world politics, Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century and the only woman to ever hold the office. Drawing from an abundance of new, previously unpublished material from the Thatcher Archive... |
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Just Between Us
Mario Lopez - Celebra
Format: Hardcover
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With a star that rose from unforgettable child acting roles, such as A. C. Slater in Saved by the Bell, to the forefront of today's entertainment media, Mario Lopez is nothing short of a pop culture sensation.Now, as he turns forty, Mario looks back on his life with a newfound perspective... |
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It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War
Lynsey Addario - The Penguin Press
Format: Print book
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"A brutally real and unrelentingly raw memoir."--Kirkus (starred review) War photographer Lynsey Addario's memoir It's What I Do is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twenty-first century, has shaped... |
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You Don't Cry Out Loud: The Lily Isaacs Story
Lily Isaacs - New Leaf Pr
Format: Book
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A powerful, unforgettable account of Christ's grace, mercy, and His work in their lives! A talented daughter of Holocaust survivors, Lily Isaacs is a woman who has felt pain and loss, and found the incomparable joy of a life with Jesus Christ. As a new Christian believer, she became... |
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There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll
Lisa Robinson - Riverhead Hardcover; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From a legendary music journalist with four decades of unprecedented access, an insiders behind-the-scenes look at the major personalities of rock and roll.Lisa Robinson has interviewed the biggest names in music--including Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Patti Smith, U2, Eminem,... |
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4-H Stories from the Heart
Dan Tabler - iUniverse
Format: Hardcover
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4-H Stories from the Heart presents inspirational and heartfelt stories by 4-H'ers, volunteers, and staff that will inspire, amuse, and bring back fond memories. "For more than a century, the 4-H movement has touched the lives of millions of people, one experience at a time. You will... |
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President Me: The America That's in My Head
Adam Carolla - !t
Format: Hardcover
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In President Me, Carolla shares his vision for a different, better America free from big issues like big government down to small problems like hotel alarm clock placement. Running on an anti-narcissism platform, President Carolla calls for a return to the values of an earlier time when... |
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Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar
David Thomas - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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In Wrestling for My Life, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the WWE. Included are some never-before-shared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. With millions of fans, Michaels... |
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Love Warrior: A Memoir
Glennon Doyle Melton - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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#1 New York Times BestsellerThe Newest Oprah Bookclub 2016 SelectionThe highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel... |
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George H. W. Bush: Character at the Core
Curt Smith - Potomac Books
Format: Hardcover
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George H. W. Bush ranks among America’s most distinguished men of the last century. A war hero, businessman, politician, and the forty-first president of the United States, Bush has spent most of his life dedicated to public service.Curt Smith worked with Bush for more than twenty... |
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Amish Confidential
Lebanon" Levi Stoltzfus - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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""Lebanon" Levi Stoltzfus, star of the #1 top-rated Discovery Channel reality show Amish Mafia, delivers a sizzling tell-all about Amish life today. From the forbidden joyrides to the senseless shunnings to the colorful family feuds, he shares his frank insider's view... |
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Wilson
A. Scott Berg - Putnam Adult; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Longlisted for the 2014 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography“With the prescience that all truly great biographers possess, Berg discovered in Woodrow Wilson a figure who would understand Washington’s current state of affairs.”—Vanity Fair“A brilliant... |
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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
Scott Adams - Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover
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Blasting clichéd career advice, the contrarian pundit and creator of Dilbert recounts the humorous ups and downs of his career, revealing the outsized role of luck in our lives and how best to play the system. Scott Adams has likely failed at more things than anyone youve ever met or anyone... |
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Getting Real
Gretchen Carlson - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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In the wake of Gretchen Carlsons lawsuit against former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, her memoir of her time at Fox - working alongside Megyn Kelly, Bill OReilly, Steve Doocy, and other prominent conservative news personalities - is more relevant than ever.. In this candid memoir,... |
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Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel
Dan Ephron - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting story about the murder that changed a nation: the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin remains the single most consequential event in Israel's recent history, and one that fundamentally altered the trajectory... |
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Rise: How a House Built a Family
Cara Brookins - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you'll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn... |
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Cesar Millan's Lessons From the Pack: Ten Inspiring Ways Dogs Enrich Our Lives
Cesar Millan - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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In this inspiring book, best-selling author and "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan uses decades of experience to reveal the many ways that dogs and people can enrich each other's lives, sharing eight essential life lessons imparted by a group of very special dogs he's trained over the years.... |
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All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life
Andrew M. Cuomo - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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In this full and frank memoira personal story of duty, family, justice, politics and resilienceNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo reflects on his rise, fall, and rise in politics, and recounts his defining personal and political moments and tough but necessary lessons he has learned along the way.With... |
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I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend
Martin Short - Harpercollins
Format: Print book
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In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the "comedian's comedian."Martin Short takes you on a rich, hilarious,... |
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Hiding in the Light: Why I Risked Everything to Leave Islam and Follow Jesus
Rifqa Bary - WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover
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"After four years of hiding my faith from my family, I knew that it was time. I wrote with shaky hands, 'Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I refuse to deny him ... .' There was no turning back now. I had to get out of that house if I wanted to live. Was this worth risking... |
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Diary of a Mad Diva
Joan Rivers - Berkley Pub Group
Format: Print book
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Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified - who the hell does Melissa... |
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Practice to Deceive
Ann Rule - Gallery Books; First Edition / First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of True Crime Ann Rule delivers another gripping true-crime story—this time a shattering case of Christmastime murder off the coast of Washington State, with a shocking amount of drama, greed, sex, and scandal and no shortage of suspects.With... |
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One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon
Tim Weiner - Henry Holt & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim WeinerBased largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, One Man Against the World paints a devastating portrait... |
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir
Sherman Alexie - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Book
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A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, and loss from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award winner.
When his mother passed away at the age of 78, Sherman Alexie responded the only way he knew how: he wrote. The result is this stunning memoir.... |
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Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?
Billy Crystal - St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America’s favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable careerBilly Crystal is turning 65, and he’s not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges... |
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Renegade at Heart: An Autobiography
Lorenzo Lamas - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover
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Meet the real Lorenzo Lamas. Lorenzo Lamas has played many roles over the course of his roller coaster career. Star of two major television shows, five-time husband, and reality show star, Lamas has been tabloid fodder for decades. Fans can easily believe they have seen every side of Lamas.... |
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Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Marc N Peyser - Nan A. Talese / Doubleday
Format: Print book
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A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter... |
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Little Failure: A Memoir
Gary Shteyngart - Random House of Canada, Limited
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIMENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MORE... |
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So You Think You Know the Presidents
Peter Meltzer - History Co. LLC
Format: Paperback
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"There is nothing trivial about Meltzers fascinating facts. Full of interesting insights and quirky questions, this book goes beyond oft-discussed presidential trivia and exposes the reader to the stories that define our nations chief executives as individuals. 'So You Think You Know... |
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Ruth and Billy Graham: The Legacy of a Couple
Hanspeter NuÌ?esch - Baker Books, 2014.
Format: Print book
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No one has preached the gospel to more people than evangelist Billy Graham. But behind this exceptional man is an equally exceptional woman who made his global ministry possible. Through her love, support, prayers, and personal ministry, Ruth helped shape the ten core values that have been... |
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Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva
Rosemary Sullivan - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history's most monstrous dictators - her father, Josef Stalin.Born in the early years of the Soviet Union,... |
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Fighting Blind: A Green Beret's Story of Extraordinary Courage
Iván Castro - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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Fighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper's post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro's life as well.... |
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Charlemagne
Johannes Fried - Harvard University Press
Format: Print book
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When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Distinguished historian and author of The Middle Ages Johannes Fried presents a new biographical study of the legendary Frankish king and emperor, illuminating... |
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No Room for Small Dreams: The Decisions That Made Israel Great
Shimon Peres - Custom House
Format: Hardcover
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In 1934, eleven-year-old Shimon Peres emigrated to the land of Israel from his native Poland, leaving behind an extended family who would later be murdered in the Holocaust. Few back then would have predicted that this young man would eventually become one of the towering figures of the twentieth... |
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Guantánamo Diary
Mohamedou Ould Slahi - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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An unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantvnamo detainee.. Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantvnamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime.... |
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The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography
Miriam Pawel - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Book
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Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in US history.... |
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Leaving Before the Rains Come
Alexandra Fuller - Penguin Press
Format: Print book
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New York Times Bestseller"One of the gutsiest memoirs I've ever read. And the writing--oh my god the writing." --Entertainment Weekly A child of the Rhodesian wars and daughter of two deeply complicated parents, Alexandra Fuller is no stranger to pain. But the disintegration... |
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Exodus: A Memoir
Deborah Feldman - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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In 2009, at the age of twenty-three, Deborah Feldman packed up her young son and their few possessions and walked away from her insular Hasidic roots. She was determined to forge a better life for herself, away from the rampant oppression, abuse, and isolation of her Satmar upbringing in Williamsburg,... |
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No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin - National Geographic
Format: Print book
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Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life - both in outer space and on earth - in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Everywhere he goes, crowds gather to meet Buzz... |
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Paperback
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A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice - from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice... |
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Out of Darkness: My Story of Finding True Light and Liberation
Stormie Omartian - Harvest House Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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"I have a burning desire to tell people who are hurting that there is a way out of their pain. There is hope for their lives." Stormie Omartian tells her compelling story of a childhood marred by physical and emotional abuse that eventually led her into the occult, drugs, and tragic... |
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True Love
Jennifer Lopez - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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In Jennifer Lopez's first ever book, True Love, she explores one of her life's most defining periods - the transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person... |
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Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend
Christo Brand - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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Nelson Mandela as he has never been seen before His lifes sacrificesrecounted in vivid detailbytheprison guard with whom hebecame lifelong friends Raised in a multi-ethnic farming community Afrikaner Christo Brand was confused and saddened whenhe first confronted the realities of South... |
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The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It
John W. Dean - Penguin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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Based on Nixon's overlooked recordings, New York Times bestselling author John W. Dean connects the dots between what we've come to believe about Watergate and what actually happened Watergate forever changed American politics, and in light of the revelations about the NSA's widespread... |
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Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
Sonia Purnell - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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"Sonia Purnell has at long last given Clementine Churchill the biography she deserves. Sensitive yet clear-eyed, Clementine tells the fascinating story of a complex woman struggling to maintain her own identity while serving as the conscience and principal adviser to one of the most... |
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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
John F. Kasson - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers: from a black... |
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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Linda Ronstadt - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Tracing the timeline of her remarkable life, Linda Ronstadt, whose forty-five year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and ’70s.... |
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Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
Robert M Gates - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Before Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House in 2006, he thought he'd left... |
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In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult
Rebecca Stott - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A father-daughter story that tells of the authors experience growing up in a separatist fundamentalist Christian cult, from the author of the national bestseller Ghostwalk. Rebecca Stott grew up in in Brighton, England, as a fourth-generation member of the Exclusive Brethren, a cult that... |
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