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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge

Sheila Weller · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid -- and brilliant -- Carrie Fisher

In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller -- with heart and a profound feeling for the times -- gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni...

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Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA

Amaryllis Fox · Knopf
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists in sixteen countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter

Amaryllis Fox was in her last year as an undergraduate...
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Know My Name

Emily Doe · Viking
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose letter to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors
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The Beautiful Ones

Prince · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time - featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death.

Prince was a musical...
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Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save the Mosul Zoo

Louise Callaghan · Forge Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Father of Lions is the powerful true story of the evacuation of the Mosul Zoo, featuring Abu Laith the zookeeper, Simba the lion cub, Lula the bear, and countless others, faithfully depicted by acclaimed, award-winning journalist Louise Callaghan in her trade publishing debut.Combining...
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