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Paddington' Pollaky, private detective : the mysterious life and times of the real Sherlock Holmes

Bryan Kesselman - The History Press
Format: eBook

A biography of the real-life detective who may have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha ChristieWho was the Victorian super-sleuth "Paddington" Pollaky In fiction, he was mentioned in a Gilbert & Sullivan opera and in the bestselling biographyThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher....
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Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots

Reba McEntire - Harper Celebrate
Format: Hardcover

The best things in life are really not that fancy. This photo-driven book featuring all-things-Reba invites you to get back to the basics of life: fun, food, friends, and family. In her first book in over two decades, actress and country music legend Reba McEntire takes you behind the scenes...
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George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle

Philip Norman - ?Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From the premiere Beatles biographer - author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation - a rare and revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long...
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The Crown: The Official Companion: Volume 1: Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the Making of a Young Queen

ROBERT LACEY - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

The official companion to the critically acclaimed Netflix drama about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, The Crown by Peter Morgan, featuring additional historical background and exclusive images. Starring Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, Netflix's...
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BRAVE

ROSE MCGOWAN - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

"My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowanA revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - A voice for generationsRose McGowan...
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Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir

Kid Congo Powers - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experiences as a young, queer Mexican-American in 1970s Los Angeles through his rise in the glam rock and punk rock scenes.Kid Congo Powers has been described as a "legendary guitarist and paragon...
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Female tommies : the frontline women of the First World War

Elisabeth Shipton - The History Press
Format: eBook

The extraordinary women who served in World War I, from the U. S. , UK, and CanadaThrough their diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book tells the story of brave women at the front line of WWI. Readers will meet the women who defied convention and followed their convictions to defend the less...
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The Last Job: "The Bad Grandpas" and the Hatton Garden Heist

Dan Bilefsky - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of one of the most brazen jewel heists in history.Over Easter weekend 2015, a motley crew of six English thieves, several in their sixties and seventies, couldn't resist coming out of retirement for one last career-topping heist. Their target: the Hatton Garden Safe...
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An American on the Western Front: The First World War Letters of Arthur Clifford Kimber, 1917-18

Patrick Gregory
Format: eBook

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Poet Warrior: A Memoir

Joy Harjo - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life.In the second memoir from the first Native American to serve as US poet laureate, Joy Harjo invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble...
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