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The Woman in Me
Britney Spears - Gallery Books
Format: Audio CD
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The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice - her truth - was undeniable, and it changed the course... |
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War Bonds: Love Stories from the Greatest Generation
Cindy Hval - Casemate
Format: Hardcover
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Americas World War II is most often told through the stories of its great battles, when an entire generation of our young men was suddenly thrust across the oceans to represent the New World in deadly combat against the great powers of the Old. On sea, in the air, and on land our boys fought... |
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The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett
Nathan Ward - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Before he became a household name in America as perhaps our greatest hard-boiled crime writer, before his attachment to Lillian Hellman and blacklisting during the McCarthy era, and his subsequent downward spiral, Dashiell Hammett led a life of action. Born in 1894 into a poor Maryland... |
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Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
Kwame Alexander - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A new memoir and collection of love poems by #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander.. In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or "new-fashioned") memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man learning how to love. He takes us through... |
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To Heal and To Serve: Women Army Doctors in World War Two
Mercedes Graf - Hellgate Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The book covers the subject of WWII women medical officers in-depth--something that has not been previously attempted. Since commissioning was not granted until April of 1943, their Army service was relatively short, and for the majority of the women medical officers, it was only an interlude... |
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When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People
Jeannie Gaffigan - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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In a book that is The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat, Jeannie Gaffigan, writer/director/producer/accused supermom and wife of bestselling author/comedian Jim Gaffigan, writes with humor and heart about the pear-sized brain tumor she had removed, the toll it took on her enormous... |
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My Time to Speak: Reclaiming Ancestry and Confronting Race
Ilia Calderón - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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As a child, Ilia Caldern felt like a typical girl from Colombia. In Choc, the Afro-Latino province where she grew up, your skin could be any shade and you'd still be considered blood. Race was a non-issue, and Ilia didn't think much about it - until she left her community to attend... |
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Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
Damien Lewis - Quercus
Format: Hardcover
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British bestselling author Damien Lewis is an award-winning journalist who has spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones. Now Lewis brings his first-rate narrative skills to bear on the inspiriting tale of Judy--an English pointer who perhaps was the only canine... |
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Sting-Ray Afternoons: A Memoir
STEVE RUSHIN - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A wild and bittersweet memoir of a classic '70s childhoodIt's a story of the 1970s. Of a road trip in a wood-paneled station wagon, with the kids in the way-back, singing along to the Steve Miller Band. Brothers waking up early on Saturday mornings for five consecutive hours of cartoons... |
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The Drummond Girls: A Story of Fierce Friendship Beyond Time and Chance
Mardi Link - Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book
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An inspiring and heartfelt memoir about the friendship between eight women forged over two decades.The eight Drummond Girls first met in 1991 at Peegeo's Food & Spirits in northern Michigan where, at the time, they were all waitresses, bartenders, or regular customers. When one of them... |
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