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Waiting for the Monsoon

Rod Nordland - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

A legendary New York Times war correspondent delivers his unforgettable final dispatch: a deeply moving meditation on life inspired by his sudden battle with terminal brain cancer.For thirty years, Rod Nordland shadowed death. As one of his generation's preeminent war correspondents,...
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The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir

RuPaul - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date - a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family,...
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Life: My Story Through History

Pope Francis - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history - from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today. An extraordinary personal and historical journey, Life is the story...
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How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon

Lyn Slater - Plume
Format: Hardcover

A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as "Accidental Icon,"brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age. When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental...
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Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley

Brent Underwood - Harmony
Format: Hardcover

A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more - a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams.. The siren song of Cerro Gordo, a desolate ghost town perched high above Death...
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One Way Back: A Memoir

Christine Blasey Ford - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

The compelling true story behind the testimony that awed the nation . On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. She described an alleged sexual...
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Cloistered: My Years as a Nun

Catherine Coldstream - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery.. Cloistered takes the reader deep into the hidden world of a traditional Carmelite monastery as it approaches the third Millennium and tells the story of an intense personal journey into and out of an enclosed...
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The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall

Josiah Bunting III - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A portrait of one of the greatest leaders of modern history, George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) , and a distillation of the essential lessons his formative years offer to the leaders of today and tomorrow. George Marshall's accomplishments are well known: after helping to guide the Allies...
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Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field

Deion Sanders - Gallery/13A
Format: Hardcover

Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders is one of the greatest motivators and inspirational leaders of all time - on the field, in business, with family, and in his community. Now, he delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies, and the motivation required...
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A Very Private School: A Memoir

Charles Spencer - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend boarding school.. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important...
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