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God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx

Desus & Mero - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A wild, hilarious guide to life from the hosts of the hit late-night show Desus & Mero and the Bodega Boys podcastWho could have predicted that, after a fateful meeting in a Bronx summer school in the 1990s, Desus & Mero would turn their friendship into an empire of talking to each...
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South Toward Home: Adventures and Misadventures in My Native Land

Julia Reed - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

In considering the pleasures and absurdities of her native culture, Julia Reed quotes another Southern writer, Willie Morris, who said, "It's the juxtapositions that get you down here." These juxtapositions are, for Julia, the soul of the South, and in her warmhearted and funny...
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The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film

W. K. Stratton - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

For the fiftieth anniversary of the film, W.K. Stratton's definitive history of the making of The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest Westerns of all time by the American Film Institute.Sam Peckinpah's film The Wild Bunch is the story of a gang of outlaws who are one big steal...
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Love Walked in

Marisa de los Santos - Thorndike Press
Format: Book

When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs—eleven years old and abandoned by her erratic...
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She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

Sarah Smarsh - Center Point Pub; Large Print edition
Format: Library Binding

Smarsh challenged a typically male vision of the rural working class with her first book, Heartland, starring the bold, hard-luck women who raised her. Now, in She Come by It Natural, originally published in a four-part series for The Journal of Roots Music, No Depression, Smarsh explores...
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Melania Trump: Elegance in the White House

L. D. Hicks - Post Hill Press
Format: Hardcover

A stunning photo collection showcasing Melania Trump's time as First Lady of the United States.Melania Trump's journey from a communist upbringing to becoming First Lady gives her a perspective on true freedom that most people from western Europe and the United States take for granted....
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Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

Sesali Bowen - Amistad
Format: Hardcover

From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut.Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen...
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Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar

Miles Marshall Lewis - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Kendrick Lamar is one of the most influential rappers, songwriters and record producers of his generation. Widely known for his incredible lyrics and powerful music, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Promise That You Will Sing About Me explores Kendrick Lamar's...
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Ian Haydn Smith - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history.This...
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