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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

Michelle Zauner - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with...
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Making a Scene

Constance Wu - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From actor Constance Wu, a powerful and poignant memoir-in-essays.Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. "Good girls don't make scenes," people warned her. And while she spent most...
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Zen Vegan Food: Delicious Plant-based Recipes from a Zen Buddhist Monk

Koyu Iinuma - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The 73 recipes showcased in Zen Vegan Food are incredibly beautiful and tasty, while also being nutritious, sustainable and ethically responsible. Color photos show the finished dishes, while comprehensive information on Japanese ingredients like seaweed, miso and tofu helps home cooks...
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All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft

Geraldine DeRuiter - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book

Most travel memoirs involve a button-nosed protagonist nursing a broken heart who, rather than tearfully watching The Princess Bride while eating an entire 5-gallon vat of ice cream directly out of the container (like a normal person) , instead decides to travel the world, inevitably...
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The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump

GREGG JARRETT - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett reveals the real story behind Hillary Clinton's deep state collaborators in government and exposes their nefarious actions during and after the 2016 election.The Russia Hoax reveals how persons within the FBI and Barack Obama's Justice Department worked...
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My Dead Parents: A Memoir

ANYA YURCHYSHYN - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A haunting, unforgettable family story about hidden secrets and a daughter's journey to understand her parents Anya Yurchyshyn grew up in a narrow townhouse in Boston, every corner filled with the souvenirs of her parents' adventurous international travels. On their trips to Egypt, Italy,...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain

DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain is your indispensable guide to England, Scotland, and Wales. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, such as Stonehenge and Big Ben. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide...
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The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process

Francesca Lia Block - Seal Press
Format: Hardcover

For devotees of Bird by Bird and The Artist's Way, a memoir-driven guide to healing through the craft of writing A cinematic exploration of the writing life by Francesca Lia Block, the bestselling author of the Weetzie Bat series of magical-realism novels, The Thorn Necklace...
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Huck Finn's America: Mark Twain and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece

Andrew Levy - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A provocative, exuberant, and deeply researched investigation into Mark Twain's writing of Huckleberry Finn, which turns on its head everything we thought we knew about America's favorite icon of childhood.In Huck Finn's America, award-winning biographer Andrew Levy shows how modern...
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I'm Writing You from Tehran: A Granddaughter's Search for Her Family's Past and Their Country's Future

Delphine Minoui - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A journalist returns to her family home in Iran, witnessing enormous political, social, and personal changeSuffering the recent loss of her beloved grandfather and newly committed to a career in journalism, Delphine Minoui decided to visit Iran for the first time since the revolution -- since...
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