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Pinkerton's Great Detective: The Amazing Life and Times of James McParland

Beau Riffenburgh - Viking; First edition
Format: Hardcover

The story of the legendary Pinkerton detective who took down the Molly Maguires and the Wild BunchThe operatives of the Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency were renowned for their skills of subterfuge, infiltration, and investigation, none more so than James McParland. So thrilling...
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Congratulations, Who Are You Again?: A Memoir

Harrison Scott Key - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

This funny and wise new memoir from Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, will inspire laughter and hope for anyone who's ever been possessed by a dream of what they want to be when they grow up.Little-known author Mark Twain once said that the two most...
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Know My Name

Emily Doe - Viking
Format: Hardcover

The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose letter to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors
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The Promise: A Tragic Accident, a Paralyzed Bride, and the Power of Love, Loyalty, and Friendship

Rachelle Friedman - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller!Just weeks before her wedding, four of Rachelle Friedman's friends threw her a bachelorette party. At the end of a perfect evening of dancing and celebration, they decided to take a moonlight swim. One of her friends playfully pushed her into the water . . . two feet...
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Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf - Free Press; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Muslims in America who reject extremist or fundamentalist expressions of Islam at home and abroad feel the urgent need for a voice that can represent them in the escalating irrationality of the current debate about Islam, America, and the West. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf—the so-called...
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Gone Feral: Tracking My Dad Through the Wild

Novella Carpenter - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things and Eat, Pray, LoveIm so glad Novella Carpenter has written this book... The resulting journey is both brave and honest.A Library Journal Best Book of 2014Novella Carpenter picks up the phone one day to receive some disturbing news...
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The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams

Ben Bradlee Jr. - Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves--and that his fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting...
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