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Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption

Ed Levine - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

"A hilarious and moving story of unconventional entrepreneurialism, passion, and guts." --Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group; Founder of Shake Shack; Author of Setting the TableOriginal recipes by J. Kenji Lpez-Alt of The Food Lab and Stella Parks...
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Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and the Rivalry that Changed Acting Forever

PETER RADER - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The riveting story of the rivalry between the two most renowned actresses of the nineteenth century: legendary Sarah Bernhardt, whose eccentricity on and off the stage made her the original diva, and mystical Eleonora Duse, who broke all the rules to popularize the natural style of acting...
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Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity

Iliza Shlesinger - Weinstein Books
Format: Hardcover

From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships."Girl Logic" is Iliza's term for the way women obsess over details and situations...
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The Art of Tattoo: A Tattoo Artist's Inspirations, Designs, and Hard-Won Advice

Megan Massacre - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

Tattoo artist Megan Massacre presents a beautiful collection of her best work, with instructive how-to and inspiration for both professional tattoo artists as well as tattoo aficionados. With a personal behind-the-scenes peek into the making of a tattoo, from concept to execution, plus...
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Rotten Tomatoes: The Ultimate Binge Guide: 296 Must-See Shows That Changed the Way We Watch TV

Editors of Rotten Tomatoes - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover

For the completist, The Ultimate Binge Guide is a challenge: a bingeable bucket list of all the shows you need to see before you die (or just to be super-informed at your next dinner party) . For all readers, it's a fascinating look at the evolution of TV.The guide is broken down...
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Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond

Bethonie Butler - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

With iconic imagery and engrossing text, Black TV is the first book of its kind to celebrate the groundbreaking, influential, and often under-appreciated shows centered on Black people and their experiences from the last fifty years. Over the past decade, television has seen an explosion...
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My Seven Sons and How We Raised Each Other:

DON DIAMONT - Center Street
Format: Hardcover

Soap star Don Diamont's most interesting storyline to date is being the real-life father and ringleader of his seven rambunctious boys.Called a "daytime deity" by Soap Opera Digest, Don Diamont is best known as the dashing publishing titan with steel abs, "Dollar Bill...
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Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days

Janice Dean - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Fox & Friends meteorologist Janice Dean explains how she purposefully finds the silver lining in every cloud, no matter what challenge she faces.Janice is well-known for the infectious joy she brings to segments on Fox & Friends, no matter the weather. Yet many of her fans know...
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How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters

K. E. Flann - Running Press Adult; Large type / Large print edition
Format: Paperback

The past millennia or so has seen not only an uptick in human attacks, but also increasingly indiscriminate victim selection. It is understandable to feel overwhelmed. From renowned preternaturalist K. E. Flann, How to Survive a Human Attack provides critical information at a critical time...
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I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyonc

MICHAEL ARCENEAUX - Atria / 37 INK
Format: eBook

In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can't Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soulsearching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly...
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