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Running Against the Tide: True Tales from the Stud of the Sea
Captain Lee - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the star of Bravo's hit reality show Below Deck, comes Running Against the Tide, the "Stud of the Sea's" first-ever memoir recounting his journey from landlocked Saginaw, Michigan to the high seas, where he has spent more than twenty-five years as a superyacht captain.The... |
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Joan Didion
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These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary figure. They showcase Joan Didion's incisive reporting, her empathetic gaze, and her role as "an articulate witness to the most stubborn... |
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Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
Tim Blanning - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, dominated the 18th century in the same way that Napoleon dominated the start of the 19th - a force of nature, a caustic, ruthless, brilliant military commander, a monarch of exceptional energy and talent, and a knowledgeable patron of artists, architects... |
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Everyone Can Be a Ninja: Find Your Inner Warrior and Achieve Your Dreams
Akbar Gbajabiamila - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved host of the NBC hit show American Ninja Warrior draws inspiration from both the fierce competitors on his show and his own unlikely path to success to outline the essential steps to achieving your goals and becoming a modern-day ninja. Akbar Gbajabiamila, the host of NBC's... |
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Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America
Daniel Black - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover
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A piercing collection of essays on racial tension in America and the ongoing fight for visibility, change, and lasting hope. "There are stories that must be told.". Acclaimed novelist and scholar Daniel Black has spent a career writing into the unspoken, fleshing out, through... |
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Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
Tomiko Brown-Nagin - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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Born to an aspirational blue-collar family during the Great Depression, Constance Baker Motley was expected to find herself a good career as a hair dresser. Instead, she became the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, the first of ten she would eventually argue.... |
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Man of the world : the further adventures of bill clinton
Joe Conason - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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Veteran political journalist Joe Conason takes readers inside the post-presidential exploits of the perpetually fascinating Bill Clinton - and finds his continuing adventures just as colorful, controversial, and significant as his earlier political career.The extraordinary post-presidency... |
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Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics
Jason Porath - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well-behaved women seldom make... |
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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
RABIA CHAUDRY - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"A delicious and mouthwatering book about food and family, the complicated love for both, and how that shapes us into who we are . . . I absolutely loved it!" - Valerie Bertinelli From the bestselling author and host of the wildly popular Undisclosed podcast, a warm, intimate... |
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