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Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11
Joseph Pfeifer - Portfolio Format: Hardcover
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When Chief Joe Pfeifer led his firefighters to investigate an odor of gas in downtown Manhattan on the morning of 9/11, he had no idea that his life was about to change forever. A few moments later, he watched the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Pfeifer, the closest FDNY... |
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How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life
Jory Fleming - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Jory Fleming could not effectively communicate as a child. He was wracked by uncontrollable crying fits, had no tolerance for people, and couldn't manage the outside world. A decade later, Jory became the first young adult with autism to attend Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship.... |
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The Scar: A Personal History of Depression and Recovery
Mary Cregan - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A fearless, candid memoir interweaving the author's descent into depression with a medical and cultural history of this illness.At the age of twenty-seven, married, living in New York, and working in book design, Mary Cregan gives birth to her first child, a daughter she names Anna. But it's... |
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Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America
Audrey Clare Farley - ?Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover
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For readers of Hidden Valley Road and Patient H.M., a harrowing exploration of violence against children and its psychological and political consequences, from the author of The Unfit Heiress. In 1954, researchers at the newly formed National Institute of Mental Health set out to study... |
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Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life
Julianna Margulies - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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Julianna Margulies now unleashes her sharp talent with a powerful debut memoir chronicling her life and her work, examining from within her journey from chaos to calm."When an actor is on a long running television show, especially when the writing is superb as was the case with The Good... |
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Siren Song: My Life in Music
SEYMOUR STEIN - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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The autobiography of America's greatest living record man: the founder of Sire Records and spotter of rock talent from the Ramones to Madonna.Seymour Stein is America's greatest living record man. Not only has he signed and nurtured more important artists than anyone alive, now sixty... |
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Cokie: A Life Well Lived
Steven V. Roberts - Harper Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts - a trailblazer for women - remembered by her friends and family.Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for innumerable women and girls. A fixture on national television... |
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Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village
Nick Estes - Olive Branch Press Format: Paperback
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Palestinian youth and the fight for their village Silwan is a Palestinian village located just outside the ancient walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village is a moving story of a village and its people. As Silwani youth and community... |
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