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The Light Years: A Memoir
Chris Rush - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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The Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American historyChris Rush was born into a prosperous, fiercely Roman Catholic, New Jersey family. But underneath the gleaming mid-century house, the flawless hostess mom, and the thriving... |
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A life beyond the boundaries
Benedict R O'G Anderson - Verso
Format: Print book
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An intellectual memoir by the author of the acclaimed "Imagined Communities" Born in China, Benedict Anderson spent his childhood in California and Ireland, was educated in England and finally found a home at Cornell University, where he immersed himself in the growing field of Southeast... |
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Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History
Brian Kilmeade - Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times best seller, now with a new epilogueIn March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred more than 200 Texians who had been trapped in the Alamo. After 13 days of fighting, American legends Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett died there, along with other Americans... |
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Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs
BETH ANN FENNELLY - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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"Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband's sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara." -- from Heating & Cooling, "Married Love, IV"The 52 micro-memoirs in genre-defying Heating & Cooling offer bright glimpses... |
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The Pious Ones: The World of Hasidim and Their Battles with America
Joseph Berger - Harper Perennial; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to astonishing proportions, veteran New York Times journalist Joseph Berger takes us inside the notoriously insular world of the Hasidim to explore their origins, beliefs, and struggles—and the social and political... |
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The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler's Guide to Building Your Empire
Rick Ross - Hanover Square Press; Original edition
Format: Hardcover
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A captivating and inspiring guide to building an untouchable empire from mud to marble, no matter what obstacles stand in the way Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a towering figure in the business world, but his path to success was not always easy. Despite adversity and setbacks, Ross held... |
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The Pawnbroker's Daughter: A Memoir
Maxine Kumin - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin comes a timeless memoir of life, love, and poetry.Maxine Kumin left an unrivaled legacy as a pioneering poet and feminist. The Pawnbroker's Daughter charts her journey from a childhood in a Jewish community in Depression-era Philadelphia,... |
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