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The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken

Wendell Pierce - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed actor and producer Wendell Pierce, an insightful and poignant portrait of family, New Orleans and the transforming power of art. On the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina barreled into New Orleans, devastating many of the city's neighborhoods, including...
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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

Maria Bamford - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover

From "weird, scary, ingenious" (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, a brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems - from Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People,...
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She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Joan Morgan - Atria / 37 INK
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the acclaimed and influential debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with this eye-opening and moving exploration of Lauryn Hill and her remarkable artistic legacy.Released in 1998, Lauryn Hill's first solo album is often cited by music...
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Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else

MAEVE HIGGINS - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

A timely essay collection about life, love, and becoming an American from breakout comedy star and podcaster Maeve Higgins "Maeve Higgins is hilarious, poignant, conversational, and my favorite Irish import since U2. You're in for a treat." - Phoebe Robinson, New York Times...
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Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them

Maeve Higgins - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback


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A Conspiracy of Tall Men

NOAH HAWLEY - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback

Linus Owen is a young professor of conspiracy theory at a small college just outside San Francisco. His marriage is foundering and his wife, Claudia, has gone to Chicago to visit her mother. But if Claudia is in Chicago, how is it that two FBI agents show up at Linus' office and inform...
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The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear

Nat Segaloff - Citadel
Format: Hardcover

Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the original movie release, this is the definitive, fascinating story of the scariest movie ever madeand its lasting impact as one of the most shocking, influential,...
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Meliz's Kitchen: Simple Turkish-Cypriot Comfort Food and Fresh Family Feasts

Meliz Berg - ?Interlink Books
Format: Hardcover

Meliz shares 100 of her favorite no-fuss, family-friendly recipes to showcase the melting pot of spices and flavors from her Turkish-Cypriot culture in this vibrant new cookbook.Sunshine flavors everyone will love.In this book Meliz shares the best comforting recipes and her easy go-to...
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Hark! The Herald Angels Scream

Christopher Golden - Anchor
Format: Paperback

Eighteen stories of Christmas horror from bestselling, acclaimed authors including Scott Smith, Seanan McGuire, Josh Malerman, Michael Koryta, Sarah Pinborough, and many more.That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas...
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Girl Up: Kick Ass, Claim Your Woman Card, and Crush Everyday Sexism

LAURA BATES - Touchstone
Format: Paperback

Already an international bestseller, this empowering survival guide provides no-nonsense advice on sex, social media, mental health, and sexism that young women face in their everyday life - from one of the emerging leaders in the feminist movement.They told you that you need to be thin...
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