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Limonov: The Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet Who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antihero in Russia

Emmanuel Carr�re , · Farrar, Straus and Giroux

A thrilling page-turner that also happens to be the biography of one of Russia’s most controversial figures This is how Emmanuel Carrère, the magnetic journalist, novelist, filmmaker, and chameleon, describes his subject: “Limonov is not a fictional character. There....
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Then Came Life: Living with Courage, Spirit, and Gratitude After Breast Cancer

Geralyn Lucas · Gotham

The author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy dares all women who have had a stumble in life to harness their fighting spirit and stand back up with courage and optimism.   One mastectomy, two C-sections, three pant’s sizes, and lots of red lipstick later, Geralyn...
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Steel Will: My Journey through Hell to Become the Man I Was Meant to Be

Robin Overby Cox · Baker Books

On February 19, 2007, SSG Shilo Harris was patrolling an infamous southern Iraqi roadway when his Humvee was struck by an IED. Moments later, three members of his crew were dead and Shilo had sustained severe burns over 35 percent of his body, lost his ears and the skin off his face,...
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Just Between Us

Mario Lopez · Celebra Hardcover

With a star that rose from unforgettable child acting roles, such as A. C. Slater in Saved by the Bell, to the forefront of today’s entertainment media, Mario Lopez is nothing short of a pop culture sensation. Now, as he turns forty, Mario looks back on his life with a newfound...
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H. L. Mencken: The Days Trilogy, Expanded Edition:

H. L. Mencken , · Library of America; Expanded edition

A major literary event: Mencken’s dazzling autobiography, with 200 pages of his own never-before-published commentary and photos. In 1936, at the age of fifty-five, H. L. Mencken published a reminiscence about his boyhood in The New Yorker, beginning a long and magnificent adventure...
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