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Till the End

CC Sabathia - Roc Lit 101
Format: Hardcover

How does it feel to be born with enormous gifts, in a life shadowed by tragedy? What does it mean when the gift that opens the world for us is not enough to stop us from losing the things we love? And what new gifts do we find in that loss? Baseball had been CC Sabathia's life since...
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The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime

David Grann - Vintage
Format: Paperback

Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true-crime tales."The Old Man and the Gun" is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modeled himself after figures...
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His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir

Dan Jenkins - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Paperback

From Dan Jenkins - one of America's most respected and acclaimed sportswriters and author of the bestselling novels Semi-Tough and Dead Solid Perfect - comes a colorful, sentimental, hilarious, and cantankerous memoir about his lifelong journey through the world of sports. "Sometimes,...
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The Program: Inside the Mind of Keith Raniere and the Rise and Fall of NXIVM

Toni Natalie - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A jaw-dropping insider look into the world of the so-called "Hollywood Sex Cult" NXIVM chronicling the rise of enigmatic cult leader, Keith Raniere, from its "Patient Zero," his former girlfriend and test subject for his coercive control techniques. Many have heard of NXIVM...
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My Love Story: A Memoir

TINA TURNER - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Tina Turner - the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend - sets the record straight about her illustrious career and complicated personal life in this eye-opening and compelling memoir.From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner...
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Paperback

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times...
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John Quincy Adams: American Visionary

Fred Kaplan - Harpercollins
Format: Hardcover

Fred Kaplan, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Lincoln, returns with John Quincy Adams, an illuminating biography of one of the most overlooked presidents in American history - a leader of sweeping perspective whose progressive values helped shape the course of the nation.In this fresh...
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The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir

Cory Leadbeater - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant debut memoir about a young writer - struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction - and his life-changing decade working for Joan DidionAs an aspiring novelist in his early twenties, Cory Leadbeater was presented with an opportunity to work for a well-known writer...
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Almost Gone: Twenty Days and One Chance to Save Our Daughter

John Baldwin - Howard Books
Format: Hardcover

This is the never-before-told, riveting true story about a teenage Christian girl who was seduced online by a charming young Muslim man from Kosovo, and her father who ultimately worked with the FBI to save her from disappearing forever.The Baldwins were a strong Christian family, living...
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Me

Elton John - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend.Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew...
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