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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

Mallory O'Meara - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

A Tor.com Most Anticipated Book of 2019A PureWow "Book We Can't Wait to Read in 2019"A Bustle Nonfiction Book Coming Out In 2019 To Start Getting Excited AboutThe Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick - one of Disney's first female animators...
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Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara: The Stories. The Influence. The Legacy. (Original Series)

EMILY ZEMLER - Epic Ink
Format: Hardcover

Featuring concept art, memorabilia, and original interviews, Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara explores the legacies of the princesses and what they represent today.Everyone knows the Disney Princess characters, but how did they become the pop culture icons we know today? From the princesses...
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Unsuccessful Thug

MIKE EPPS - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From Naptown to Tinseltown - legendary stand-up comedian and actor Mike Epps finally tells all in this outrageous, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.Before starring in Def Comedy Jam and Showtime at the Apollo - before the sold-out comedy shows, Uncle Buck, and becoming his hero Richard...
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How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

LESLIE JORDAN - ?William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

New York Times and USA Today BestsellerViral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about the odd, funny, and unforgettable events in his life in this unmissable essay collection that echoes his droll, irreverent voice.When actor Leslie Jordan...
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Cats & Books

Universe - Universe
Format: Hardcover

A treat for bibliophiles and cat lovers combined! This charming photo book of precious kitties with books from the popular Instagram hashtag, #CatsandBooks, is a crowd-sourced effort from various owners of both discerning cats and book taste. Showcasing all the charisma and amusing quirks...
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I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

Harvey Fierstein - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

 I was Better Last Night bares the inner life of this eccentric nonconforming child from his roots in 1952 Brooklyn, to the experimental worlds of Andy Warhol and the Theatre of the Ridiculous, to the gay rights movements of the seventies and the tumultuous AIDS crisis...

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Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days

Janice Dean - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Fox & Friends meteorologist Janice Dean explains how she purposefully finds the silver lining in every cloud, no matter what challenge she faces.Janice is well-known for the infectious joy she brings to segments on Fox & Friends, no matter the weather. Yet many of her fans know...
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Are You There God? Its Me, Margarita: More Cocktails with a Literary Twist (A Tequila Mockingbird Book)

Tim Federle - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover

Literature, puns, and alcohol collide in this clever follow-up to Tequila Mockingbird, the worlds bestselling cocktail recipes book.. Tim Federles Tequila Mockingbird has become one of the worlds bestselling cocktail books and resonated with bartenders and book clubs everywhere. . Now in this...
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The Road to Roses: Heartbreak, Hope, and Finding Strength When Life Doesn't Go as Planned

Desiree Hartsock Siegfried - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

When Desiree Hartsock was offered the opportunity to star on The Bachelorette, she thought she was finally getting the life she always longed for. Yet her reality TV dreams gave way to rough roads of unexpected twists, public scrutiny, and rejection. Now for the first time, Desiree reveals...
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I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyonc

MICHAEL ARCENEAUX - Atria / 37 INK
Format: eBook

In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can't Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soulsearching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly...
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