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Marita: The Spy Who Loved Castro

MARITA LORENZ - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic, glamorous story of lover-turned-spy Marita Lorenz and her affair with Fidel Castro, soon to be the subject of a major film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Few people can say they've seen some of the most significant moments of the twentieth century unravel before their eyes. Marita...
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Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

Ayaz Virji M.D. - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

A powerful true story about a Muslim doctor's service to a small town and the hope of overcoming our country's climate of hostility and fear.In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage...
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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World

Fareed Zakaria - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come?Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps...
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Eat Clean, Stay Lean: 300 Real Foods and Recipes for Lifelong Health and Lasting Weight Loss

Editors of Prevention - Rodale Books
Format: Paperback

These days, a trip to the grocery store requires a little soul-searching and a lot of label reading: organic, sustainable, local, seasonal, low-carb, low-cal, gluten-free, sugar-free, GMO-free, vegan, vegetarian, raw, and Paleo. When did eating become so fussy? It's enough to make you throw...
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Cozy Cottage & Cabin Designs, Updated 2nd Edition: 200 Cottages, Cabins, A-Frames, Vacation Homes, Apartment Garages, Sheds & More

Design America Inc. - Creative Homeowner; Updated 2nd edition
Format: Paperback


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Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II

George Weigel - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

A preeminent authority on the Catholic Church and papal biographer describes what he learned from chronicling the life of Pope John Paul IIIn Lessons in Hope, George Weigel tells the story of his unique friendship with St. John Paul II. As Weigel learns the pope "from inside,"...
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Selected Letters of Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

This is the first comprehensive selection from the correspondence of the iconic and beloved Langston Hughes. It offers a life in letters that showcases his many struggles as well as his memorable achievements. Arranged by decade and linked by expert commentary, the volume guides us through...
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No Crowns in the Castle: Building a Strong Relationship and a Harmonious Life

Fantasia Barrino Taylor - Worthy Books
Format: Hardcover

Leave your crown at the door. Fantasia Taylor - American Idol, Grammy-winning vocalist, and chart-topping singer - and her husband businessman Kendall Taylor were both successful and living in their purpose when they met and married three weeks later. Their marriage has had its ups and downs,...
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Pence: The Path to Power

ANDREA NEAL - Red Lightning Books
Format: Hardcover

What does it take to become the second-in-command of one of the most powerful countries in the world? Mike Pence's rise to the vice presidency of the United States wasn't always easy. To some, he is the personification of American conservative values, but to others, his ideals are the epitome...
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King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself.Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed...
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