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Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero

Nancy Schoenberger - Nan A. Talese
Format: Hardcover

John Ford and John Wayne, two titans of classic film, made some of the most enduring movies of all time. The genre they defined - the Western - and the heroic archetype they built still matter today. For more than twenty years John Ford and John Wayne were a blockbuster Hollywood team,...
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Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes

Lauren Akins - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

In this refreshing and inspiring memoir, Lauren Akins, the wife of country music star Thomas Rhett, shows what it's really like to be "the perfect couple" fans imagine, and reveals what it actually takes to live in love, stay in love, and grow together.When country music star...
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There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative

Stacey Dash - Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Stacey Dash didn't have the ideal American childhood. Growing up in the South Bronx, her friends were the hustlers, hookers, and gang members who struggled in the face of futility, who sold drugs instead of living on food stamps, who settled matters with fists, knives, and guns because...
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The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard

Marc Eliot - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

Merle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the second half of the 20th Century and into the first two decades of the next, during which he released an extraordinary 63 albums, 38 that made it on to Billboard's...
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It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays

Shane Dawson - Atria/Keywords Press
Format: Paperback

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author, director, actor, and YouTube superstar Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always...
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How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters

K. E. Flann - Running Press Adult; Large type / Large print edition
Format: Paperback

The past millennia or so has seen not only an uptick in human attacks, but also increasingly indiscriminate victim selection. It is understandable to feel overwhelmed. From renowned preternaturalist K. E. Flann, How to Survive a Human Attack provides critical information at a critical time...
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Y'all: The Definitive Guide to Being a Texan

Jay B Sauceda - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

The Lone Star state can seem like an enigma to those who have never had the pleasure of spending time there. Texans seem to walk differently, talk differently, and dress differently than any other people in the nation. Jay B Sauceda, a Texas native, understands the trouble that "foreigners"...
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America 51: A Probe into the Realities That Are Hiding Inside "The Greatest Country in the World"

Corey Taylor - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor begins America 51 with a reflection on what his itinerant youth and frequent worldwide travels with his multi-platinum bands Slipknot and Stone Sour have taught him about what it means to be an American in an increasingly unstable world....
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Ipad and Iphone Video Film, Edit, and Share the Apple Way.

Jeff Carlson - Peachpit Pr
Format: Print book

"In the iPad and iPhone Video guide, bestselling author Jeff Carlson shows you how to harness the powers of these remarkable devices. He explores all the steps of shooting great video, including techniques for controlling focus and exposure, using Slo-Mo mode on the iPhone 5S, creating...
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Dont Eat Me (A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery)

Colin Cotterill - Soho Crime
Format: Hardcover

Between getting into a tangle with a corrupt local judge, and discovering a disturbing black-market business, Dr. Siri and Inspector Phosy have their hands full in the thirteenth installment of Colin Cotterills quirky, critically acclaimed series.. Dr. Siri Paiboun, the 75-year-old ex-national...
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