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Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

ROSEANNE MONTILLO - ?Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

This scintillating and glittery look at the darkly intertwined fates of infamous socialite Ann Woodward and literary icon Truman Capote sweeps us to the upper echelons of Manhattan's high society - where even the richest cannot escape murder and infamy.When Ann Woodward shot her husband,...
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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

MAXWELL KING - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted...
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Bibi: My Story

Benjamin Netanyahu - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover

In Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu's sweeping, moving autobiography, one of the most formidable and insightful leaders of our time tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending Israel and securing its future.From their earliest...
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Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman

Jeffreen M Hayes - GILES
Format: Hardcover

This is a timely, visual, exploration of the fascinating life and lasting legacy of sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962) , who overcame poverty, racism, and sexual discrimination to become one of America's most influential twentieth-century artists. Her story is one of community-building,...
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Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive

Richard Montanez - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Richard Montaez wasn't supposed to have big dreams. Born to migrant farm workers and mired in grinding generational poverty, he left school in the sixth grade, eventually taking a job mopping floors at Frito Lay's California factory to support his young wife and family. Everything...
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Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther

Craig Pittman - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

"Witty and passionate." - Lauren Groff"Craig Pittman has a remarkable talent for telling stories set in the Sunshine State that never fail to fascinate and entertain." - Gilbert King"The definitive book on one of America's least understood apex predators. The story...
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Off the Grid: My Ride from Louisiana to the Panama Canal in an Electric Car

Randy Denmon - W W Norton
Format: Print book

The rollicking tale of a first-of-its-kind adventure - driving a Tesla through Central America.Only a week after the nation's newspapers were filled with headlines of the first cross-country trip in an electric car, two Louisianans slip quietly across the Rio Grande in south Texas in an attempt...
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In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult

Rebecca Stott - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A father-daughter story that tells of the authors experience growing up in a separatist fundamentalist Christian cult, from the author of the national bestseller Ghostwalk. Rebecca Stott grew up in in Brighton, England, as a fourth-generation member of the Exclusive Brethren, a cult that...
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Foxtrot in Kandahar: A Memoir of a CIA Officer in Afghanistan at the Inception of America's Longest War

Duane Evans - Savas Beatie
Format: Hardcover

Kandahar. The ancient desert crossroads and, as of fall of 2001, ground zero for the Taliban and al-Qa'ida in southern Afghanistan. In the northern part of the country, the U. S. -supported Northern Alliance (the Afghan organization opposed to the Taliban regime) has made progress...
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My Days: Happy and Otherwise

Marion Ross - Kensington
Format: Hardcover

For eleven seasons, Marion Ross was head of one of America's favorite television households. Now meet the lovable real-life woman behind the Happy Days mom . . . Before she was affectionately known to millions as "Mrs. C.," Marion Ross began her career as a Paramount...
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