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Love Warrior: A Memoir

Glennon Doyle Melton - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times BestsellerThe Newest Oprah Bookclub 2016 SelectionThe highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel...
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Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History

Brian Kilmeade - Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times best seller, now with a new epilogueIn March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred more than 200 Texians who had been trapped in the Alamo. After 13 days of fighting, American legends Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett died there, along with other Americans...
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Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors

George W. Bush - Crown/Archetype
Format: Hardcover

A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America's military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President...
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Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change

Danica Roem - Viking
Format: Hardcover

An inspirational memoir-meets-manifesto by Danica Roem, the nation's first openly trans person elected to US state legislatureDanica Roem made national headlines when--as a transgender former frontwoman for a metal band and a political newcomer--she unseated Virginia's most notoriously...
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The Stonewall Reader

New York Public Library - Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback

For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White.June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered...
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The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History

Darrin Lunde - Crown
Format: Print book

A captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America's wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today's museum naturalism No U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature...
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Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York

Elon Green
Format: Hardcover

"In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports on a series of baffling and brutal crimes targeting gay men. It is an investigation filled with twists and turns, but this is much more than a compelling true crime story. Green has shed light on those...
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Inciting Joy: Essays

ROSS GAY - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

An intimate and electrifying collection of essays from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights In these gorgeously written and timely pieces, prize-winning poet and author Ross Gay considers the joy we incite when we care for each other, especially during life's...
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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

Anthony Bourdain - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York...
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Unglued: A Bipolar Love Story

Jeffrey Zuckerman - Boyle & Dalton
Format: Paperback

"My God, I had to figure this thing out. I loved my wife, and she was sick. But I needed help, too." Jeffrey Zuckerman's harrowing five-year ride began months before his wife Leah was diagnosed with late-onset bipolar disorder. After thirty years of marriage, Jeff, a semiretired...
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