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Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy

MICHAEL PERRY - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The beloved memoirist and bestselling author of Population: 485 reflects on the lessons he's learned from his unlikely alter ego, French Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne."The journey began on a gurney," writes Michael Perry, describing the debilitating kidney stone...
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Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice

Ali Wentworth - Harper
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers her hilarious and unique advice on surviving the absurdity of modern life in her third collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Ali Wentworth's first two books, Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After, were lauded by readers, critics,...
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This Will Only Hurt a Little

Busy Philipps - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook

A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawsons Creek, and Cougartown who has become "[T]he breakout star on Instagram stories.... [I]magine I Love Lucy mixed with a modern lifestyle guru" (The New Yorker)...
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: A Novel

Kurt Vonnegut - Dial Press Trade Paperback
Format: Paperback

Eliot Rosewaterdrunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundationis about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature . . . with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt Vonneguts funniest satire, an etched-in-acid...
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In Pieces

Sally Field - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir, an American icon tells her story for the first time, and in her own gorgeous words--about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother....
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I'll Be Back Right After This: My Memoir

Pat O'Brien - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best seller!Pat O'Brien was a skinny South Dakota kid with long hair, a rock and roll band, divorced parents and an alcoholic father. In all the familiar ways, he was on the road to nowhere until a professor, who envisioned his future as the household name he would...
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Confessions of a Domestic Failure

Bunmi Laditan - MIRA
Format: Paperback

Instant Bestseller"Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for." - Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened"Perfect for readers looking for a funny, realistic look at motherhood." - BOOKLIST...
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Love Your Life: A Novel

Sophie Kinsella - The Dial Press
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Owe You One, an utterly delightful novel about a woman who ditches her dating app for a writer's retreat in Italy - only to find that real love comes with its own filtersCall Ava romantic, but she thinks love should be found in the real...
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Elvis Style: From Zoot Suits to Jumpsuits

Zoey Goto - Libri Publishing
Format: Paperback

Elvis Style: From Zoot Suits to Jumpsuits celebrates the innovative style-world of Elvis Presley - the man who singlehandedly changed the way that America, and much of the world beyond, dressed. The comprehensive, full colour book highlights not only the impact that Elvis made during his lifetime,...
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How to Be Successful without Hurting Men's Feelings: Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women

Sarah Cooper - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback

Ambitious women are scary. In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they're not perceived as pushy, aggressive, or competent. In How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings, Sarah Cooper, author of the bestselling 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings,...
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