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Life: My Story Through History

Pope Francis - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history - from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today. An extraordinary personal and historical journey, Life is the story...
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Icons of Rock: In Their Own Words (The Truth Behind Famous Songs)

Jenny Boyd - Mango
Format: Hardcover

The Creative Process Behind Rock Music#1 New Release in Actor, Entertainer Biographies, and SongwritingWhat inspires the heart, mind, and soul of so many famous rock stars? Human behavior psychologist and 1960s icon Jenny Boyd explores the artistic drive responsible for creating your favorite...
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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

Amanda Montell - Atria/One Signal Publishers
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking.. Utilizing the linguistic insights of her "witty...
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Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays

Barry Lopez - Random House
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE * A "lyrical" (Chicago Tribune) final work of nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and Horizon, a literary icon whose writing, fieldwork, and mentorship inspired generations of writers and activists. "Mesmerizing...
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Sleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self

Annabel Abbs-Streets - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

Why women's brains work differently at night - and how we can harness that altered state for greater creativity, insight, and courage.. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs-Streets experienced a series of losses: her stepfather, then father, and finally her family's puppy. Unmoored...
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Brooklyn Goes Home: The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement

Christine A. Dorchak - Lantern Publishing & Media
Format: Paperback

2023 Finalist in the American Book Fest Awards Silver Award Winner in the NonFiction Book Awards Brooklyn Goes Home is the true story of how one greyhound sparked a movement to close the worst dog track in the world. After spending eight years in a small, dark, and empty concrete cell,...
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Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail

Joan M. Griffin - Black Rose Writing
Format: Paperback

"Lace up your hiking boots! Let Griffin guide you over granite mountains, through thunderstorms, and wildflower-studded meadows." -Barbara Olson Lawrence, author of the forthcoming Drawing Water Three friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike "the most beautiful long-distance...
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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing (Oprahs Book Club 2.0)

Lara Love Hardin - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

"Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won't want to stop." - Oprah Winfrey OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly...
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Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last Year

Paul Alexander - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon. In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander - author of heralded lives of Sylvia Plath and J. D. Salinger - gives us an unconventional portrait of arguably America's...
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Sharing Too Much: Musings from an Unlikely Life

Richard Paul Evans - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays.. Before he was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of holiday classics such as The Christmas Box, Richard Paul...
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