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Collection: Biographies & Memoirs

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Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

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Life is Good: The Book

Life is Good: The Book

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Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years

Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years

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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

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My Vanishing Country: A Memoir

My Vanishing Country: A Memoir

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The Book of Joe: The Life, Wit, and (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom of Joe Biden

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A Life in the 20th Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917-1950

A Life in the 20th Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917-1950

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His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine

His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success

We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success

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A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

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Promise Me, Dad

Promise Me, Dad

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Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything

Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything

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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

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An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us

An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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Teacher Man: A Memoir

Teacher Man: A Memoir

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Teacher Man: A Memoir

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

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True Compass: A Memoir

True Compass: A Memoir

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True Compass: A Memoir

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Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples

Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples

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Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples

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Paris to the Moon

Paris to the Moon

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Paris to the Moon

Paris to the Moon

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The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship

The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship

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