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Education of a Coach, The

Education of a Coach, The

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Education of a Coach, The

Education of a Coach, The

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Cleopatra: A Life

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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

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Cleopatra: A Life

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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

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Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

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The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul

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The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul

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The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul

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The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century

The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century

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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary

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Jack: Straight from the Gut

Jack: Straight from the Gut

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Jack: Straight from the Gut

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Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project

Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project

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Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project

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My Life

My Life

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My Life

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death

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The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir

The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir

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Alias Grace: A Novel

Alias Grace: A Novel

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Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures

Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures

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Strength in What Remains (Random House Reader's Circle)

Strength in What Remains (Random House Reader's Circle)

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The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey

The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey

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A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash

A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash

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