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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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Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy

Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy

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The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood

The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood

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Bad Boy: A Memoir

Bad Boy: A Memoir

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Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club)

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All Souls: A Family Story from Southie

All Souls: A Family Story from Southie

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Assassination Vacation

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A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures

A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures

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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

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Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

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The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

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The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

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The New New Thing : A Silicon Valley Story

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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

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The Lobster Chronicles: Life On a Very Small Island

The Lobster Chronicles: Life On a Very Small Island

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Theodore Rex

Theodore Rex

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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

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