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My Losing Season

My Losing Season

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Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

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Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

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The Mistress's Daughter

The Mistress's Daughter

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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

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

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

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My Beloved World

My Beloved World

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My Beloved World

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Orr: My Story

Orr: My Story

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Orr: My Story

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Orr: My Story

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Kate Remembered

Kate Remembered

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Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search (Movie Tie-in)

Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search (Movie Tie-in)

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Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search (Movie Tie-in)

Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search (Movie Tie-in)

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41: A Portrait of My Father

41: A Portrait of My Father

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Stronger

Stronger

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The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home

The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home

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The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home

The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home

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Yes please

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What We're Fighting for Now Is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice

What We're Fighting for Now Is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice

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What We're Fighting for Now Is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice

What We're Fighting for Now Is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice

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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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The Magnolia Story

The Magnolia Story

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Thomas Nelson

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The Magnolia Story

The Magnolia Story

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The Magnolia Story

The Magnolia Story

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