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It Takes a Village Idiot: A Memoir of Life After the City

It Takes a Village Idiot: A Memoir of Life After the City

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Lift Every Voice: Turning a Civil Rights Setback Into a New Vision of Social Justice

Lift Every Voice: Turning a Civil Rights Setback Into a New Vision of Social Justice

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More Than Words

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All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row

All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row

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Little, Brown and Company

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The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

The Monk and the Riddle : The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

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The Detective in the Dooryard: Reflections of a Maine Cop

The Detective in the Dooryard: Reflections of a Maine Cop

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Inside Out: A Memoir

Inside Out: A Memoir

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New York Hustle: Pool Rooms, School Rooms and Street Corners

New York Hustle: Pool Rooms, School Rooms and Street Corners

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The Dynasty

The Dynasty

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Cake Boss: Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia

Cake Boss: Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia

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The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal

The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point

Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point

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More Than Words

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Engineers Of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America

Engineers Of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America

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More Than Words

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Join Me!

Join Me!

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Plume

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The Sweet Hell Inside: A Family History

The Sweet Hell Inside: A Family History

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Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime

Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime

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Bobby: My Story in Pictures

Bobby: My Story in Pictures

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Una boda en Haiti: Historia de una amistad (Spanish Edition)

Una boda en Haiti: Historia de una amistad (Spanish Edition)

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Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It

Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It

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Andy Cohen Books

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When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship

When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship

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Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty

Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty

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St. Martin's Press

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The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-in Edition) : Notes on a Latin American Journey

The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-in Edition) : Notes on a Latin American Journey

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Beatles: Every Little Thing

Beatles: Every Little Thing

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It Books

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George Washington on Leadership

George Washington on Leadership

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More Than Words

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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight

Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight

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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight

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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight

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Eleanor

Eleanor

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Bowie A to Z: The Life of an Icon from Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust

Bowie A to Z: The Life of an Icon from Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust

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Smith Street Books

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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

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More Than Words

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A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life

A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life

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More Than Words

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The Rise and Fall of the Press Box

The Rise and Fall of the Press Box

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Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale

Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale

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More Than Words

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And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

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More Than Words

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Faith: A Journey For All

Faith: A Journey For All

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Simon & Schuster

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Till Murder Do Us Part (ID True Crime, 6)

Till Murder Do Us Part (ID True Crime, 6)

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Grand Central Publishing

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The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda

The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda

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Somebody Somewhere:: Breaking Free from the World of Autism

Somebody Somewhere:: Breaking Free from the World of Autism

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More Than Words

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Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

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