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Collection: Biographies & Memoirs

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Kaddish

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A Day of Light and Shadows: One Die-Hard Red Sox Fan and His Game of a Lifetime: The Boston-New York Playoff, 1978

A Day of Light and Shadows: One Die-Hard Red Sox Fan and His Game of a Lifetime: The Boston-New York Playoff, 1978

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A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle

A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle

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Magellan

Magellan

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My place

My place

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My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole

My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole

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The Life and Times of Thabo Mbeki

The Life and Times of Thabo Mbeki

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Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan

Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan

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Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire

Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire

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Grove Press

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Crime, Corruption & Politics in Hull: The Rise and Fall of Boss Smith's Old Ring (American Chronicles)

Crime, Corruption & Politics in Hull: The Rise and Fall of Boss Smith's Old Ring (American Chronicles)

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Fanny Burney: A biography

Fanny Burney: A biography

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More Than Words

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In the Garden of Our Dreams: Memoirs of a Marriage

In the Garden of Our Dreams: Memoirs of a Marriage

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Streb: How to Become an Extreme Action Hero

Streb: How to Become an Extreme Action Hero

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The Feminist Press at CUNY

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The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People

The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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Unforgettable Women of the Century

Unforgettable Women of the Century

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Mockingbird Years: A Life In And Out Of Therapy

Mockingbird Years: A Life In And Out Of Therapy

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By the Sword

By the Sword

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Saint Augustine's Childhood: CONFESSIONES BOOK ONE (Testimony, Bk 1)

Saint Augustine's Childhood: CONFESSIONES BOOK ONE (Testimony, Bk 1)

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Turn Left At The Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey

Turn Left At The Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey

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More Than Words

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Franklin of Philadelphia (Belknap Press S)

Franklin of Philadelphia (Belknap Press S)

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Belknap Press

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These Precious Days: Essays

These Precious Days: Essays

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Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom

Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom

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More Than Words

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White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

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Soft Skull Press

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The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius Of The Golden Age

The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius Of The Golden Age

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Da Capo Press

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Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own

Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own

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More Than Words

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Brian Eno: His Music And The Vertical Color Of Sound

Brian Eno: His Music And The Vertical Color Of Sound

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My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement

My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement

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Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

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Currency

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Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature

Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature

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More Than Words

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The Family of Women : Voices Across the Generations

The Family of Women : Voices Across the Generations

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War Stories: Remembering World War II

War Stories: Remembering World War II

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Berkley

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Public Radio: Behind the Voices

Public Radio: Behind the Voices

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Brando: The Biography

Brando: The Biography

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More Than Words

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Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage

Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage

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Affection and Trust: The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971

Affection and Trust: The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971

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More Than Words

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Hub Heroes: Revealing Profiles of Boston Sports Legends...and More

Hub Heroes: Revealing Profiles of Boston Sports Legends...and More

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Outskirts Press

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