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One Life

One Life

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Penguin Press

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Flashing Before My Eyes: 50 Years of Headlines, Deadlines & Punchlines

Flashing Before My Eyes: 50 Years of Headlines, Deadlines & Punchlines

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Sanctuary: A Memoir

Sanctuary: A Memoir

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Girl With No Job: The Crazy Beautiful Life of an Instagram Thirst Monster

Girl With No Job: The Crazy Beautiful Life of an Instagram Thirst Monster

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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

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Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR

Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR

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On the House: A Washington Memoir

On the House: A Washington Memoir

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Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (As Told to Me) Story

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (As Told to Me) Story

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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

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Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book

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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

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Bloomberg by Bloomberg

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

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More Than Words

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The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker

The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker

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Going There

Going There

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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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Harvard Business Review Press

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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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Beatles: Every Little Thing

Beatles: Every Little Thing

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It Books

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Eleanor

Eleanor

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Simon & Schuster

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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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Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump

Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump

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Harper Perennial

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The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story

The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story

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Harper Perennial

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Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

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Ecco Press

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. . . If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King

. . . If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King

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. . . If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King

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Peril

Peril

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Peril

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Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds

Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds

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Giving: Purpose Is the New Currency

Giving: Purpose Is the New Currency

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HarperOne

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Them: A Memoir of Parents

Them: A Memoir of Parents

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More Than Words

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Isara: A Voyage Around 'Essay'

Isara: A Voyage Around 'Essay'

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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir

The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir

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Dey Street Books

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Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches (Dover Thrift Editions)

Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches (Dover Thrift Editions)

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Dover Publications

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The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America

The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America

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More Than Words

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Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

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More Than Words

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Beautiful Country: A Memoir

Beautiful Country: A Memoir

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More Than Words

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Life With Maxie

Life With Maxie

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Gibbs Smith Publishers

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Jesse: A Mother's Story

Jesse: A Mother's Story

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Simon & Schuster

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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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War Stories: Remembering World War II

War Stories: Remembering World War II

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Berkley

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