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True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

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The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign

The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign

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Simon & Schuster

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Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

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Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy

Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy

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The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks

The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks

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Morrie: In His Own Words

Morrie: In His Own Words

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The Cat Who Went to Paris

The Cat Who Went to Paris

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A Long Way Home: A Memoir

A Long Way Home: A Memoir

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The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump

The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump

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For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World

For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World

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Clapton: The Autobiography

Clapton: The Autobiography

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Who Was Louis Armstrong?

Who Was Louis Armstrong?

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Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship

Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship

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Seeds of Destruction: Joe Kennedy and His Sons

Seeds of Destruction: Joe Kennedy and His Sons

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It Must've Been Something I Ate

It Must've Been Something I Ate

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Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me

Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me

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To End All Wars: Woodrow Wilson and the Quest for a New World Order

To End All Wars: Woodrow Wilson and the Quest for a New World Order

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The Angel in My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, and Life After Death

The Angel in My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, and Life After Death

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Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park

Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park

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Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love and Secrets of Sanctity

Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love and Secrets of Sanctity

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An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography

An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography

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Make Way for Nancy: A Life in Public Art

Make Way for Nancy: A Life in Public Art

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God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. Hesburgh

God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. Hesburgh

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Just Jessie: My Guide to Love, Life, Family, and Food

Just Jessie: My Guide to Love, Life, Family, and Food

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Dey Street Books

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I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

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Atria Books

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One Life

One Life

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)

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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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Our Roots Are Deep with Passion: New Essays by Italian-American Writers

Our Roots Are Deep with Passion: New Essays by Italian-American Writers

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Sanctuary: A Memoir

Sanctuary: A Memoir

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Random House

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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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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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