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Call You When I Land: A Memoir

Call You When I Land: A Memoir

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Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

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On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel

On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel

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The Women of the Cousins' War

The Women of the Cousins' War

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Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy

Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy

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The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos

The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos

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Don't Give Up!: A memoir of mental illness and the struggle for a happy, successful life

Don't Give Up!: A memoir of mental illness and the struggle for a happy, successful life

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Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School

Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School

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A Land With a People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism

A Land With a People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism

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Everyday Something Has Tried to Kill Me And Has Failed: Notes From Periracial America

Everyday Something Has Tried to Kill Me And Has Failed: Notes From Periracial America

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Jane Austen, a family record

Jane Austen, a family record

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When Seltzer was Two Cents a Glass: A History of America and Me, 1929-1955

When Seltzer was Two Cents a Glass: A History of America and Me, 1929-1955

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What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas

What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas

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New Lands, New Men

New Lands, New Men

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The Attic

The Attic

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Unfinished Woman: A Memoir

Unfinished Woman: A Memoir

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Raising Wild: Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness

Raising Wild: Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness

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Founder of Modern Economics: Paul A. Samuelson: Volume 1: Becoming Samuelson, 1915-1948 (Oxford Studies in History of Economics)

Founder of Modern Economics: Paul A. Samuelson: Volume 1: Becoming Samuelson, 1915-1948 (Oxford Studies in History of Economics)

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A Life of H. L. A. Hart: The Nightmare and the Noble Dream

A Life of H. L. A. Hart: The Nightmare and the Noble Dream

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February 1933: The Winter of Literature

February 1933: The Winter of Literature

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Fatal Majesty : A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots

Fatal Majesty : A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots

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Lee: An Abridgement

Lee: An Abridgement

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13 Days in Ferguson

13 Days in Ferguson

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Made From Scratch: A Memoir

Made From Scratch: A Memoir

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The Patch and The Stream Where the American Fell

The Patch and The Stream Where the American Fell

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The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges

The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges

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Living Well Is the Best Revenge

Living Well Is the Best Revenge

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How To Live: A Memoir-in-Essays

How To Live: A Memoir-in-Essays

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Ligero de Equipaje: Tony de Mello, un Profeta para Nuestro Tiempo

Ligero de Equipaje: Tony de Mello, un Profeta para Nuestro Tiempo

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Crazy Visitation: A Chronicle of Illness and Recovery

Crazy Visitation: A Chronicle of Illness and Recovery

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American Girls: One Woman's Journey into the Islamic State and Her Sister's Fight to Bring Her Home

American Girls: One Woman's Journey into the Islamic State and Her Sister's Fight to Bring Her Home

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You Want To Go Where?: How to Get Someone to Pay for the Trip of Your Dreams

You Want To Go Where?: How to Get Someone to Pay for the Trip of Your Dreams

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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge

Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge

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A Chance to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Losing a Parent

A Chance to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Losing a Parent

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Walden (Courage Classics)

Walden (Courage Classics)

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One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

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