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For the Glory: Eric Liddell's Journey from Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr

For the Glory: Eric Liddell's Journey from Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr

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Best Actress: The History of Oscar®-Winning Women

Best Actress: The History of Oscar®-Winning Women

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Jonny Reb & Billis Yask

Jonny Reb & Billis Yask

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Famous Fighter Aces

Famous Fighter Aces

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Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave

Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave

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Flocks

Flocks

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The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities

The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities

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Infinite Vision

Infinite Vision

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Everett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife

Everett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife

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University of California Press

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Country Days

Country Days

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More Than Words

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Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Newswoman's African Journey

Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Newswoman's African Journey

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The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy

The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy

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A Year with the Queen

A Year with the Queen

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Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History

Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History

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The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation

The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation

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Paper Daughter: A Memoir

Paper Daughter: A Memoir

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He Touched Me <i>an Autobiography</i>

He Touched Me <i>an Autobiography</i>

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The Book of Jose: A Memoir

The Book of Jose: A Memoir

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The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip

The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip

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Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy

Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy

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No Judgment: Essays

No Judgment: Essays

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More Than Words

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Breathe: A Letter to My Sons

Breathe: A Letter to My Sons

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The Three Muscat Years: Adventures of a young fauji and his friends

The Three Muscat Years: Adventures of a young fauji and his friends

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Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean

Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean

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Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America

Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America

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Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home

Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home

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Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber

Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber

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More Than Words

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Rebel Rising: A Memoir

Rebel Rising: A Memoir

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More Than Words

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The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll

The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll

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More Than Words

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The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death

The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death

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Grand Central Publishing

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After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival

After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival

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Terror in the Cradle of Liberty: How Boston Became a Center for Islamic Extremism

Terror in the Cradle of Liberty: How Boston Became a Center for Islamic Extremism

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The Other Mothers: Two Women's Journey to Find the Family That Was Always Theirs

The Other Mothers: Two Women's Journey to Find the Family That Was Always Theirs

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Sourcebooks

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The First Ladies

The First Ladies

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More Than Words

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The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics

The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics

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Simon & Schuster

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Odysseus: A Life

Odysseus: A Life

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Hachette Books

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