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The Wounded Prophet: A portrait of Henri J.M. Nouwen

The Wounded Prophet: A portrait of Henri J.M. Nouwen

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Prospect: The Journal of an Artist

Prospect: The Journal of an Artist

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Henry James: The Young Master

Henry James: The Young Master

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Hitler's Children: Sons and Daughters of Leaders of the Third Reich Talk About Their Fathers and Themselves

Hitler's Children: Sons and Daughters of Leaders of the Third Reich Talk About Their Fathers and Themselves

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Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas

Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas

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Hiding Places: A Father and His Sons Retrace Their Family's Escape from the Holocaust

Hiding Places: A Father and His Sons Retrace Their Family's Escape from the Holocaust

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Run Run Run: The Lives of Abbie Hoffman

Run Run Run: The Lives of Abbie Hoffman

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George III: A Personal History

George III: A Personal History

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Israel Versus Jibril: The Thirty-Year War Against a Master Terrorist

Israel Versus Jibril: The Thirty-Year War Against a Master Terrorist

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To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence

To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence

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Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949

Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949

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Brother Blue: A Narrative Portrait of Brother Blue A.K.A. Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill (Portrait Series)

Brother Blue: A Narrative Portrait of Brother Blue A.K.A. Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill (Portrait Series)

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Show Me a Story!: Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators

Show Me a Story!: Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators

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Spoken from the Heart

Spoken from the Heart

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One Woman's Olympic Journey: Joan Rosazza - Melbourne 1956

One Woman's Olympic Journey: Joan Rosazza - Melbourne 1956

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Autumns of Our Joy: A Memoir of Romance, Stem Cells, and Rebirth

Autumns of Our Joy: A Memoir of Romance, Stem Cells, and Rebirth

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Trespasses: A Memoir (Sightline Books)

Trespasses: A Memoir (Sightline Books)

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Returning: A Spiritual Journey

Returning: A Spiritual Journey

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Eight Dollars and A Dream: My American Journey

Eight Dollars and A Dream: My American Journey

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Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine's Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions

Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine's Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions

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Fairest: A Memoir

Fairest: A Memoir

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Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times

Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times

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Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams, and Destinations Across the Middle East

Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams, and Destinations Across the Middle East

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Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

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From the Ashes, Surviving the Station Nightclub Fire

From the Ashes, Surviving the Station Nightclub Fire

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TO END ALL WARS

TO END ALL WARS

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House of Cards: Love, Faith, and Other Social Expressions

House of Cards: Love, Faith, and Other Social Expressions

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All My Dogs: A Life

All My Dogs: A Life

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Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day

Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day

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Bowie's Books: The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life

Bowie's Books: The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life

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Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths

Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths

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Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution

Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution

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The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War

The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War

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More Than Words

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Shadrach Minkins: From Fugitive Slave to Citizen

Shadrach Minkins: From Fugitive Slave to Citizen

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Don't Mind If I Do

Don't Mind If I Do

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More Than Words

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The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

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