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For Decades I Was Silent: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey Back to Faith (Judaic Studies Series)

For Decades I Was Silent: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey Back to Faith (Judaic Studies Series)

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This Long Pursuit: Reflections of a Romantic Biographer

This Long Pursuit: Reflections of a Romantic Biographer

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Bullseye: Stories and Poems by Outstanding High School Writers

Bullseye: Stories and Poems by Outstanding High School Writers

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An Aesthetic Underground: A Literary Memoir (Biblioasis Renditions Series)

An Aesthetic Underground: A Literary Memoir (Biblioasis Renditions Series)

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Two Lives

Two Lives

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Farm Friends: From the Late Sixties to the West Seventies and Beyond

Farm Friends: From the Late Sixties to the West Seventies and Beyond

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Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

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French Seduction: An American's Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust

French Seduction: An American's Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust

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The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader

The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader

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Johns Hopkins University Press

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Love Is Where It Falls: Ths Story of a Passionate Friendship

Love Is Where It Falls: Ths Story of a Passionate Friendship

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A Procession of Stories

A Procession of Stories

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Georgia O'Keeffe (Critical Lives)

Georgia O'Keeffe (Critical Lives)

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The Cooked Seed: A Memoir

The Cooked Seed: A Memoir

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Bloomsbury USA

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Joe Moakley's Journey: From South Boston to El Salvador

Joe Moakley's Journey: From South Boston to El Salvador

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Northeastern University Press

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Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored: Tie In Edition

Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored: Tie In Edition

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Walter Benjamin: The Story of a Friendship

Walter Benjamin: The Story of a Friendship

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Virgil Thomson: Composer on the Aisle

Virgil Thomson: Composer on the Aisle

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Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-Congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland

Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-Congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland

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Mozart: From Child Prodigy to Tragic Hero (Abrams Discoveries)

Mozart: From Child Prodigy to Tragic Hero (Abrams Discoveries)

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Under a Dark Eye: A Family Story

Under a Dark Eye: A Family Story

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Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

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St. Teresa of Calcutta: Missionary, Mother, Mystic

St. Teresa of Calcutta: Missionary, Mother, Mystic

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Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large

Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large

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Twenty Years at Hull House (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)

Twenty Years at Hull House (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)

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The Education of an Accidental CEO: Lessons Learned from the Trailer Park to the Corner Office

The Education of an Accidental CEO: Lessons Learned from the Trailer Park to the Corner Office

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More Than Words

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The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi

The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi

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The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq

The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq

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Icons: 50 Heroines Who Shaped Contemporary Culture

Icons: 50 Heroines Who Shaped Contemporary Culture

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Opportunity Knocks: How Hard Work, Community, and Business Can Improve Lives and End Poverty

Opportunity Knocks: How Hard Work, Community, and Business Can Improve Lives and End Poverty

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I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses

I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses

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More Than Words

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One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau

One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau

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University of North Texas Press

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The House That Jack Built: My Life As a Trailblazer in Broadcasting and Entertainment

The House That Jack Built: My Life As a Trailblazer in Broadcasting and Entertainment

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More Than Words

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The Close: A Young Woman's First Year At Seminary

The Close: A Young Woman's First Year At Seminary

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More Than Words

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40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World

40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World

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Simon & Schuster

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The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping

The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping

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More Than Words

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Who's Who in the Roman World

Who's Who in the Roman World

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Routledge

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