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The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy

The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy

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More Than Words

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Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart

Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart

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More Than Words

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Long Way Home

Long Way Home

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John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy

John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy

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A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage

A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage

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Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian

Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian

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Idiot: Beating 'The Curse' and Enjoying the Game of Life

Idiot: Beating 'The Curse' and Enjoying the Game of Life

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Half a Life

Half a Life

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Freedom: The Story of My Second Life

Freedom: The Story of My Second Life

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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

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My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope

My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope

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Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match

Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match

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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

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So Sad Today: Personal Essays

So Sad Today: Personal Essays

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Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

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The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World’s Longest Treasure Hunt

The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World’s Longest Treasure Hunt

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Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

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My Squirrel Days

My Squirrel Days

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An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)

An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)

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Red Azalea

Red Azalea

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A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor

A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor

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Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett

Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett

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More Than Words

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On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story

On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story

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No Man's Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britains Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I

No Man's Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britains Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I

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Walking Out on the Boys

Walking Out on the Boys

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Burn the Place: A Memoir

Burn the Place: A Memoir

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Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me from Myself

Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me from Myself

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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History

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The Middle Place (Voice)

The Middle Place (Voice)

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Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

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JAY-Z: Made in America

JAY-Z: Made in America

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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It Happened On the Way to War: A Marine's Path to Peace

It Happened On the Way to War: A Marine's Path to Peace

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Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders

Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders

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More Than Words

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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

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Viking Adult

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A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life

A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life

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