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The Pact

The Pact

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Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America

Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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The Last Season: A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime of College Football

The Last Season: A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime of College Football

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The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria

The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria

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History Lessons: A Memoir of Growing Up in an American Communist Family

History Lessons: A Memoir of Growing Up in an American Communist Family

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Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader

Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader

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Penguin Books

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My Heart is Boundless: Writings of Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's Mother

My Heart is Boundless: Writings of Abigail May Alcott, Louisa's Mother

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Free Press

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Stray: A Memoir

Stray: A Memoir

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Knopf

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The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown

The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown

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More Than Words

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Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared

Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared

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Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

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Eat a Peach: A Memoir

Eat a Peach: A Memoir

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Clarkson Potter

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Leonardo and the Last Supper

Leonardo and the Last Supper

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Bloomsbury USA

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Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains

Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains

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The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Fr'res & Co.

The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Fr'res & Co.

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Cohan, William D.

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Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987

Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987

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Simon & Schuster

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Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl

Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl

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You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between

You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between

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Little, Brown Spark

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The Last Time I Wore A Dress

The Last Time I Wore A Dress

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Riverhead Books

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84, Charing Cross Road

84, Charing Cross Road

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Penguin Books

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Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man

Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man

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Hachette Books

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Liner Notes: On Parents & Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, & a Few of My Other Favorite Things

Liner Notes: On Parents & Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, & a Few of My Other Favorite Things

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Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts

Making Peace with Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts

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Trumpeter

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I Know I Am, But What Are You?

I Know I Am, But What Are You?

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More Than Words

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Plague of Corruption: Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science (Children’s Health Defense)

Plague of Corruption: Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science (Children’s Health Defense)

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SKYHORSE

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Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food

Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food

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William Morrow & Company

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Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

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Atria Books

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Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank

Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank

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More Than Words

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Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

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Harper Perennial

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Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art

Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art

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PublicAffairs

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My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past

My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past

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Algonquin Books

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Winston Churchill: Soldier, Statesman, Artist

Winston Churchill: Soldier, Statesman, Artist

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Witches of America

Witches of America

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Sarah Crichton Books

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The Marches: A Borderland Journey Between England and Scotland

The Marches: A Borderland Journey Between England and Scotland

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Mariner Books

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

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Harper Perennial

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American Soldier

American Soldier

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More Than Words

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