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Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked

Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked

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Simon & Schuster

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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

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More Than Words

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Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

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Hachette Books

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A Crisis of Community: The Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848

A Crisis of Community: The Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848

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The University of North Carolina Press

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Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs

Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs

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Dial Press Trade Paperback

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Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home

Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home

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Popular Library

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Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

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Basic Books

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There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir

There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir

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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

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Simon & Schuster

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Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink

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Blue Rider Press

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Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game

Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game

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Lost Among the Baining: Adventure, Marriage, and Other Fieldwork

Lost Among the Baining: Adventure, Marriage, and Other Fieldwork

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University of Missouri

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Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home

Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home

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William Morrow

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Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again

Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again

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Citadel

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To the New Owners: A Martha's Vineyard Memoir

To the New Owners: A Martha's Vineyard Memoir

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Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus (Penguin Classics)

Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus (Penguin Classics)

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Beyond Category: The Life And Genius Of Duke Ellington

Beyond Category: The Life And Genius Of Duke Ellington

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Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth, and Power--A Dispatch from the Beach

Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth, and Power--A Dispatch from the Beach

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Simon & Schuster

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Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

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More Than Words

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Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China

Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China

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More Than Words

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Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress

Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress

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Simon & Schuster

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Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival

Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival

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More Than Words

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Whoredom in Kimmage: Irish Women Coming of Age

Whoredom in Kimmage: Irish Women Coming of Age

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More Than Words

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Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life

Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life

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Hachette Books

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Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story

Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story

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More Than Words

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Jack: Straight from the Gut

Jack: Straight from the Gut

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Grand Central Publishing

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Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith

Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith

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Dey Street Books

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Lindbergh

Lindbergh

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Cronkite

Cronkite

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Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites

Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites

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Running Press Adult

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The Guggenheims

The Guggenheims

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More Than Words

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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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More Than Words

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The Receptionist: An Education at The New Yorker

The Receptionist: An Education at The New Yorker

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More Than Words

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The Receptionist: An Education at The New Yorker

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The Receptionist: An Education at The New Yorker

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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

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