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Ticket to Ride: The Promise of America

Ticket to Ride: The Promise of America

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American Saint: The Life of Elizabeth Seton

American Saint: The Life of Elizabeth Seton

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Thomas Dunne Books

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Thin Is the New Happy

Thin Is the New Happy

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More Than Words

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One Pitch from Glory: A Decade of Running the Red Sox

One Pitch from Glory: A Decade of Running the Red Sox

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More Than Words

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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses

Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses

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More Than Words

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The SEA HUNTERS: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks

The SEA HUNTERS: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks

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Bernard Shaw, Vol. 2: 1898-1918 - The Pursuit of Power

Bernard Shaw, Vol. 2: 1898-1918 - The Pursuit of Power

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My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me

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Harper

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The Man with the Beautiful Voice: And More Stories from the Other Side of the Couch

The Man with the Beautiful Voice: And More Stories from the Other Side of the Couch

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Beacon Press

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The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

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Hachette Books

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Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood (@bymariandrew)

Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood (@bymariandrew)

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Clarkson Potter

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Tales From the Edge of the Woods

Tales From the Edge of the Woods

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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

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Mariner Books

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The Scottish 100: Portraits of History's Most Influential Scots

The Scottish 100: Portraits of History's Most Influential Scots

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It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After

It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After

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Gallery Books

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A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance

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Simon & Schuster

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The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness: A True Story

The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness: A True Story

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The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation

The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation

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Passing for White: Race, Religion, and the Healy Family, 1820-1920

Passing for White: Race, Religion, and the Healy Family, 1820-1920

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University of Massachusetts Press

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Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir

Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir

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Mariner Books

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Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure

Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure

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St. Martin's Press

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Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General

Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General

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Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers

Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers

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More Than Words

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Day I Died

Day I Died

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Bethany House Publishers

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Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever

Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever

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A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice

A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice

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Scribner

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A Simple Path

A Simple Path

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Ballantine Books

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The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones

The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones

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W. W. Norton & Company

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Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports

Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports

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More Than Words

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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

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Little, Brown and Company

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I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

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More Than Words

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Call Me Ted

Call Me Ted

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More Than Words

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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

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Riverhead Books

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Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

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Triumph Books (IL)

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Living Faith

Living Faith

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More Than Words

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The Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight against ALS

The Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight against ALS

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ForeEdge

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