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When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra

When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra

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Martha Stewart: Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography

Martha Stewart: Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography

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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

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An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America

An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America

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I Am the Central Park Jogger : A Story of Hope and Possibility

I Am the Central Park Jogger : A Story of Hope and Possibility

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The Language of Life

The Language of Life

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Too Close to the Falls

Too Close to the Falls

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When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

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Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey

Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey

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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

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The Quotable Einstein

The Quotable Einstein

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Satchmo (Da Capo Paperback)

Satchmo (Da Capo Paperback)

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Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports from the Front and Tells It the Way It Is

Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports from the Front and Tells It the Way It Is

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Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports from the Front and Tells It the Way It Is

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Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History

Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History

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Hilarity Ensues

Hilarity Ensues

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Nothing Was the Same

Nothing Was the Same

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First Marathons: Personal Encounters With the 26.2-Mile Monster

First Marathons: Personal Encounters With the 26.2-Mile Monster

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Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities

Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities

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Shadrach Minkins: From Fugitive Slave to Citizen

Shadrach Minkins: From Fugitive Slave to Citizen

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The Stations of Solitude

The Stations of Solitude

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More Than Words

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Memories of the Great and the Good

Memories of the Great and the Good

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Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption

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Do You Mind If I Cancel?: (Things That Still Annoy Me)

Do You Mind If I Cancel?: (Things That Still Annoy Me)

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Flatiron Books

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My Life As a Fan

My Life As a Fan

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More Than Words

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Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out

Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out

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More Than Words

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Wild Women: Crusaders, Curmudgeons, and Completely Corsetless Ladies in the Otherwise Virtuous Victorian Era

Wild Women: Crusaders, Curmudgeons, and Completely Corsetless Ladies in the Otherwise Virtuous Victorian Era

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Conari Press

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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

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More Than Words

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Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir

Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir

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Flatiron Books

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The Queen & Di: The Untold Story

The Queen & Di: The Untold Story

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More Than Words

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You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love, Loss (and Each Other)

You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love, Loss (and Each Other)

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More Than Words

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Murder Thy Neighbor (ID True Crime, 4)

Murder Thy Neighbor (ID True Crime, 4)

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Last of the Donkey Pilgrims

Last of the Donkey Pilgrims

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The End of Your Life Book Club (Vintage)

The End of Your Life Book Club (Vintage)

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Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic

Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic

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Old In Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over

Old In Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over

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Counterpoint

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My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball

My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball

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