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The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame

The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame

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This Old Man: All in Pieces

This Old Man: All in Pieces

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The Prisoner's Wife : A Memoir

The Prisoner's Wife : A Memoir

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Cracked: Life on the Edge in a Rehab Clinic

Cracked: Life on the Edge in a Rehab Clinic

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Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties

Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties

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Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty

Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty

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Boys in the Trees: A Memoir

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir

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Divided Lives

Divided Lives

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More Than Words

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The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout

The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout

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My First 79 Years

My First 79 Years

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Elia Kazan: A Biography

Elia Kazan: A Biography

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Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment

Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment

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America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918

America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918

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A Simple Monk: Writings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama

A Simple Monk: Writings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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The Avengers

The Avengers

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Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred

Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred

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Dream Catcher: A Memoir

Dream Catcher: A Memoir

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Black Belt for Life: A Memoir of Personal Development and the Martial Arts

Black Belt for Life: A Memoir of Personal Development and the Martial Arts

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Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World

Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World

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Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine

Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine

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Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss

Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss

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In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

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Fridays with Bill: Inside the Football Mind of Bill Belichick

Fridays with Bill: Inside the Football Mind of Bill Belichick

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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life in and out of Major-League Baseball

Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life in and out of Major-League Baseball

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We Can't Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival

We Can't Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival

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My First Cousin Once Removed: Money, Madness, and the Family of Robert Lowell

My First Cousin Once Removed: Money, Madness, and the Family of Robert Lowell

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More Than Words

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Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For

Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For

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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University

The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University

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The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4', African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4', African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

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From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

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Henry A. Wallace: His Search for a New World Order

Henry A. Wallace: His Search for a New World Order

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The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence

The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence

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Bloomsbury USA Childrens

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The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut

The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut

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University of Nebraska Press

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