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A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce

A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce

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A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce

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Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language

Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language

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Profiles in Courage: Deluxe Modern Classic (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Profiles in Courage: Deluxe Modern Classic (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

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Tales from the Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having It All

Tales from the Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having It All

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What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell

What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell

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Living with Honor: A Memoir

Living with Honor: A Memoir

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Fred Cusick: Voice of the Bruins

Fred Cusick: Voice of the Bruins

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Triggered: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Triggered: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South

Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South

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The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II

The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II

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Where the Roots Reach for Water: A Personal and Natural History of Melancholia

Where the Roots Reach for Water: A Personal and Natural History of Melancholia

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Lost Puritan: A Life of Robert Lowell

Lost Puritan: A Life of Robert Lowell

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The Family on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Love and Courage

The Family on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Love and Courage

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Military Commanders: The 100 Greatest Throughout History

Military Commanders: The 100 Greatest Throughout History

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Ten Degrees of Reckoning: The True Story of a Family's Love and the Will to Survive

Ten Degrees of Reckoning: The True Story of a Family's Love and the Will to Survive

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Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel Thief

Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel Thief

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Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs

Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs

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The Perfect Score Project: Uncovering the Secrets of the SAT

The Perfect Score Project: Uncovering the Secrets of the SAT

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The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter, New Edition

The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter, New Edition

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21 Dog Years : Doing Time @ Amazon.com

21 Dog Years : Doing Time @ Amazon.com

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That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story

That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story

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The Last Word: The New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells

The Last Word: The New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells

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Where Is Joe Merchant?

Where Is Joe Merchant?

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More Than Words

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Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness

Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness

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247 Days: Father Dan Kennedy, A Proud and Happy Priest

247 Days: Father Dan Kennedy, A Proud and Happy Priest

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A Stolen Childhood: The Life and Times of David Earl Moyer: 1895-1987

A Stolen Childhood: The Life and Times of David Earl Moyer: 1895-1987

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When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir

When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir

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A Place on Water: Essays

A Place on Water: Essays

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Tilbury House Publishers

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Have Tux, Will Travel: Bob Hope's Own Story

Have Tux, Will Travel: Bob Hope's Own Story

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Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement

Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement

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William Morrow

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The Secret Language of Girlfriends: Talking Loudly, Laughing Wildly, and Making the Most of Our Most Important Friendships

The Secret Language of Girlfriends: Talking Loudly, Laughing Wildly, and Making the Most of Our Most Important Friendships

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Vagina Problems

Vagina Problems

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Girls of Tender Age: A Memoir

Girls of Tender Age: A Memoir

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More Than Words

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Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

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More Than Words

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Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness

Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice

An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice

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Random House

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