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A Promised Land

A Promised Land

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Within Reach: My Everest Story (Nonfiction)

Within Reach: My Everest Story (Nonfiction)

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We Are All The Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love

We Are All The Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love

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More Than Words

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The Kiss

The Kiss

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Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist

Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist

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The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

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Face to Face with Wolves (Face to Face with Animals)

Face to Face with Wolves (Face to Face with Animals)

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The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker

The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker

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I Shall Not Be Moved

I Shall Not Be Moved

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His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina

His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina

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Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News

Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News

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Even the Stars Look Lonesome

Even the Stars Look Lonesome

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Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul

Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul

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Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid

Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid

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Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child

Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child

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Mayor for a New America

Mayor for a New America

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Why Not Me?

Why Not Me?

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Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard

Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard

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Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

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Little, Brown and Company

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Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy

Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy

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More Than Words

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Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod

Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod

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Presidents of War

Presidents of War

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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

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Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone

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Harper Business

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Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line (Focus on the Family Books)

Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line (Focus on the Family Books)

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More Than Words

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Finding Iris Chang: Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind

Finding Iris Chang: Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind

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You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness

You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness

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Riverhead Books

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Rethinking Race: Franz Boas and His Contemporaries

Rethinking Race: Franz Boas and His Contemporaries

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University Press of Kentucky

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Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (Icons of America)

Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (Icons of America)

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A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy

A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy

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From Broken Glass: My Story of Finding Hope in Hitlers Death Camps to Inspire a New Generation

From Broken Glass: My Story of Finding Hope in Hitlers Death Camps to Inspire a New Generation

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Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School

Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School

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The Challenge Culture: Why the Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushback

The Challenge Culture: Why the Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushback

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Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

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Bad Reputation: The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett

Bad Reputation: The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett

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Find Me

Find Me

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