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Waiting To Be Heard
A Memoir
The young exchange student whose conviction and acquittal on murder charges in Italy made headlines worldwide tells the full story of her ordeal.NPR Bestseller
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That's That
Colin Broderick grew up in Northern Ireland — the heart of rebel country — during the period of heightened tension and violence known as the Troubles. His memoir recounts how he and his brothers struggled to understand the events happening around them.
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Tiger Babies Strike Back
How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side
The author examines her family history and upbringing to expose the harmful effects of a Chinese style of parenting which emphasizes perfection and overachievement and advocates that parents instead give their children unconditional love and acceptance.
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Impossible Odds
The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by Seal Team Six
In January 2012, aid worker Jessica Buchanan, a co-author of this book, was rescued from kidnappers in Somalia. She was saved by members of a Navy SEAL Team Six unit that was also responsible for the demise of Osama bin Laden, and this account of her capture and rescue offers insight into the effective use of targeted U.S. military missions.
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The Passage Of Power
The Years Of Lyndon Johnson
Robert Caro has spent decades researching Lyndon Johnson's life; previous books in his massive biography of Johnson told the story of Johnson's rise to national prominence. In this fourth volume, Caro takes up Johnson's dismal years as vice president and his sudden presidency, which he used to shepherd the 1964 Civil Rights Act through Congress.
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The Black Count
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, And The Real Count Of Monte Cristo
Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was one of the heroes of the French Revolution, leading armies of thousands in triumph through the snows of the Alps and the sands of Egypt. Today, he is almost forgotten, though he lives on in his son's stories. The son of a Haitian slave and a French nobleman, this mixed-race swordsman was the father of novelist Alexandre Dumas, and his adventures helped inspire The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Tom Reiss' biography of the elder Dumas explores the real-life adventures behind these classic novels.
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The Cooked Seed
A Memoir
The author traveled from the painful deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the United States, where she endured five jobs, crime and a painful marriage before the birth of a daughter inspired her writing career.
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A Curious Man
The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
Neal Thompson recounts the life of Robert Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist-turned-globetrotting-millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable.
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Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak
From absolute joy to abject agony, love is the perfect topic for the sensational six-word form.
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Relentless
This electrifying rock-and-roll memoir of one of the world's greatest guitarists, who fused elements of classical music with the speed and volume of heavy metal, shares his personal story: from his arrival on the music scene in the early '80s to becoming a household name in the annals of heavy metal.
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What My Mother Gave Me
Thirty-One Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most
A collection of essays in which daughters remember their relationships with their mothers and the complicated bonds they shared with them, symbolized by gifts or memories of emotional encounters.NPR Bestseller
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Shocked
My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me
The author shares the lessons about womanhood and personal style she learned from both her mother, an upper-middle-class New Yorker who was the polished hostess at her family's garment district restaurant, and Elsa Schiaparelli, the outrageous, iconoclastic Italian fashion designer.
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VJ
The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave
The surviving original MTV VJs present a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV that explores the channel's cultural influence and the stories behind such artists as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran.
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Attempting Normal
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Anyone Who Had a Heart
My Life and Music
In this candid and emotional memoir, the songwriter discusses his tumultuous marriages, the tragic suicide of his daughter, his long-lasting success and the never-before-told stories behind the hits.
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Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington state — and she would do it alone.NPR Bestseller
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Lots Of Candles, Plenty Of Cake
A Memoir of a Woman's Life
A candid and whimsical memoir that explores what matters to middle-aged women.NPR Bestseller
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Country Girl
A Memoir
The Irish novelist, poet and playwright presents a lyrical narrative of her life that describes her convent school education in Ireland, the scandal that ensued upon the publication of her first novel and the wild 1960s parties that introduced her to people from all walks of life. NPR Bestseller
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The Selected Letters of Willa Cather
A first publication of the acclaimed writer's personal correspondences includes whimsical accounts of her 1880s adolescence, letters written during her early journalism years, exchanges penned in observation of World War II and her own struggles with aging.
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Farther Away
Essays
Jonathan Franzen presents a collection of recent essays and speeches about everything from his violent encounter with bird poachers in Cyprus to the suicide of his friend and rival David Foster Wallace to the ways technology has changed how people express their love.
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Dearie
The Remarkable Life Of Julia Child
Julia Child was a genuine rebel: She took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for a new era of American food — not to mention blazing a new trail in television. Bob Spitz reveals the history behind the woman who taught America how to cook.NPR Bestseller
