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Salinger
Salinger
by David Shields and Shane Salerno
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Based on eight years of exhaustive research and exclusive interviews with more than 200 people — and published in coordination with the international theatrical release of a major documentary film from the Weinstein Company — Salinger is a... (read more)

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Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles
by Heather Lende
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The Alaskan landscape — "so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable" — may be the reason the people in Haines, Alaska (population 2,400), so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make life mean more. Since her bestselling... (read more)

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Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age
Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age
by Mathew Klickstein
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SLIMED! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age tells the surprisingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and impressively compelling story of how Nickelodeon — the First Kids' Network — began as a DIY startup in the late 70s, and forged... (read more)

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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in... (read more)

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As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis Devoto
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis Devoto
by Joan Reardon
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A National Bestseller Winner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing “An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship.” — Entertainment Weekly “Julias inimitable voice shines... (read more)

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Gastronaut: Adventures in Food for the Romantic, the Foolhardy, and the Brave
Gastronaut: Adventures in Food for the Romantic, the Foolhardy, and the Brave
by Stefan Gates
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An irreverent journey through the culinary world of the exotic, the bizarre, and the truly extraordinary, "Gastronaut" is equal parts cookbook and quest book. This hilarious journey through some of the strangest food experiences, past and present, is... (read more)

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The Jamie Oliver Effect: The Man, the Food, the Revolution
The Jamie Oliver Effect: The Man, the Food, the Revolution
by Gilly Smith
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By the age of eight, Jamie Oliver was already cooking in his parents' pub and restaurant. By the age of 22, his foul mouth and mischievous image in the kitchens of The River Café won him his own TV series, The Naked Chef... (read more)

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Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere
Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere
by Poe Ballantine
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Fans of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and John Berendt's In the Garden of Good and Evil will embrace Poe Ballantine's Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere. For well over twenty years Poe Ballantine traveled America, taking odd jobs, living in... (read more)

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Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
by Jennifer Worth
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The highest-rated drama in BBC history returns to PBS Presents in March 2013   Less than a year after the first season finale, PBSs hit series Call the Midwife returns to Sunday nights this spring with an all-new eight-episode season. Fans of... (read more)

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An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher
An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher
by Anne Zimmerman
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In An Extravagant Hunger, time slows and is relished, and the turning points and casual strolls of M.F.K. Fishers life are unwrapped and savored. From the Berengaria that washed her across the sea to France in 1929, to Le Paquis, the Swiss estate that... (read more)

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Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food
Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food
by Colman Andrews
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The first-ever biography of Ferran Adrià, the chef behind Spain's renowned El Bulli restaurant, by one of the world's foremost food authorities. Ferran Adrià is arguably the greatest culinary revolutionary of our time. Hailed as a genius... (read more)

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As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece
by Joan Reardon
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A National Bestseller Winner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing “An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship.” — Entertainment Weekly “Julias inimitable voice shines... (read more)

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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis
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'The young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When we first meet him, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not... (read more)

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Hubert Keller's Souvenirs: Stories and Recipes from My Life
Hubert Keller's Souvenirs: Stories and Recipes from My Life
by Hubert Keller
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An intimate look at the life of celebrated chef Hubert Keller, through 120 inspiring recipes, personal stories, myriad photographs, and other memorabilia. Souvenirs is a memoir cookbook written by the multitalented Hubert Keller: chef, restaurateur, and... (read more)

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Food & Friends: Recipes & Memories from Simca's Cuisine
Food & Friends: Recipes & Memories from Simca's Cuisine
by Simone Beck
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View recipes from Food and Friends. The coauthor of Mastering the Art of French Cooking shares an irresistible feast of reminiscence and recipes. Simone "Simca" Beck first met Julia Child in 1949 in the women's cooking club Cercle des Gourmettes in... (read more)

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A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
by Jennet Conant
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Bestselling author Jennet Conant brings us a stunning account of Julia and Paul Child’s experiences as members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Far East during World War II and the tumultuous years when they were caught up in the... (read more)

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A Wedding in Haiti
A Wedding in Haiti
by Julia Alvarez
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Julia Alvarez has been called "a one-woman cultural collision" by the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and that has never been truer than in this story about three of her most personal relationships — with her parents, with her husband, and with a... (read more)

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
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My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life. "Why did you leave Sierra Leone?" "Because there is a war." "You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?" "Yes, all the time." "Cool." I... (read more)

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Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself
Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself
by Sarah Ferguson
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FINDING SARAH is an extraordinarily personal memoir by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. As she spends time with Dr. Phil McGraw, she gains a new understanding of her relationship with herself and with others.  Suze Orman helps Sarah unravel the... (read more)

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Starting Over
Starting Over
by La Toya Jackson
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La Toya Jackson was always closer to Michael than anyone knew. In this heartfelt memoir, she pays tribute to his tortured soul--revealing the intimate moments she shared with the deeply troubled pop legend. The first sibling to arrive at the hospital... (read more)

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