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American Reader #20: The Winged Seed: A Remembrance
American Reader #20: The Winged Seed: A Remembrance
by Li-young Lee
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"It has true spiritual importance for contemporary American literature."—Edward Hirsch Upon its initial publication, acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee's memoir The Winged Seed: A Remembrance (1995), received an American Book Award from the Before... (read more)

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Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination
Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination
by Zakk Wylde
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As a twenty-five-year veteran of the Ozzy Osbourne band and Black Label Society, golden god Zakk Wylde has managed to stay alive against all odds. Now Wylde and his brother-in-Metal Eric Hendrikx take you on a Crusade of World Tour Domination, sharing... (read more)

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The Way of the Fight
The Way of the Fight
by Georges St. Pierre
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Theres more to winning battles than fists and feet For world-renowned professional fighter Georges St-Pierre, the greatest asset is not physical strength or athleticism—its a sense of purpose. From his beginnings as a small, mercilessly bullied... (read more)

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Wave
Wave
by Sonali Deraniyagala
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A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief — of learning to live with grief — that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously... (read more)

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Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir
Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir
by Jeanne Cooper
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The New York Times bestselling memoir from one of daytime television's most beloved actresses Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper drives from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she's held for more than three decades: bringing life to the character... (read more)

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Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt (Jewish Lives)
Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt (Jewish Lives)
by Saul Friedleander
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Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence—in his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This... (read more)

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Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb
Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb
by Herschel Cobb
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Herschel Cobbs moving account of his relationship with his legendary grandfather reveals a side of Ty Cobb that few people ever saw, that of loving nurturer. A baseball icon and arguably the best player who ever lived, Ty Cobbs infamously cold... (read more)

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Prospero's Son: Life, Books, Love, and Theater
Prospero's Son: Life, Books, Love, and Theater
by Seth Lerer
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“This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciousnesses and almost two epochs.” Thats how Edmund Gosse opened Father and Son, the classic 1907 book about his relationship with his father. Seth Lerers Prosperos Son... (read more)

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Have Mother, Will Travel: A Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World (P.S.)
Have Mother, Will Travel: A Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World (P.S.)
by Claire Fontaine
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Their bestselling memoir, Come Back, inspired readers with the story of Mia Fontaine's harrowing drug addiction and her mother, Claire's, desperate and ultimately successful attempts to save her. Now, a decade later, as Mia finds that adult life isn't... (read more)

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Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
by Jennifer Finney Boylan
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New York Times bestseller and acclaimed author Jennifer Finney Boylan returns with a remarkable memoir about gender and parenting, including incredible interviews discussing gender, how families are shaped, and the difficulties and wonders of being human.... (read more)

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Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again After Being Blinded by a Bear
Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again After Being Blinded by a Bear
by Dan Bigley
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The unbelievable true story of a man who narrowly survived one of the most brutal grizzly bear attacks, and the love that separated his blindness from the dark .... (read more)

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Smoky Joe Wood: The Biography of a Baseball Legend
Smoky Joe Wood: The Biography of a Baseball Legend
by Gerald C. Wood
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Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth “Smoky Joe” Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history—a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame. About... (read more)

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Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology
by Caroline Paul
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Caroline Paul was recovering from a bad accident and thought things couldn't get worse. But then her beloved cat Tibia disappeared. She and her partner, illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, mourned his loss. Yet weeks later, Tibia waltzed back into their lives.... (read more)

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I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Kids
I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Kids
by Jen Kirkman
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"You'll Change Your Mind." Thats what everyone says to Jen Kirkman— and countless women like her—when she confesses she doesnt plan to have children. But you know what? Its hard enough to be an adult. You have to dress yourself and... (read more)

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Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
by Alison Bechdel
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From the best-selling author of Fun Home, Time magazine's No. 1 Book of the Year, a brilliantly told graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel's Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a... (read more)

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The Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska
The Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska
by Colleen Mondor
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The Map of My Dead Pilots is about flying, pilots, and Alaska, the beautiful and deadly Last Frontier. Author Colleen Mondor spent four years running dispatch operations for a Fairbanks-based commuter and charter airline, and she knows all too... (read more)

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The Girl with No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys
The Girl with No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys
by Marina Chapman
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In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a little girl was abducted. She was four years old. Marina Chapman was stolen from her housing estate and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later,... (read more)

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Standing by: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War
Standing by: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War
by Alison Buckholtz
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More than two million U.S. service members have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the last decade.   More and more of these veterans are writing about their wartime experience, but few military spouses have shared the truth about what it... (read more)

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Topgun on Wall Street: Why the United States Military Should Run Corporate America
Topgun on Wall Street: Why the United States Military Should Run Corporate America
by Jeffery Lay
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TOPGUN on Wall Street chronicles one man’s extraordinary journey from the cornfields of Ohio, to the cockpit of an F-14, to the boardrooms on Wall Street. Lieutenant Commander Jeffery Lay and #1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Robinson... (read more)

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Progress in Chess #32: Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura: An American Chess Career in the Footsteps of Bobby Fischer
Progress in Chess #32: Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura: An American Chess Career in the Footsteps of Bobby Fischer
by Karsten Muller
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The first book to focus on United States Chess Champion Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura's fascinating journey to the top of world chess is documented in this look at his life and career. Hikaru was not a typical child prodigy, and at his first... (read more)

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