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An Appetite for Wonder CD: An Appetite for Wonder CD
An Appetite for Wonder CD: An Appetite for Wonder CD
by Richard Dawkins
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In his first memoir, Richard Dawkins shares a rare view into his early life, his intellectual awakening at Oxford, and his path to writing The Selfish Gene. He paints a vivid picture of his idyllic childhood in colonial Africa, and later at boarding... (read more)

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The Godfather's Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption
The Godfather's Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption
by Rita Gigante
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Rita Gigante grew up in a world swirling with secrets, lies, and multiple sins. Her father, notorious Mafia boss Vincent “the Chin” Gigante, was the leader of the Genovese crime clan and the head of all five New York crime families for decades.... (read more)

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A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic
A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic
by David N. Dinkins
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How did a scrawny black kid—the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton—become the 106th mayor of New York City? Its a remarkable journey. David Norman Dinkins was born in 1927, joined the Marine Corps in the waning... (read more)

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The Boy at the Gate
The Boy at the Gate
by Danny Ellis
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Danny Ellis is a survivor, strong and resilient. An acclaimed singer/songwriter, he is proud of the way  he handled his difficult past: poverty in the 1950s Dublin slums and the brutality of the Artane Industrial School. He felt as though he had... (read more)

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Deep River: The Life and Music of Robert Shaw
Deep River: The Life and Music of Robert Shaw
by Keith C. Burris
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A painstaking effort more than 10 years in the making, this is the definitive biography of Robert Shaw, the father of American choral music. Shaw stands alongside key figures who created a culture of classical music in the United States, such as Leonard... (read more)

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When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration
When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration
by Charles G. Untermeyer
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When Things Went Right is a colorful and insightful portrait of Washington at the beginning of the Reagan-Bush era (November 1980–March 1983) as lived and recorded by an insider in his personal journal. Chase Untermeyer was a Texas state legislator... (read more)

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Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World
Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World
by Shirley H. Showalter
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"Showalter, now a former college president, was born to a Mennonite family in Lititz, Penn., and much of her memoir takes place in this small town with a Mennonite community at its center. Aside from initial chapters that outline basic information about... (read more)

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Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan
Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan
by Joseph Wheelan
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In this compelling and crisply written biography, historian Joseph Wheelan examines the life and wars of the indomitable General Phil Sheridan, whose leadership and aggressive tactics helped win the Civil War, crush the marauding Plains Indians—and... (read more)

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Archimedes and the Roman Imagination
Archimedes and the Roman Imagination
by Mary Jaeger
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The great mathematician Archimedes, a Sicilian Greek whose machines defended Syracuse against the Romans during the Second Punic War, was killed by a Roman after the city fell, yet it is largely Roman sources, and Greek texts aimed at Roman audiences... (read more)

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Levels of Life
Levels of Life
by Julian Barnes
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“You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed . . .”   Julian Barnes’s new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together... (read more)

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Alfie: My Story
Alfie: My Story
by Alfie Boe
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The bad boy of opera grants his millions of fans an intimate glimpse into his life A car mechanic turned internationally acclaimed opera star, Alfie Boe has taken Broadway by storm, conquered London's West End, and won the hearts of fans... (read more)

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All Told: My Art and Life Among Athletes, Playboys, Bunnies, and Provocateurs
All Told: My Art and Life Among Athletes, Playboys, Bunnies, and Provocateurs
by Leroy Neiman
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LeRoy Neiman was arguably the world’s most recognizable contemporary artist until his passing in June 2012. He broke the barrier between fine art and popular art while creating indelible images that helped define the twentieth century. But it is... (read more)

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Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual
Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual
by Lauren Coodley
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Had Upton Sinclair not written a single book after The Jungle, he would still be famous. But Sinclair was a mere twenty-five years old when he wrote The Jungle, and over the next sixty-five years he wrote nearly eighty more books and won a Pulitzer... (read more)

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Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat
Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat
by Tony Allen
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Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the... (read more)

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I Am Troy Davis
I Am Troy Davis
by Jen Marlowe
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ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2011, Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Daviss execution was protested by hundreds of thousands across the globe. How did one man capture the worlds imagination and become the iconic face for the campaign to... (read more)

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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
by Jill Lepore
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From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin’s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an... (read more)

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Conning Harvard: The True Story of the Con Artist Who Faked His Way Into the Ivy League
Conning Harvard: The True Story of the Con Artist Who Faked His Way Into the Ivy League
by Julie Zauzmer
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Adam Wheelers plan was as audacious as it was illegal: He gained admission to Harvardthrough fraud. While countless students dreaming of an Ivy League education compete honestly,Wheeler resorted to faking SAT scores, transcripts, and letters of... (read more)

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Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
by Ann Wilson
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Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy Wilson have always stood apart—certainly from their male counterparts but also from their female peers. By... (read more)

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The Memoirs of Walter Bagehot
The Memoirs of Walter Bagehot
by Frank Prochaska
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Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) was a prominent English journalist, banker, and man of letters. For many years he was editor of The Economist, and to this day the magazine includes a weekly “Bagehot” column. His analyses of politics,... (read more)

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Choosing Hope: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
Choosing Hope: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
by Ginny Dennehy
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A chronicle of family love, unspeakable loss, and the power of healing Ginny Dennehy was living the dream: a good marriage, two wonderful teenagers, a fulfilling career. Life in Whistler, B.C., seemed tailor-made for her outgoing, athletic family of four.... (read more)

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