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The Sky Isn't Visible from Here: Scenes from a Life
by Felicia C. Sullivan  Publisher Comments Felicia Sullivan's mother disappeared on the night Sullivan graduated from college and has not been seen or heard from in the ten years since. Sullivan, who grew up on the tough streets of Brooklyn in the 1980s, now looks back on her childhoodandmdash...
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The Good Fight
by Harry Reid Publisher Comments One of the remarkable books of this seasona a tough, plainspoken, deeply passionate narrative by one of our most important national figures. We all know them: politiciansa books that read as if theyave been cobbled together from old speeches. The Good...
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Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood
by Robyn Scott Publisher Comments A glorious new voice on Africa, Robyn Scott's adventures growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric family will be one of the season's most talked-about memoirs. Robyn Scott's story of moving at the age of seven to Botswana with her adventure...
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Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's
by Lauren Kessler Publisher Comments Like many loved ones of Alzheimer's sufferers, Lauren Kessler was devastated by the ravaging disease that seemed to turn her mother into another person before claiming her life altogether. To deal with the pain of her loss, and to better understand the...
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Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance
by Dean Wareham Publisher Comments A bewitching account of the lures, torments, and rewards of making and performing some of the most interesting music in some of the most iconic indie bands (Galaxie 500, Luna) in recent memory What do you do if you're an outsider with a funny accent...
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Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year with Nicolas Sarkozy
by Yasmina Reza Publisher Comments An enormous success in France and a media sensation around the world, Yasmina Reza’s Dawn, Dusk or Night will startle English-language readers with its utterly unorthodox (and candid and witty) portrait of a man in his quest for ultimate power....
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Wish I Could Be There : Notes From a Phobic Life (07 Edition)
by Allen Shawn Publisher Comments In addition to being the son of famous New Yorker editor William Shawn and brother of the distinguished playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, Allen Shawn is agoraphobic-he is afraid of both public spaces and isolation. Wish I Could Be There gracefully...
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American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation
by A Cohen Synopsis Now in paperback comes the story of Richard J. Daley, the last of the big city bosses, the patriarch of a political dynasty, and a major national figure in American urban politics. of photos....
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Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
by Hillary Carlip Publisher Comments A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery. Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of...
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The Film Club: A Memoir
by David Gilmour 
Powells.com Staff Pick What kind of father would allow his son to drop out of high school as long as the kid would agree to watch three movies of the father's choosing each week? Want to start an interesting conversation about parenting and education? Talk about what Gilmore...
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The Echo from Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest for Justice After
by Abraham Bolden Publisher Comments From the first African American assigned to the presidential Secret Service detail comes a gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred and unthinkable corruption. Abraham Bolden was a young African...
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Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder
by Herschel Walker Publisher Comments The NFL legend and Heisman Trophy winner shares the inspiring story of his life and diagnosis with dissociative identity disorder. Herschel Walker is widely regarded as one of football's greatest running backs. He led the University of Georgia to victory...
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Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir
by Shalom Auslander Publisher Comments Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up and was estranged from his community, his religion and its traditions, he could not find his way to a life where he didn't struggle against God daily. Foreskin's Lament...
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Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives
by Helen O'neill Synopsis In a volume as captivating as its subject, "Florence Broadhurst" paints an unforgettable portrait of a woman ahead of her time. To this day, mystery shrouds her myriad personae starlet, couturier, painter as well as her unsolved murder. One thing...
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Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
by Valerie Bertinelli Publisher Comments Valerie Bertinelli, then: bubbly sitcom star and America's Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife. Now: actress, single working mother of teenage rock star, and weight-loss inspiration to millions. We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli...
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The Letters of Noel Coward
by Noel Coward Publisher Comments A publishing event! The first and definitive collection of letters (most of them previously unpublished) both from and to the incomparable Noël Coward, a unique and irresistible portrait of a society and age—from the Blitz to the Ritz and...
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Stori Telling
by Tori Spelling and Hilary Liftin Publisher Comments She was television's most famous virgin — and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori Spelling became one of the most recognizable young actresses of her...
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The Middle Place
by Kelly Corrigan Publisher Comments "The thing you need to know about me is that I am George Corrigan's daughter, his only daughter." So begins this beautifully written memoir, in which Kelly Corrigan intertwines her own story with that of her larger-than-life, Irish-American, born...
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The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories
by Aimee Bender
Powells.com Staff Pick When friends tell me to pick a book for them to read that I really like, this is the one I give most often. Brilliant, wacko, kooky, sharp short stories from one of my favorite writers. Dave, Powells...
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The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
by Daniel Mendelsohn Publisher Comments In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic — part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work — that...
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