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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 C...

Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations. Moving from ...

The Gifts Of The Jews Reveals The Critical Change That Made Western Civilization Possible. Within The Matrix Of Ancient Religions And Philosophies, Life Was...

The second volume of Branch's trilogy on the civil rights era. Jeff Shesol Branch spins an intricate, seamless web of politics and personalities, ambition ...

The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginni...

two Decades And Two Children After Their First Meeting At The Playboy Mansion, Shannon Tweed And Gene Simmons Are Still Happily Together—with Never A Figh...

A Powerful, Revealing Story Of Hope, Love, Justice, And The Power Of Reading By A Man Who Spent Thirty Years On Death Row For A Crime He Didn't Commit-- In ...

For readers of The Glass Castle and Wild, a stunning new memoir about family, loss and the struggle for a better future #1 International Bestseller Tara We...

In this “wonderful and courageous” (Jeannette Walls) memoir, Jackie Hance shares her story of unbearable loss, darkest despair, and—slowly, painfully,...

In 1891, 24 year old Marie, née Marya Sklodowska, moved from Warsaw to Paris, where she found work in the laboratory of Pierre Curie, a scientist engaged ...

Not For Turning Is The First Volume Of Charles Moore's Authorized Biography Of Margaret Thatcher, The Longest Serving Prime Minister Of The Twentieth Centur...

On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry Made Headlines Around The World When She Fled A Cleveland Home And Called 911, Saying: Help Me, I'm Amanda Berry... I've Been K...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\A fresh, hilarious, and relatable collection of essays about everything from motherhood and marriage to sobriety and work-life bala...

Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIS...

The Author Reveals How She Has Developed Her Paranormal Abilities And Used Them To Investigate Hauntings And Aid Police In Solving Crimes. Sylvia Browne And...

Who Gave Jonathan Van Ness Permission To Be The Radiant Human He Is Today? No One, Honey. The Truth Is, It Hasn't Always Been Gorgeous For This Beacon Of Po...

"A deeply honest and funny look at how exhausting it can be to live a human life, Unreliable Narrator is a book for anyone who wants to laugh and feel less ...

turning Away From The Privileged World Of The "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) Explored, Mapped, And Excavated The World Of The Arabs. Recrui...

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a Moving Story Of The Former Empress Of Iran — Now In Paperback. at The Age Of Twenty-one, Farah Diba Married The Shah Of Iran, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi...

The New York Times bestseller: “Every page is filled with revelations, gossip and fascinating details about Markham.”—Diane Ackerman, The New York Ti...

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The Black Leader Discusses His Political Philosophy And Reveals Details Of His Life, Shedding Light On The Ideas That Enabled Him To Gain The Allegiance Of ...

The bestselling author's sequel to The Hungry Ocean—a fast- paced account of her return to swordfishing Linda Greenlaw hadn't been bluewater fishing for...

The Real-life Alex Vause From The Critically Acclaimed, Top-rated Netflix Show Orange Is The New Black Tells Her Story In Her Own Words For The First Time--...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The...

Ashley Dartnell's mother was a glamorous American, her father a dashing Englishman, each trying to slough off their past and upgrade to a more romantic and...

"In just seven years - from 1950 through 1956 - Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fow...

A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller!"The arid land that starts in Arizona and stretches into Mexico's west coast is Ronstadt's foothold in the world. It's ...

published Here In Its Entirety, Frida Kahlo's Amazing Illustrated Journal Documents The Last Ten Years Of Her Turbulent Life. This Passionate, Often Surpri...

The Bestselling Author Of Leonardo Da Vinci And Steve Jobs Returns With A Gripping Account Of How The Pioneering Scientist Jennifer Doudna, Along With Her C...

Sandra Perron, Canada's First Female Infantry Officer, Describes Her Experiences Serving In The Canadian Forces, Including The Harassment She Suffered Durin...

In the 50 years of her ministry, Kathryn Kuhlman may have personally witnessed to her Lord's love and power before 50,000,000 people! For many years she con...

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days i...

A Chillingly Personal And Exquisitely Wrought Memoir Of A Daughter Reckoning With The Brutal Murder Of Her Mother At The Hands Of Her Former Stepfather, And...

Like An Urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin Decodes The Primate Social Behaviors Of Upper East Side Mothers In A Memoir About Her Adventures Assimilating In...

Dauntless 'in The Bone Style' Made Loulou De La Falaise One Of The Great Fashion Firebrands Of The Twentieth Century. Descending In A Direct Line From Coco ...

A bestseller in Canada and Australia, this is the incredible story of a woman who struggled with severe learning disabilities, built herself a better brain...

A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us.Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father be...

Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth...

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll He was born in England but reared in L.A.,...

Lois Pryce was working at the BBC in London, firmly set on the career track. But unbeknownst to her coworkers, Lois was leading a parallel life as well, tha...

On their 30th anniversary, the surviving Pythons—John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin—reminisce about their collaboration,...

The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period Publishers Weekly Meticulously researched yet splend...

The Easter Rebellion Of 1916 Was A Watershed In Irish History, Setting In Motion A Chain Of Events Which Culminated In The Foundation Of The Irish State...t...

There is only one Diana Ross. And this is her story. Drawn from hundreds of interviews conducted over four decades and featuring rare, never-before-publis...

have You Ever Wondered What It Takes To Find The Love Of Your Life? Is It Your Dream To Find A Life Partner Who Will Love, Cherish, And Adore You? the Soul...

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