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Fly, wild swans : my mother, myself and China
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by Ackmann, Martha, author.
BIO PARTON
Erik Satie three piece suite
by Penman, Ian, 1959- author.
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by Jusdanis, Gregory, 1955- author.
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Told you so
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BIO NEELEY
Greyhound : a memoir
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BIO POCOCK
Doing battle : The making of a skeptic
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BIO FUSSELL
The game changer : how Harry Reid remade the rules and showed Democrats how to fight
by Ralston, Jon, author.
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Mother, nature : a 5,000-mile journey to discover if a mother and son can survive their differences
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Nothing random : Bennett Cerf and the publishing house he built
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Twice born : finding my father in the margins of biography
by Kaplan, Hester, 1959- author.
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A perfect turmoil : Walter E. Fernald and the struggle to care for America's disabled
by Green, Alex (Lecturer), author.
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When Caesar was king : how Sid Caesar reinvented American comedy
by Margolick, David, author.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein : philosophy in the age of airplanes
by Gottlieb, Anthony, 1956- author.
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Love, Queenie : Merle Oberon, Hollywood's first South Asian star
by Sen, Mayukh, author.
BIO OBERON
Then again
by Keaton, Diane, author.
BIO KEATON
100 rules for living to 100 : an optimist's guide to a happy life
by Van Dyke, Dick author
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Simply more : a book for anyone who has been told they're too much
by Erivo, Cynthia, 1987- author.
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Queen Mother : Black nationalism, reparations, and the untold story of Audley Moore
by Farmer, Ashley D., author.
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The uncool : a memoir
by Crowe, Cameron, 1957- author.
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A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
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How to cook a coyote : the joy of old age
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Raising hare : a memoir
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Things in nature merely grow
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Strong roots : a memoir of food, family, and Ukraine
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Mother Mary comes to me
by Roy, Arundhati, author.
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We survived the night
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Joyride : a memoir
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Girl warrior : on coming of age
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Book of lives : a memoir of sorts
by Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
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All the way to the river : love, loss, and liberation
by Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- author.
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Mailman : my wild ride delivering mail in Appalachia and finallyfinding home
by Grant, Stephen Starring, author.
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107 days
by Harris, Kamala, 1964- author.
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by Boggs, Nicholas, 1973- author.
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The look
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Water mirror echo : Bruce Lee and the making of Asian America
by Chang, Jeff, author.
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by Wade, Francesca, author.
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by D'Amato, Keira author
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Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival
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Fly, wild swans : my mother, myself and China
by Chang, Jung, 1952- author.
BIO CHANG
Year of the water horse : a memoir
by Page, Janice (Editor)
BIO PAGE
Ain't nobody's fool : the life and times of Dolly Parton
by Ackmann, Martha, author.
BIO PARTON
Erik Satie three piece suite
by Penman, Ian, 1959- author.
BIO SATIE
Troublemaker : the fierce, unruly life of Jessica Mitford
by Kaplan, Carla, author.
BIO MITFORD
Constantine Cavafy : a new biography
by Jusdanis, Gregory, 1955- author.
BIO CAVAFY
Told you so
by Neeley, Mayci, author.
BIO NEELEY
Greyhound : a memoir
by Pocock, Joanna, 1965- author.
BIO POCOCK
Doing battle : The making of a skeptic
by Fussell, Paul, 1924-2012, author.
BIO FUSSELL
The game changer : how Harry Reid remade the rules and showed Democrats how to fight
by Ralston, Jon, author.
BIO REID
Mother, nature : a 5,000-mile journey to discover if a mother and son can survive their differences
by Jenkins, Jedidiah, author.
BIO JENKINS
The flower bearers : a memoir
by Griffiths, Rachel Eliza, author.
BIO GRIFFITHS
Homeschooled : a memoir
by Block, Stefan Merrill, author.
BIO BLOCK
Nothing random : Bennett Cerf and the publishing house he built
by Feldman, Gayle, author.
BIO CERF
Twice born : finding my father in the margins of biography
by Kaplan, Hester, 1959- author.
BIO KAPLAN
A perfect turmoil : Walter E. Fernald and the struggle to care for America's disabled
by Green, Alex (Lecturer), author.
BIO FERNALD
When Caesar was king : how Sid Caesar reinvented American comedy
by Margolick, David, author.
BIO CAESER
Ludwig Wittgenstein : philosophy in the age of airplanes
by Gottlieb, Anthony, 1956- author.
BIO WITTGENSTEIN
Love, Queenie : Merle Oberon, Hollywood's first South Asian star
by Sen, Mayukh, author.
BIO OBERON
Then again
by Keaton, Diane, author.
BIO KEATON
100 rules for living to 100 : an optimist's guide to a happy life
by Van Dyke, Dick author
BIO VAN DYKE
Simply more : a book for anyone who has been told they're too much
by Erivo, Cynthia, 1987- author.
BIO ERIVO
Queen Mother : Black nationalism, reparations, and the untold story of Audley Moore
by Farmer, Ashley D., author.
BIO MOORE
The uncool : a memoir
by Crowe, Cameron, 1957- author.
BIO CROWE
A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
by Elmhirst, Sophie, author.
BIO BAILEY
How to cook a coyote : the joy of old age
by Fussell, Betty Harper, author.
BIO FUSSELL
Raising hare : a memoir
by Dalton, Chloe, author.
BIO DALTON
Things in nature merely grow
by Li, Yiyun, 1972- author.
BIO LI
Strong roots : a memoir of food, family, and Ukraine
by Hercules, Olia, author.
BIO HERCULES
Mother Mary comes to me
by Roy, Arundhati, author.
BIO ROY
We survived the night
by NoiseCat, Julian Brave, author.
BIO NOISECAT
Joyride : a memoir
by Orlean, Susan, author.
BIO ORLEAN
Girl warrior : on coming of age
by Harjo, Joy, author.
BIO HARJO
Book of lives : a memoir of sorts
by Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
BIO GILBERT
All the way to the river : love, loss, and liberation
by Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- author.
BIO GILBERT
Mailman : my wild ride delivering mail in Appalachia and finallyfinding home
by Grant, Stephen Starring, author.
BIO GRANT
107 days
by Harris, Kamala, 1964- author.
BIO HARRIS
Baldwin : a love story
by Boggs, Nicholas, 1973- author.
BIO BALDWIN
The look
by Obama, Michelle, 1964- author.
OVERSIZE BIO OBAMA
Bread of angels
by Smith, Patti, author.
BIO SMITH
Water mirror echo : Bruce Lee and the making of Asian America
by Chang, Jeff, author.
BIO LEE
Gertrude Stein : an afterlife
by Wade, Francesca, author.
BIO STEIN
Don't call it a comeback : what happened when I stopped chasing PRs, and started chasing happiness
by D'Amato, Keira author
BIO DAMATO
Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival
by Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- author.
BIO MARLOWE
Love Johnny Carson : one obsessive fan's journey to find the genius behind the legend
by Malkoff, Mark, author.
BIO CARSON
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