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Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Yearsby Julie AndrewsIn a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Home, the beloved performing artist reflects on her Hollywood career and the creations of three of her most iconic films, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and Victor/Victoria.
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Janis: Her Life and Musicby Holly George-WarrenThe Grammy nominee and award-winning co-author of The Road to Woodstock presents an intimate portrait of the counterculture music artist that includes coverage of her conservative upbringing, her extraordinary voice and her boundary-breaking legacy. This title is also available as an eBook
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The Beautiful Onesby PrinceIn a book started before his tragic and untimely death, the popular and influential musician describes his life as a young boy who absorbed the world around him, crafted a persona, developed an artistic vision and worked tirelessly to become a musical superstar.
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Tell Me a Story: My Life With Pat Conroyby Cassandra King ConroyThe award-winning author of The Sunday Wife chronicles her marriage to the late Pat Conroy, discussing their long-distance friendship, their eventual marriage and his passionate relationship with the Carolina Lowcountry.
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The CEO of DICK’s Sporting Goods explains how he built a multibillion dollar business, came to the defense of embattled youth-sports programs and took a principled—and highly controversial—stand against the types of guns that are too often used in mass shootings and other tragedies.
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Meby Adrienne BrodeurDescribes the author’s teenage experience of condoning and helping to facilitate her mother’s epic affair with her husband’s best friend, serving as confident and helpmate, and the catastrophic and reverberating consequences that affected everyone involved.
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Hurricanes: A Memoirby Rick RossHip-hop icon Rick Ross describes his life growing up in Miami during the height of the city’s crack epidemic and how he worked as dope boy in a notorious housing project while honing his musical talents.
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Year of the Monkeyby Patti SmithFrom the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train comes a memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year.
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The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergateby Tom BrokawThe Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning former NBC host and author of the best-selling The Greatest Generation draws on his experiences as a young White House correspondent to recount the endgames of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency.
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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edgeby Sheila WellerA candid portrait of the beloved Hollywood actress and writer discusses her complicated relationships with her famous parents, her Star Wars fame and her struggles with bipolar disorder and drug addiction. By the best-selling author of Girls Like Us.
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Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Loveby Jonathan Van NessThe style-expert star of Queer Eye shares deeply personal stories from his Midwestern childhood, revealing how he channeled his passions and setbacks into the positive energy that shaped his signature brand.
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In the Dream House: A Memoirby Carmen Maria MachadoThe award-winning author of Her Body and Other Parties shares the story of her relationship with an abusive partner and how it was shaped by her religious upbringing, her sexual orientation and inaccurate cultural beliefs about psychological trauma.
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Edisonby Edmund MorrisA Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a new biography of the prolific American inventor-genius, exploring his many roles, including botanist, naval strategist, iron miner, chemist, telegrapher and audio producer, created by virtue of his remarkable inventions.
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Know My Name: A Memoirby Chanel MillerShe was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time. This title is also available in eBook
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The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brandoby William J MannThe award-winning author of The Wars of the Roosevelts presents a complex portrait of the influential 20th-century actor that includes coverage of Brando’s civil rights activism and the childhood traumas that shaped his personal and professional life.
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