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My Days: Happy and Otherwiseby Marion RossFor eleven seasons, Marion Ross was head of one of America’s favorite television households. Now meet the lovable real-life woman behind the Happy Days mom . . .
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From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Loveby Ray AllenThe record-holding, two-time NBA champion reflects on his work ethic, on-the-court friendships and rivalries and what he has learned about what is needed for a long and successful career in a memoir that includes coverage of his military upbringing and his unforgettable 2013 Game Six three-pointer.
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Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchellby David YaffeAn intimate portrait of the music-culture icon shares insight into her use of experimental and revelatory lyrics while revealing the inspirations behind her most famous songs, from her youth on the Canadian prairie and struggles with childhood polio to her early marriage and the child she gave up for adoption. By the author of Fascinating Rhythm.
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Rowby Anthony Ray HintonA revelatory memoir by a man who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit describes how he became a victim of a dangerously flawed legal system, recounting the years he shared with dozens of fellow inmates who were eventually executed before his exoneration and his post-release decision to commit his life to prison reform.
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In his late teens Tom Macher rebelled against a world that seemed stacked against him. Raised in a broken family and estranged from an absentee father suffering with AIDS, Macher turned to alcohol to escape the painful loneliness of his reality.
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Raw: My Journey into the Wu-tangby Lamont HawkinsA dramatic account of the lesser-known story behind the meteoric rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, written by one of its founding members, traces his early years in 1970s Brownsville, New York, and how he and his fellow group members escaped the projects to make hip-hop history.
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A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantleby Randy RobertsAn account of Mickey Mantle's historic 1956 season describes how he navigated injuries, alcoholism and his detractors to become a heroic idol in postwar America, sharing insights into his complex personality on and off the field. By the authors of Blood Brothers.
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