July 2019 list by Nanette Alderman
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Agent of Influence
by Jason Hanson
A former CIA officer, security specialist and winner of reality series Shark Tank describes how to master and use spy tactics to develop a winning sales personality and become a more productive and confident business professional.
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Chasing the Moon
by Robert Stone
A companion to PBS's American Experience draws on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material to chronicle the stories of the visionaries who helped America win the space race with the first lunar landing.
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The Hidden Power of F*cking Up
by Keith Habersberger
A motivational guide to self-improvement by the co-creators of the popular internet documentary series shares offbeat advice on how to accept fear, embarrassment and failure as essential components of success.
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The Ice at the End of the World
by Jon Gertner
An urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland and what it reveals about climate change.
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Invisible Heroes of World War II
by Jerry Borrowman
Recounts the fascinating, true stories of soldiers and ordinary citizens, including POWs, members of the French Resistance, engineers and war correspondents and photographers who fought for freedom with the Allies during World War II.
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The Lazarus Files: A Cold Case Investigation
by Matthew McGough
Explores the murder of Sherri Rasmussen whose case went cold in 1986, but later DNA evidence implicated an LAPD detective that happened to be Sherri's fiancé's ex-girlfriend.
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More Than Enough
by Elaine Welteroth
The award-winning journalist and Project Runway judge chronicles her efforts as editor-in-chief of Teen Magazine to infuse social consciousness into the magazine, sharing recommendations for women about living life on one's own terms.
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Naturally Tan
by Tan France
The Queer Eye star and designer recounts his complicated early life as a closeted gay youth from a traditional South Asian family in Yorkshire, sharing insights into his coming of age, emergence as an artist and happy marriage.
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On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff
An inspirational memoir based on the popular workshop of the same name reveals how the author's years of waitressing and hearing impairment taught her to recognize unexpected beauty, relinquish shame and find love in the face of imperfection.
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The Peach Truck Cookbook
by Jessica Rose
The owners of a popular Nashville-based food truck that sells Georgia peaches combine their wares with Southern cooking in recipes like peach pecan sticky buns, peach jalapeno cornbread, white pizza with peach and peach lavender lemonade.
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Play Hungry: The Making of a Baseball Player
by Pete Rose
A personal account by the iconic but controversial baseball athlete shares firsthand insights into the role of his father in his successes, the most memorable moments from his career and the scandal that resulted in his lifetime ban.
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Siege: Trump Under Fire
by Michael Wolff
Reveals how the Trump administration is perpetually beleaguered by investigations, causing the president himself to become increasingly volatile, erratic, and exposed.
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The Weather Machine
by Andrew Blum
The author of Tubes presents a lively tour through the global network that predicts weather, the work of cutting-edge forecasters and what weather technology reveals about our planet and its climate.
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