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A social-justice-warrior rabbi with a bad temper bonds with his faith-questioning son over their shared love for the Chicago Cubs through a lifetime of disruptive family moves, intense interactions with politicians and civil-rights enemies, disparate career arcs, a life-and-death battle with cancer, and an only-in-Hollywood romance that everyone saw coming-except its two participants!

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A true comedic/inspirational story about dreaming BIG, never giving up, believing in yourself, and getting back up no matter how many times you fall. It's a story about Manifestation, dedication, baring it all to find love and winning one million dollars. But most importantly it's about a lesson my grandmother taught me, F*ck Them All, Big and Small.

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While other biographies provide extensive information about Fitzgerald's life and achievements, this volume meets the need of high school students for a concise, accessible, and informative discussion of Fitzgerald and his works.

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FA Mann was among the most brilliant of an exceptional group of German-Jewish migrs who came to Britain in the 1930s. This book is a personal recollection by someone who knew him as a friend and professional colleague for more than 30 years.

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The Autobiographical Journey Of One Man's Life Experiences, Family Ties, And Associations
With Three U.S. Presidents, The Mafia, A State Senator, A Nobel Peace Laureate, Athletes,
Entertainers, And More.

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The Autobiographical Journey Of One Man's Life Experiences, Family Ties, And Associations
With Three U.S. Presidents, The Mafia, A State Senator, A Nobel Peace Laureate, Athletes,
Entertainers, And More.

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The living embodiment of The Beatles and a musical juggernaut without parallel, Paul McCartney is the patriarch of pop. Ahead of McCartneys 80th birthday and Glastonbury headline set, acclaimed author Howard Sounes creates the most accurate and extensive profile of McCartney ever built, leaving no stone unturned, and no shadow unexplored.

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The most important document that has come to light regarding Orwell's Spanish experiences is the deposition charging him and Eileen with espionage and high treason, a charge unknown to them. This volume also includes a sequence of letters that throws a completely new light on Orwell's personal relationships.

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In this frank and engaging memoir, Christine Nixon reflects on the journey of a woman deep into a man's world, describing the experiences that shaped her commitment to a model of policing as a community service, committed to caring for society's most vulnerable.

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In February 2005, Edwyn Collins suffered two devastating brain haemorrhages. When he initially recovered consciousness the only words he could say were 'Grace', 'Maxwell', 'yes' and 'no'.

But with the help of his partner Grace and their son Will, Edwyn fought back.

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In this collection of beautifully crafted autobiographical vignettes that encompasses everything from the people Farrar has met and the places he's journeyed over 20 years as a traveling musician, to his formative childhood experiences, to his parents' cultural identity as Missouri Ozarks.

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"A mother-daughter memoir exploring loss, love, and healing, told in two alternating voices, from the ... novelist and her teenage daughter"--

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From Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, heroine of the gay community, comes the first comprehensive guide to the coming-out process, written from the perspective of both gays and lesbians and their parents.

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A biography of a literary woman novelist, who exercised an influence on Jane Austen and whose own life, spanning the years 1752 to 1840, embraced the worlds of music, literature, politics, English Court life and the French Revolution.

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To read the journals she kept from the age of sixteen is to step back into Georgian England, meeting Dr Johnson, Garrick and Reynolds, being chased round the gardens of Kew Palace by the King. it paints a vivid portrait of a woman of great talent, against the changing background of England and France, a culture and an age.

Born in 1938 under threat of looming war, the author spent her early years playing in the rubble of bombed buildings in Dagenham by day and cowering in a dusty shelter at night. But the hardships of poverty and the dreaded Blitz could not match the pain she felt at her parents' indifference. This book tells her story.

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Full of action, lush description and fascinating historical characters, Dugard's gripping account of the life and gruesome demise of Captain James Cook is a thrilling story of a discoverer hell-bent on travelling farther than any man. A rousing adventure biography that captures the extraordinary life of arguably the most talented and visionary explorer of the 18th Century.

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