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Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women

by Roseanne Montillo

Published: 2017-10-17

Hardcover: 304 pages

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The inspiring and irresistible true story of the women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons in pursuit of Olympic GoldWhen Betty Robinson assumed the starting position at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, she was participating in what was only her fourth-ever organized track meet....

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Henry IV, Part 1 (Folger Shakespeare Library)

by William Shakespeare

Published: 2005-01-01

Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages

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Family relationships are at the center of Henry IV, Part 1. King Henry IV and Prince Hal form one major father-son pair, with Henry in despair because Hal lives a dissolute life. The father-son pair of Hotspur (Lord Henry Percy) and his father, the Earl of Northumberland, is in seeming con...

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If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers

by Hannah Brencher

Published: 2016-04-19

Paperback: 272 pages

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A heartwarming memoir of love and faith from Hannah Brencher—founder of The World Needs More Love Letters—who has dedicated her life to showing total strangers that they are not alone in the world.Fresh out of college, Hannah Brencher moved to New York ready to change the world. Instea...

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Leonardo da Vinci

by Walter Isaacson

Published: 2017-10-17

Hardcover: 624 pages

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The #1 New York Times bestseller “A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it.” —The New Yorker “Vigorous, insightful.” —The Washington Post “A masterpiece.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Luminous.” �...

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Crackpots: A Novel

by Sara Pritchard

Published: 2003-08-17

Paperback: 208 pages

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When we first meet Ruby Reese she’s a spunky kid in a cowgirl hat, tap dancing her way through a slightly off-kilter 1950s childhood. With an insomniac mother and a demolitions-expert father, her entire family is what the residents of her small town would call "a bunch of crackpots." Des...

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The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need

by Scott Pape

Published: 2017-04-03

Paperback: 296 pages

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This is the only money guide you'll ever need That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different? Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' … or a strict budget (that you won't follow). You'll get a step-by...

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Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter

by Peter Singer

Published: 2017-09-05

Paperback: 376 pages

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Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and eff...

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An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice

by Khizr Khan

Published: 2017-10-24

Hardcover: 288 pages

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This inspiring memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family’s pursuit of the American dream. NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST MEMOIRS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST   “Moving . . . a story about family and faith, told with a poet�...

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The Deal of a Lifetime: A Novella

by Fredrik Backman

Published: 2017-10-31

Hardcover: 96 pages

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In this short story enhanced with beautiful illustrations, the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown delivers an insightful and poignant tale about finding out what is truly important in life.A father and a son are seeing each other for the first time in years. The father has...

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Walking the Perfect Square

by Reed Farrel Coleman

Published: 2010-01-01

Paperback: 264 pages

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August 6th, 1998: Moe Prager, a former cop, waits to call his daughter for her 18th birthday. In the midst of an ugly family meltdown, Prager is desperate to find a way to make sense of what has caused his once-happy family to implode. As he waits, however, it is Prager who receives a call...