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When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

by Ariana Neumann

Published: 2020-02-04

Hardcover: 336 pages

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In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in war-torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.In 1941, the first Neumann family memb...

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Little Weirds

by Jenny Slate

Published: 2019-11-05

Hardcover: 240 pages

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Step into Jenny Slate's wild, luminous, unfiltered imagination in this "magical" (Mindy Kaling), "delicious" (Amy Sedaris), and "poignant" (John Mulaney) collection about love, heartbreak, and being alive. "This book is something new and wonderful." -- George SaundersHello! I looked into m...

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The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)

by Philip Pullman

Published: 2019-10-03

Hardcover: 656 pages

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Return to the world of His Dark Materials—soon to be an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—in the second volume of Philip Pullman’s new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust.   The windows between the many worlds have been se...

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Nothing to See Here

by Kevin Wilson

Published: 2019-10-29

Hardcover: 272 pages

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â??Weird, funny, but also unexpectedly moving.â? â??Buzzfeedâ??Laugh out loud funny. I love the way Kevin Wilson writes.â? â??Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winnerKevin Wilsonâ??s best book yetâ??a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds...

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Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine

by Edward Lee

Published: 2018-04-17

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Winner, 2019 James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year in WritingFinalist, 2019 IACP Award, Literary Food WritingNamed a Best Food Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Smithsonian, BookRiot, and more  Semifinalist, Goodreads Choice Awards “Thoughtful, well researched, and truly movin...

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Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir

by Jeannie Vanasco

Published: 2019-10-01

Hardcover: 360 pages

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"Such a confrontation is bold, unsettling and timely. (Vanasco) wanted to find out how a person who hurts others talks to himself about his actions. If we are ever going to reduce sexual violence, it’s a critically important question." ?Laurie Halse Anderson in TIME"It’s hard to overst...

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I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer

by Ahmet Altan

Published: 2019-10-01

Paperback: 224 pages

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A resilient Turkish writer’s inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism.  The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await th...

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Face It: A Memoir

by Debbie Harry

Published: 2019-10-01

Hardcover: 368 pages

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Filled with never-before-seen photos and art throughout, the much-anticipated autobiography from rock icon and lead singer of Blondie, Debbie HarryBRAVE, BEAUTIFUL AND BORN TO BE PUNK Musician, actor, activist, and the iconic face of New York City cool, Debbie Harry is the frontwoman of B...

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The Dreaming Tree

by C. J. Cherryh

Published: 1997-12-01

Kindle Edition: 380 pages

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The classic fantasy duology, combining The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels in an omnibus for the first timeIt was that transitional time of the world, when man first brought the clang of iron and the reek of smoke to the lands which before had echoed only with fairy voices. In...

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The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars

by Meghan Daum

Published: 2019-10-22

Hardcover: 256 pages

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From “one of the most emotionally exacting, mercilessly candid, deeply funny, and intellectually rigorous writers of our time” (Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild) comes a seminal new book that reaches surprising truths about feminism, the Trump era, and the Resistance movement. You won’...