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Grant

by Ron Chernow

Published: 2017-10-10

Hardcover: 1104 pages

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The #1 New York Times bestseller.New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant.   Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunders...

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Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To

by Annabelle Gurwitch

Published: 2017-04-18

Hardcover: 320 pages

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A hysterically funny and slyly insightful new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, communities, and cults who have become surrogates along the way....

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Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire): Stories on Growing Up, Looking for Love, and Walking Down the Aisle for Complete Strangers

by Jen Glantz

Published: 2017-02-07

Hardcover: 320 pages

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In the tradition of Sloane Crosley, Mindy Kaling, and Katie Heaney, a hilarious and insightful memoir about one New York City Millennial’s journey to find herself, her dream career, and true love, all while juggling a truly unique job as the world's only professional bridesmaid.After mov...

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Celestial Journal (Diary, Notebook)

by Peter Pauper Press

Published: 2014-06-01

Diary: 160 pages

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The cover design of this beatific journal is a reproduction of a gold-tooled book binding created by the Henry T. Wood bindery of London in 1933. The Wood firm was known for its distinctive designs, as evidenced by the subtle symmetry and intricate details of this cover.Iridescent highligh...

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Dying: A Memoir

by Cory Taylor

Published: 2017-08-01

Hardcover: 152 pages

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"Bracing and beautiful . . . Every human should read it." ?The New York TimesA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and 2017 Critics' PickAt the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Her illness is no longer treatable: she now weighs less than her neig...

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A Christmas to Remember

by Jenny Hale

Published: 2014-10-11

Paperback: 316 pages

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A beautiful story about the magic of childhood Christmas memories, the strength of family and falling in love when you least expect it. Fans of Carole Matthews, Susan Wiggs and Scarlett Bailey – and anyone who loves the sound of Christmas songs and the sparkle of decorations on the tree...

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Forgetting Christmas

by Malinda Martin

Published: 2013-12-01

Kindle Edition: 252 pages

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WOULD YOU EVER FORGET CHRISTMAS? Ali Benson didn’t think she was capable of ever forgetting her favorite holiday. But when she wakes up from a car crash she discovers not only has she forgotten that it’s the holiday season, but she’s also forgotten the past six months of her life. ...

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Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses: A feel good Christmas romance novel

by Jenny Hale

Published: 2015-10-15

Paperback: 358 pages

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An uplifting, beautiful story about never letting go of your dreams, the special magic of a family Christmas… and the rush of falling in love under the mistletoe. Single mother Abbey Fuller loves her family more than anything, and doesn’t regret for a moment having had to put her dream...

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Everything You Ever Wanted: A Memoir

by Jillian Lauren

Published: 2015-05-05

Paperback: 272 pages

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A Best Memoir of 2015, “This memoir is compulsively readable and full of humor and heart.”—AdoptiveFamilies.com “A punk rock Scheherazade” (Margaret Cho) shares the zigzagging path that took her from harem member to PTA member… In her younger years, Jillian Lauren was a colleg...

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Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House with Eleven Thousand Rooms, and a Red Dog (Magic Carpet Books)

by Ysabeau S. Wilce

Published: 2008-05-01

Paperback: 448 pages

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Flora knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall--the house has eleven thousand rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. Huge ...