Based on interviews with the President himself and a wealth of letters, journals, and other documents, Maraniss' account spans Obama's childhood and political beginnings. Offering startling new insights, Maraniss reveals a man who...
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Author:Maraniss, DavidSummary: -
Author:Sweet, MelissaSummary:Presents a tribute to the creator of the giant balloons that fill the sky during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, tracing the work of artist Tony Sarg, whose innovative "upside-down puppet" creations have become the parade's...
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Author:Sias, RyanSummary:A young girl tries to teach her robot how to pretend.
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Author:McCarthy, Andrew C.Summary:Despite Clinton's commanding lead in the polls, hyper-partisan intelligence officials decided they needed an "insurance policy" against a Trump presidency. Thus was born the collusion narrative, built on an anonymously sourced "dossier...
- Author:Bouton, JimSummary:
The 50th Anniversary edition of "the book that changed baseball" (NPR), chosen by Time magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Non-Fiction" books. When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a...
- Author:Edwards, GavinSummary:
An exploration and celebration of the life and work of the coolest man in Hollywood, Samuel L. Jackson, Gavin Edwards explains why Jackson's embodiment of cool is not just inspirational, it's important.
- Author:Gay, HeatherSummary:
An instant New York Times bestseller. Named one of Entertainment Tonight's Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2023. As seen in The New York Times, People, The Cut, Vulture, The Daily Beast, Today, Bustle, Us Weekly, Life & Style, and...
- Author:Gay, HeatherSummary:
Drinking and Tweeting meets Unorthodox in this vulnerable memoir about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star's departure from the Mormon Church, and her unforeseen success in business, television, and single motherhood. Straight...
- Author:Bowen, SesaliSummary:
From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut....
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Author:Lewis, SinclairSummary:George Babbitt is a successful realtor and proud member of the Booster’s club, but his conventional life has left him unsatisfied. Babbitt abandons his old life for one of bohemian values but slowly realizes that even rebellion isn’t...
- Author:Server, Lee.Summary:
"The most complete and engrossing biography yet of this exotic Southern girl...Excellent." —Liz Smith. She was the sex symbol who dazzled all the other sex symbols. She was the temptress who drove Frank Sinatra to the brink of...
- Author:Masterson, MichaelSummary:
Michael Masterson offers new grads, and anyone just starting out, the keys to financial success and security. His practical advice will help you attain your financial goals no matter what your major. With Masterson's help, you will...
- Author:Nelson, MarilynSummary:
Augusta Savage, a gifted sculptor of the 1930s, flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence.
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Author:Schreiber, JoeSummary:Perry's parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel of...
- Author:Corso, Philip J., Royer, Louis, Lemyre, CarlSummary:
Constituant une somme de révélations solidement ancrées dans les faits, avec les lieux nommés, des dates précisées et des noms de militaires et de représentants du gouvernement impliqués, AU LENDEMAIN DE ROSWELL met fin à des décennies...
- Author:Duff, MichelineSummary:
2 septembre 1880. Joseph Laurin se recueille devant la dépouille de sa femme exposée dans sa maison. Quelques heures plus tard, après avoir mis le feu à la demeure, il disparaît dans la nuit, avec ses trois fillettes endormies dans la...
- Author:Collins, MarySummary:
In this collaborative memoir, a parent and a transgender son recount wrestling with their differences as Donald Collins undertook medical-treatment options to better align his body with his gender identity. As a parent, Mary Collins...
- Author:Roush, PatriciaSummary:
A mother recounts her interactions with the US government as she struggled to bring home her abducted daughters from Saudi Arabia. Patricia Roush's girls were kidnapped more than 16 years ago and taken by their Saudi father, whom...
- Author:Cooper, AndersonSummary:
The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. The story of the Astors is a...
- Author:Cooper, AndersonSummary:
An NPR Best Book of the Year. The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. The story of the...
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