What They Saved By Nancy K. Miller

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Title	:	What They Saved
Author	:	Nancy K. Miller
ISBN	:	080323001X
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	248

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Winner of the 2012 Jewish Journal Book Prize After her father s death, Nancy K Miller discovered a minuscule family archive a handful of photographs, an unexplained land deed, a postcard from Argentina, unidentified locks of hair These items had been passed down again and again, but what did they mean Miller follows their traces from one distant relative to another, ac Winner of the 2012 Jewish Journal Book Prize After her father s death, Nancy K Miller discovered a minuscule family archive a handful of p...

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Radio Shangri-La By Lisa Napoli

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Title	:	Radio Shangri-La
Author	:	Lisa Napoli
ISBN	:	0307453030
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	320

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Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger presented her with an opportunity to move halfway around the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan Los Angeles for a new adventure in the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan said to be one of the happiest places on earth.Lo Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist When a chance encounter with a h...

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Moscow Diary By Walter Benjamin

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Title	:	Moscow Diary
Author	:	Walter Benjamin
ISBN	:	0674587448
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	156

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The life of the German Jewish literary critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin 1892 1940 is a veritable allegory of the life of letters in the twentieth century Benjamin s intellectual odyssey culminated in his death by suicide on the Franco Spanish border, pursued by the Nazis, but long before he had traveled to the Soviet Union His stunning account of that journey is The life of the German Jewish literary critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin 1892 1940 is a veritable allegory of the life of letters in t...

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One Man Tango By Anthony Quinn

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Title	:	One Man Tango
Author	:	Anthony Quinn
ISBN	:	0060183543
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	388

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A child of the Mexican Revolution, Anthony Quinn, one of the most colorful and flamboyant actors of all time, has been a migrant worker, has trained as an architect under Frank Lloyd Wright, and is a celebrated painter and sculptor This long awaited biography recounts Quinn s fascinating life and his career in the Golden Age of Hollywood 32 pages of photos....

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Lord of Publishing By Sterling Lord

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Title	:	Lord of Publishing
Author	:	Sterling Lord
ISBN	:	145327071X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	312

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A frank and insightful memoir of a life spent in publishing, by one of literature s most legendary agentsSterling Lord has led an extraordinary life, from his youth in small town Iowa to his post war founding and editing of an English language magazine in Paris, followed by his move to New York City to become one of the most powerful literary agents in the field As agent A frank and insightful memoir of a life spent in publishing, by one of literature s most legendary agentsSterling Lord has led an extrao...

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My Wife Wants You to Know I'm Happily Married By Joey Franklin

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Title	:	My Wife Wants You to Know I'm Happily Married
Author	:	Joey Franklin
ISBN	:	0803278446
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	194

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Modern manhood is confusing and complicated, but Joey Franklin, a thirtysomething father of three, is determined to make the best of it In My Wife Wants You to Know I m Happily Married, he offers frank, self deprecating meditations on everything from male pattern baldness and the balm of blues harmonica to grand theft auto and the staying power of first kisses He riffs o Modern manhood is confusing and complicated, but Joey Franklin, a thirtysomething father of three, is determined to mak...

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Finding Sarah By Sarah Ferguson

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Title	:	Finding Sarah
Author	:	Sarah Ferguson
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
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Finding Sarah is an extraordinarily personal memoir by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York As she spends time with Dr Phil McGraw, she gains a new understanding of her relationship with herself and with others Suze Orman helps Sarah unravel the poisonous money issues she suffers from Martha Beck teaches her how let go of her negative self image Many other friends and expe

Finding Sarah is an extraordinarily personal memoir by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York As she spends ti...

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My Family and Other Animals By Gerald Durrell

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Title	:	My Family and Other Animals
Author	:	Gerald Durrell
ISBN	:
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	301

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When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family would do sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu My Family and Other Animals was intended to embrace the natural history of the island but ended up as a delightful account of Durrell s family s experiences, from the many ecce When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible f...

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Something Like Beautiful By Asha Bandele

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Title	:	Something Like Beautiful
Author	:	Asha Bandele
ISBN	:	0061710377
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	208

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From the author of The Prisoner s Wife, a poetic, passionate, and powerful memoir about the hard realities of single motherhood

When Asha Bandele, a young poet, fell in love with a prisoner serving a twenty to life sentence and became pregnant with his daughter, she had reason to hope they would live together as a family Rashid was a model prisoner, and expected to be par

From the author of The Prisoner s Wife, a poetic, passionate, and powerful memoir about the hard realities of sing...

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Along the Way By Martin Sheen

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Title	:	Along the Way
Author	:	Martin Sheen
ISBN	:	1451643683
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	432

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In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and his accomplished actor director son Emilio Estevez share the stories of their lives while charting a spiritual journey through the Spain of their ancestors.In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and accomplished actor filmmaker Emilio Estevez recount their lives as father and son In alternating In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and his accomplished actor director son Emilio Estevez share the stories of th...

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Dust Tracks on a Road By Zora Neale Hurston

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Title	:	Dust Tracks on a Road
Author	:	Zora Neale Hurston
ISBN	:	0060854081
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	324

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Told in gutsy languageher story is an encouraging and enjoyable one for any member of the human race N.Y Review of Books.First published in 1942 at the height of her popularity, Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston s candid, funny, bold and poignant autobiography, an imaginative and exuberant account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural South to Told in gutsy languageher story is an encouraging and enjoyable one for any member of the human race N.Y Review of Books.First publish...

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Land's End By Michael Cunningham

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Title	:	Land's End
Author	:	Michael Cunningham
ISBN	:	0609609076
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	176

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Land s End A Walk in Provincetown Crown Journeys 175 pp In this celebration of one of America s oldest towns incorporated in 1720 , Michael Cunningham, author of the best selling, Pulitzer Prize winningThe Hours, brings us Provincetown, one of the most idiosyncratic and extraordinary towns in the United States, perched on the sandy tip at the end of Cape Cod.Provincet Land s End A Walk in Provincetown Crown Journeys 175 pp In this celebration of one of America s oldest towns incor...

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Man Alive By Thomas Page McBee

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Title	:	Man Alive
Author	:	Thomas Page McBee
ISBN	:	0872866246
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	172

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In Man Alive, McBee asks, What does it really mean to be a man by focusing on two of the most impactful men in his life the father who abused him as a child, and a mugger who threatened his life and then released him in an odd moment of mercy Standing at the brink of the life changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these fallen In Man Alive, McBee asks, What does it really mean to be a man by focusing on two of the most impactful men in his life the father who abused...

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Insecure at Last By Eve Ensler

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Title	:	Insecure at Last
Author	:	Eve Ensler
ISBN	:	1400063345
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	224

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Why has all this focus on security made me feel so much insecure Nothing is secure And this is the good news But only if you are not seeking security as the point of your life Eve EnslerWhen her stage play The Vagina Monologues became a runaway hit and an international sensation, Eve Ensler emerged as a powerful voice and champion for women everywhere Now the b Why has all this focus on security made me feel so much insecure Nothing is secure And this is the good news But only if you ar...

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Waiting in the Wings By Cherríe L. Moraga

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Title	:	Waiting in the Wings
Author	:	Cherríe L. Moraga
ISBN	:	1563410923
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	120

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Cherrie Moraga, the celebrated Chicana lesbian writer, has crafted a jewel of a book in Waiting In The Wings Portrait of a Queer Motherhood This is the story of one small human being s struggle for survival , the author s two and one half pound premature baby boy.While the specifics belong to Moraga and her loved ones her large close knit biological clan her long te Cherrie Moraga, the celebrated Chicana lesbian writer, has crafted a jewel of a book in Waiting In The Wings Portrait of a Queer Mo...

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The Commitment By Dan Savage

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Title	:	The Commitment
Author	:	Dan Savage
ISBN	:	0452287634
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	304

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In a time when much of the country sees red whenever the subject of gay marriage comes up, Dan Savage outspoken author of the column Savage Love makes it personal Dan Savage s mother wants him to get married His boyfriend, Terry, says no thanks because he doesn t want to act like a straight person Their six year old son DJ says his two dads aren t allowed to get In a time when much of the country sees red whenever the subject of gay marriage comes up, Dan Savage outspoken author of the column Sa...

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At Random By Bennett Cerf

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Title	:	At Random
Author	:	Bennett Cerf
ISBN	:	037575976X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	320

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I ve got the name for our publishing operation We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random Let s call it Random House So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishing house An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly e I ve got the name for our publishing operation We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random Let s call it Random ...

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