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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
by Rachel Bloom
A laugh-out-loud anthology by the star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend collects essays, poems and other personal creations to explore such subjects as her perceptions of “normal,” struggles with depression and life-shaping female friendships.
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One Life
by Megan Rapinoe
The Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion describes her childhood in a conservative California town, her athletic achievements and her public advocacy of civil rights and urgently needed social change.
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Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
by Maggie Smith
An award-winning author of the viral poem Good Bones, in this deeply moving book of quotes and essays, writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation, celebrating the beauty and strength on the other side of loss.
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East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing
by Meera Sodha
The author of Made in India returns with a collection of delicious, meat-free recipes inspired by Asian cuisines including India, Indonesia, Japan, China Thailand and Vietnam and include noodles, curries, rice dishes, tofu, salads, sides and sweets.
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Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck
by William Souder
The Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of Under a Wild Sky explores how John Steinbeck's complicated persona and firsthand struggles through the depths of the Great Depression gave him deeply empathic perspectives that shaped his politics and his evocative characters and themes.
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The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
by Michael Strevens
Citing historical events from Newton’s alchemy to Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge, a paradigm-shifting investigation into the origins and structure of science urges scientists to intentionally disregard religion, theoretical beauty and philosophy to channel focus into tangible experimentation and observation.
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On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist
by Clarissa Ward
The five-time Emmy Award-winning CNN chief international correspondent draws on the wrenching stories of soldiers, civilians and rebels in war-torn Syria to illuminate the human cost of Bashar al Assad’s reign of terror and its personal impact on her family.
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This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing: A Memoir
by Jacqueline Winspear
This deeply personal portrayal of a post-War England we rarely see, the best-selling author reflects on her childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.
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