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What this comedian said will shock you
by Bill Maher
Inspired by the“editorial” he delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz, romance, health and more.
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The Yankee way : the untold inside story of the Brian Cashman era
by Andy Martino
With unprecedented inside access to the NY Yankees and featuring two years of exclusive interviews, an award-winning baseball journalist gives fans a rare view from the GM's seat, providing a definitive inside account of the most intriguing and storied franchise in Major League Baseball.
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You Can't Have It All : The Basic B*tch Guide to Taking the Pressure Off
by Stassi Schroeder
The two-time New York Times bestselling author, OG Vanderpump Rules star, and host of the successful chart-topping podcast Stassi is back and better than ever with a candid guide to rethinking the girlboss life, taking the pressure off, and lessons she’s learned since becoming a mom of two.
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Viewfinder : a memoir of seeing and being seen
by Jon M. Chu
Long before he directed Wicked, In The Heights, or the groundbreaking film Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu was a movie-obsessed first-generation Chinese American, helping at his parents' Chinese restaurant in Silicon Valley and forever facing the culturalidentity crisis endemic to children of immigrants. In this book, for the first time, Chu dives deep into his life and work, telling the universal story of questioning what it means when your dreams collide with your circumstances, and showing how it's possible to succeed even when the world changes beyond all recognition.
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Does this taste funny? : recipes our family loves
by Stephen Colbert
American comedian, political commentator and television host Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie share their favorite recipes from their South Carolina roots with humor and heart including Popovers, Salt-and-Pepper Wings and Chess Pie.
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The secret history of sharks : the rise of the ocean's most fearsome predators
by John A. Long
A world-leading paleontologist on the cutting edge of shark research for decades showcases the global search to discover sharks' secret history, from ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, as he and dozens of other extraordinary scientists embark on digs to all seven continents where they find clues to sharks' singular story.
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The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi
by Wright Thompson
Recounting one of the most notorious and consequential killings in American history—the 1955 murder and torture of Emmett Till, a Black boy barely in his teens, in barn in Money, Mississippi, this story about property, money, power and white supremacy is still ongoing and implicates all of us.
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Playing with reality : how games have shaped our world
by Kelly Clancy
Exploring the history of games, a vital aspect of human progress, since the Enlightenment, a neuroscientist and physicist shows how games albeit fun can be dangerous, especially when they are mistaken for reality itself, making the bold argument that human fascination with games is the key to understanding our nature and actions.
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Job therapy : finding work that works for you
by Tessa V. West
Through her research interviewing thousands of people who have recently switched jobs or undergone career changes, and presenting cutting-edge insights on networking and hiring, a psychologist helps readers identify a deeper psychological need not being met in their current job and use that knowledge to land their best role yet.
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The power of closure : why we want it, how to get it, and when to walk away
by Gary R. McClain
A psychotherapist and relationship coach explains why the promise of closure is so appealing—and why it's not always all it's cracked up to be, walking readers through what closure is (and isn't) and how to seek it in healthy and productive ways to let go of the past and embrace the future.
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Hyperefficient : Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work
by Mithu Storoni
In today's Information Age, we move through life at a frantic pace to keep up with the never-ending influx of information and daily tasks. Bombarded with data every waking hour, it's no wonder our brains are feeling overwhelmed and overloaded.In Hyperefficient, Dr Mithu Storoni lays out the tools to retune our brains to the best settings for complex thinking, creativity, concentration, and decision-making.
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Nexus : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI
by Yuval N. Harari
From the Stone Age through the canonization of the Bible, Stalinism, Nazism and the resurgence of populism today, a historian and philosopher explores human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world, addressing the urgent choices we face as nonhuman intelligence threatens our very existence.
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