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You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir
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Christina Applegate
Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate we've never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy. In her own words: "I truly believe that books can make people feel less alone. That's why I'm doing this. You with the Sad Eyes won't be some big violin scratching for my life. But it will be real. It will be filled with the ups and downs, the humor and grief of life. So here I am. Real me. Lots to say."
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The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing
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Anthony Bourdain
The Anthony Bourdain Reader is a collection of his best and most fascinating writing, and touches on his many pursuits and passions, from restaurant life to family life to the low life, from TV to travel through places like Vietnam, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai. These newly discovered pieces all contribute to give the fullest picture of the man behind the books.--Provided by publisher.
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Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn
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Jeanne Beker
Recognized by many as the beloved host of Fashion Television and The New Music, Jeanne has spent an entire career interviewing celebrities and uncovering their most private selves. Now, in Heart on My Sleeve, Jeanne reveals who she is in an all-new way. This is not just a memoir but a wardrobe of memory.Jeanne proves that a life lived with style and substance is always in fashion. Bold, colorful, and authentic, this is Jeanne Beker at her very best and brightest.
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Pageboy : a memoir
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Elliot Page
The Oscar-nominated star who, after the success of Juno, became one of the world's most beloved actors, reveals how his career turned into a nightmare as he navigated criticism and abuse in Hollywood until he had enough and stepped into who he truly is with defiance, strength and joy.
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On the Hippie Trail
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Rick Steves
Stow away with the author for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail from Istanbul to Kathmandu, which ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world. Illustrations.
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Be ready when the luck happens : a memoir
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Ina Garten
In her first memoir, the bestselling cookbook author and host of the beloved Food Network show“Barefoot Contessa” offers a personal, engaging and motivating narrative of her extraordinary journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a cultural icon.
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The Smiling Land
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Alan Doyle
Few Canadian musicians are as synonymous with their home province as Alan Doyle is to his--and even fewer once worked as tour guides. In The Smiling Land, Alan reprises his tour-guiding role to welcome the rest of Canada to his home and take readers on an adventure: a freewheeling road trip through Newfoundland, its history, and its culture.
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Cher: Part One: The Memoir
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Cher
After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir. Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono--and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart.
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Flags of Canada
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Stephen J. Harper
From the rich historical banners of New France and British North America to the captivating debates of 1964-1965 that birthed the Canadian maple leaf flag, Flags of Canada offers a visually stunning and joyously readable journey through our nation's flag history. The Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper, Canada's twenty-second prime minister and an avid vexillologist, captures the colorful evolution of the nation's state symbols, showcasing the political, historical, and cultural significance behind British and French imperial emblems, and the flags we proudly fly today.
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Lessons from a Lifetime
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David Suzuki
Lessons from a Lifetime charts David Suzuki's years as a geneticist and superstar professor at the University of British Columbia; his dedication to demystifying complex science through his public broadcasting work, especially his beloved CBC Television program, The Nature of Things; his founding of The David Suzuki Foundation; and his unparalleled dedication to standing up for Indigenous and environmental rights, a dedication that continues today.
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Say Everything: A Memoir
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Ione Skye
In this instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Gen X icon Ione Skye shares her delightfully juicy (People) and achingly vulnerable story about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. Set against the backdrop of rock royalty compounds, supermodel cliques, Say Everything is a wild ride of Hollywood thrills as well as lyrical reflection on ambition, intimacy, and a messy, sexy, unconventional life.
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Finding Me: An Oprah's Book Club Pick
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Viola Davis
This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn't always see me. Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.--
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A different kind of power : a memoir
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Jacinda Ardern
This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be when she became New Zealand's Prime Minister at age thirty-seven.
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Talking to Canadians : a memoir
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Rick Mercer
The Canadian comedian recounts his rise from a joking schoolboy to the heights of television fame, discussing his comedy shows, his return to standup, and how the COVID-19 pandemic affected his career.
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Connie: A Memoir
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Connie Chung
In a sharp, witty memoir, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung pulls no punches in detailing her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry--an absorbing look at a pioneering news figure. (TIME).
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We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir
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Anthony Hopkins
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his illustrious film and theater career, difficult childhood, and path to sobriety in his honest, moving, and long-awaited memoir. Featuring a special collection of personal photographs throughout, We Did OK, Kid is a raw and passionate memoir from a complex, iconic man who has inspired audiences with remarkable performances for over sixty years.
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Notes to John
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Joan Didion
In November 1999, Joan Didion began seeing a psychiatrist because, as she wrote to a friend, her family had had 'a rough few years.' She described the sessions in a journal she created for her husband, John Gregory Dunne. An intimate account that reveals sides of her that were unknown, but the voice is unmistakably hers--questioning, courageous, and clear in the face of a wrenchingly painful journey--
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Secrets of the Sprakkar
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Eliza Reid
Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women--the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Reid's own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canada who never expected to become a first lady is expertly interwoven with interviews with dozens of sprakkar (extraordinary women) to form the backbone of an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman, and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as equal than we may understand.
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