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Here are our new arrivals, click the title to view in our catalog:
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All That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir
by Emilee Hackney
In her luminous debut, Emilee Hackney offers both a love letter to and a reckoning of the place that made her--a story of losing her faith, finding her way back to her Appalachian home, and discovering what endures.
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Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of Players
by Terry Chester Shulman
While many know the Barrymore name due to actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore, the family's rich legacy on the stage and screen dates back to the nineteenth century. Perhaps no one has understood the pressures of a family dynasty more keenly than John Barrymore, the youngest of patriarch Maurice Barrymore's three children.
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American Crown: From Revolutionaries to Royalty: The Story of Prince William's American Heritage
by Stephanie Green
The fascinating story of Prince William's American ancestors, and how this often-rebellious lineage will help shape the future King of Great Britain. In this fresh and perspective-shifting narrative, American Crown is an absorbing blend of American history and royal biography that brings to life the past generations who will shape the Prince of Wales's role in the future of Britain, America and the world.
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Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story
by Brad Tolinski
From the house authors ofthe critically acclaimed oral history on Eddie Van Halen, Eruption, a revealing narrative biography of legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck featuring brand new interviews with the icon himself as well as his famous colleagues, collaborators, and loved ones.
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Dad, Love, Me: A Memoir
by Matthew Quick
Written in the form of a letter to his ailing father, this debut memoir from the bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook explores the complicated burden of caring for an abusive parent who is dying.
also available in audio
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Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder--A Memoir
by Eva Benefield
Eva Benefield, the daughter of the victim of the viral Black Swan Murder, describes coming of age amid grief, violence, and a true-crime spectacle, in a poignant memoir relatable to anyone who's experienced grief or witnessed evil up close.
also available in audio
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Grill: Easy Grilling, Big Flavor
by Jamie Oliver
Discover how to grill, smoke and sizzle your way to crowd-pleasing meals with Jamie's ultimate guide to grilling.
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This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy
by Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler is one of the most strategic and respected leaders of his generation. If we do what this book says, we will win.--Nancy Pelosi From one of the most successful Democratic strategists of the last decade, a revelatory account of what you--yes, you--can do to defeat Trumpism.
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