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  • '74 and Sunny

    by A. J. Benza ...
    A surprisingly tender coming-of-age story of a close-knit yet tough Sicilian-American family that accepts and welcomes a young boy struggling to understand himself—by the former Daily News (New York) gossip columnist and E! television host.A.J. Benza’s distinctive blend of wit, dry humor, and genuine tenderness shines through this candid, compelling memoir about the summer of 1974 when his shy, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    A Memoir in Pizza

    When a twenty-something punk rocker eats a cheese slice from every pizzeria in New York City over the course of two years, he also gets sober, falls in love, and starts a blog. He is the Slice Harvester, and “everyone has something to gain from this tale of blackouts, almost burning out, and too-burned crusts” (Newsweek).In August 2009, Colin Hagendorf set out to review every regular slice of ... Read more

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  • This Is Not a Love Story

    A Memoir

    by Judy Brown ...
    A memoir about a woman's coming of age in the closed world of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community is "an unforgettable portrait of anguish and hope" ( People).The third of six children in a family that harks back to a gloried Hassidic dynasty, Judy Brown grew up with the legacy of centuries of religious teaching. But her world begins to crumble when her "crazy" brother Nachum returns home after a ... Read more

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  • Stir

    My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home

    A national bestseller and winner of a Living Now Book Award, Stir is an exquisite memoir about how food connects us to ourselves, our lives, and each other.At 28, Jessica Fechtor was happily immersed in graduate school and her young marriage, and thinking about starting a family. Then one day, she went for a run and an aneurysm burst in her brain. She nearly died. She lost her sense of smell, the ... Read more

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  • Portrait of Hemingway

    by Lillian Ross ...
    The definitive sketch of one of America’s greatest writers.On May 13, 1950, Lillian Ross’s first portrait of Ernest Hemingway was published in The New Yorker. It was an account of two days Hemingway spent in New York in 1949 on his way from Havana to Europe. This candid and affectionate profile was tremendously controversial at the time, to the great surprise of its author. Booklist said, “The ... Read more

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  • You Should Be Dancing

    My Life with the Bee Gees

    by Dennis Bryon ...
    From behind the drumkit to the top of the charts: the backstage story of the Bee GeesWith worldwide sales of over 220 million records, the Bee Gees are the sixth bestselling music artists in history. Dennis Bryon’s story of how he became the Bee Gees’ drummer during their peak period offers many never-before-told tales about such infectious hits as “Stayin’ Alive,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” and ... Read more

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  • Born on the Bayou

    A Memoir

    by Blaine Lourd ...
    In the tradition of the modern classics The Tender Bar and The Liars’ Club, Blaine Lourd writes a powerful Gothic memoir set in the bayous and oil towns of 1970s Louisiana.In this rags-to-riches memoir of finding your way and becoming a man, Blaine Lourd renders his childhood in rural Louisiana with his larger-than-life father, Harvey “Puffer” Lourd, Jr., a charismatic salesman during the ... Read more

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  • A Carlin Home Companion

    Growing Up with George

    by Kelly Carlin ...
    "Written in the DNA of a Carlin" this memoir by the daughter of the iconoclastic comedian is "honest, biting, savage, funny, sad, dark, and profound" ( New York Times– bestselling author and comedian Lewis Black).The voice of a generation, George Carlin gave the world some of the most iconic comedy routines of the last century. From the "Seven Dirty Words" and "A Place for My Stuff", to "Religion ... Read more

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  • Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome

    One Woman's Desperate, Funny, and Healing Journey to Explore 30 Religions by Her 30th Birthday

    by Reba Riley ...
    Written with humor and personality, this debut memoir recounts a woman’s spiritual quest of experiencing thirty religions before her thirtieth birthday. Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome is for questioners, doubters, misfits, and seekers of all faiths, and tackles the universal struggle to heal what life has broken.On her twenty-ninth birthday, while guests were arriving downstairs, Reba Riley was ... Read more

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  • Had I Known

    A Memoir of Survival

    In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America's most beloved journalists, mother, and New York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it's had on her life.When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything ... Read more

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  • The Sweet Life

    Find Passion, Embrace Fear, and Find Success on Your Own Terms

    The YouTube star and beauty guru shares her hard-won lessons on success, style, and finding the sweetness in all aspects of your life.Since posting her first makeup tutorial in 2008, Dulce Candy has become one of the top beauty stars on YouTube, boasting more than 2 million subscribers and garnering hundreds of millions of views of her bright and energetic videos.But before she became a style icon ... Read more

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  • Saving Alex

    When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began

    "Ripped-from-the-headlines. . . . Alex's story is gripping as she comes across as a reliable witness against the cruelties of so-called reparative therapy." — The Bay Area ReporterWhen Alex Cooper was fifteen years old, life was pretty ordinary in her suburban town and nice Mormon family. But something was gnawing at her that made her feel different. These feelings exploded when she met Yvette, a ... Read more

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