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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

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Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

What Is the What

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What Is the What

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

All Creatures Great and Small

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All Creatures Great and Small

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

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Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

The Glass Castle

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The Glass Castle

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

What Now?

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What Now?

The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life

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The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life

Between the World and Me

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Between the World and Me

The End of Your Life Book Club

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The End of Your Life Book Club

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Tiny Beautiful Things

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Tiny Beautiful Things

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Rising Strong

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Rising Strong

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Zeitoun

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Zeitoun

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

A Circle of Quiet

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A Circle of Quiet

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Women, Food, and God

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Women, Food, and God

Hidden Figures

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Hidden Figures

Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian’s Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life

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Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian’s Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life

Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say

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Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Educated: A Memoir

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Educated: A Memoir

Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening

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Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Night

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Night

In Cold Blood

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In Cold Blood

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

The Boys of My Youth

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The Boys of My Youth

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

When Breath Becomes Air

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When Breath Becomes Air

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship

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Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Brown Girl Dreaming

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Brown Girl Dreaming

The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story

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The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story

Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz

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Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz

From the Corner of the Oval

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From the Corner of the Oval

Truth & Beauty: A Friendship

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Truth & Beauty: A Friendship

I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays

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I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays

A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

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A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

My Flag Grew Stars: World War II Refugees’ Journey to America

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My Flag Grew Stars: World War II Refugees’ Journey to America

Calypso

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Calypso

How to Be Loved: A Memoir of Lifesaving Friendship

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How to Be Loved: A Memoir of Lifesaving Friendship

Becoming

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Becoming

This Messy Magnificent Life

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This Messy Magnificent Life

Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World

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Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World

Where the Angels Lived: One Family’s Story of Exile, Loss, and Return

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Where the Angels Lived: One Family’s Story of Exile, Loss, and Return

I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

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I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living

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Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living

My Glory Was I Had Such Friends: A Memoir

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My Glory Was I Had Such Friends: A Memoir

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

Into the Tangle of Friendship: A Memoir of the Things That Matter

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Into the Tangle of Friendship: A Memoir of the Things That Matter

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate

Lab Girl

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Lab Girl

Underland: A Deep Time Journey

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey

Remember

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Remember

Wintering

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Wintering

The Best of Me

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The Best of Me

Untamed

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Untamed

So You Want to Talk About Race

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So You Want to Talk About Race

Open Book

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Open Book

Everything Is Figureoutable

Everything Is Figureoutable

I’ll Be There for You: the One about Friends

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I’ll Be There for You: the One about Friends

Good Boy

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Good Boy

Why We Can’t Sleep

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Why We Can’t Sleep

Know My Name

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Know My Name

I’m Still Here

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I’m Still Here

The Boys in the Boat

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The Boys in the Boat

Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

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Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

Crying in H Mart

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Crying in H Mart

Mom & Me & Mom

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Mom & Me & Mom

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home

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I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home

The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

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The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

The Next Everest

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The Next Everest

Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

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Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

Crying in the Bathroom

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Crying in the Bathroom

I’m Glad My Mom Died

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I’m Glad My Mom Died

Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember

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Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember

Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

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Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

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Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

El Deafo

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El Deafo

The Hiding Place

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The Hiding Place