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book cover for Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice

Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice
Virginia Roberts Giuffre

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book cover for Good things : recipes and rituals to share with the people you love

Good things : recipes and rituals to share with the people you love
Samin Nosrat

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book cover for Awake : a memoir

Awake : a memoir
Jen Hatmaker

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book cover for The unexpected journey : finding strength, hope, and yourself on the caregiving path

The unexpected journey : finding strength, hope, and yourself on the caregiving path
Emma Heming Willis

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book cover for Slip : life in the middle of eating-disorder recovery

Slip : life in the middle of eating-disorder recovery
Mallary Tenore Tarpley

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book cover for Skinnytaste : high protein : 100 healthy, simple recipes to fuel your day

Skinnytaste : high protein : 100 healthy, simple recipes to fuel your day
Gina Homolka

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book cover for Strong ground: the lessons of daring leadership, the tenacity of paradox, and the wisdom of the human spirit

Strong ground: the lessons of daring leadership, the tenacity of paradox, and the wisdom of the human spirit
Brené Brown

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book cover for Replaceable you : adventures in human anatomy

Replaceable you : adventures in human anatomy
Mary Roach

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book cover for The great contradiction : the tragic side of the American founding

The great contradiction : the tragic side of the American founding
Joseph J Ellis

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book cover for Positive obsession : the life and times of Octavia E. Butler

Positive obsession : the life and times of Octavia E. Butler
Susana M Morris

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book cover for The ultimate scholarship book. 2026 ; billions of dollars in scholarships, grants and prizes

The ultimate scholarship book. 2026 ; billions of dollars in scholarships, grants and prizes
Gen Tanabe

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book cover for Art work : on the creative life

Art work : on the creative life
Sally Mann

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book cover for The art of Jacques Pépin : the cookbook : favorite recipes and paintings from the my life in the kitchen

The art of Jacques Pépin : the cookbook : favorite recipes and paintings from the my life in the kitchen
Jacques Pépin

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book cover for Say yes : find your passion, unleash your potential, transform your life!

Say yes : find your passion, unleash your potential, transform your life!
Kwame Alexander

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book cover for The devil reached toward the sky : an oral history of the making & unleashing of the atomic bomb

The devil reached toward the sky : an oral history of the making & unleashing of the atomic bomb
Garrett M Graff

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book cover for Between two rivers : ancient Mesopotamia and the birth of history

Between two rivers : ancient Mesopotamia and the birth of history
Moudhy N Al-Rashid

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book cover for Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI

Empire of AI : dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Karen Hao

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book cover for Train : the definitive visual history

Train : the definitive visual history

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book cover for Finding my way : a memoir

Finding my way : a memoir
Malala Yousafzai

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book cover for We the people : a history of the U.S. Constitution

We the people : a history of the U.S. Constitution
Jill Lepore

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book cover for 1929 : the inside story of the greatest crash in Wall Street history-- and how it shattered a nation

1929 : the inside story of the greatest crash in Wall Street history-- and how it shattered a nation
Andrew Ross author Sorkin

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book cover for Twelve churches : an unlikely history of the buildings that made Christianity

Twelve churches : an unlikely history of the buildings that made Christianity
Fergus Butler-Gallie

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book cover for History matters

History matters
David G McCullough

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book cover for Paper girl : a memoir of home and family in a fractured America

Paper girl : a memoir of home and family in a fractured America
Beth Macy

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book cover for Book of lives : a memoir of sorts

Book of lives : a memoir of sorts
Margaret Atwood

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book cover for The uncool : a memoir

The uncool : a memoir
Cameron Crowe

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book cover for Baldwin : a love story

Baldwin : a love story
Nicholas Boggs

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book cover for Dead and alive : essays

Dead and alive : essays
Zadie Smith

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book cover for Rick Steves Italy. [2025]

Rick Steves Italy. [2025]
Rick Steves

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book cover for The tragedy of true crime : four guilty men and the stories that define us

The tragedy of true crime : four guilty men and the stories that define us
John J Lennon

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book cover for School of quilting : the definitive guide

School of quilting : the definitive guide
Jessica Ahlstrand Kwan

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book cover for When everyone knows that everyone knows ... : common knowledge and the mysteries of money, power, and everyday life

When everyone knows that everyone knows ... : common knowledge and the mysteries of money, power, and everyday life
Steven Pinker

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book cover for Rehab : an American scandal

Rehab : an American scandal
Shoshana Walter

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book cover for Friends with words : adventures in languageland

Friends with words : adventures in languageland
Martha Barnette

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book cover for Nights and weekends : recipes that make the most of your time

Nights and weekends : recipes that make the most of your time
Alexis DeBoschnek

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book cover for Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias : a guide for people with dementia and those who care for them

Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias : a guide for people with dementia and those who care for them

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book cover for Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival

Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival
Stephen Greenblatt

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book cover for The salmon cannon and the levitating frog : and other serious discoveries of silly science

The salmon cannon and the levitating frog : and other serious discoveries of silly science
Carly Anne York

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book cover for Book of magic and the occult : a visual history

Book of magic and the occult : a visual history

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book cover for Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst

Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst
Bill O'Reilly

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book cover for Ghosts of Hiroshima

Ghosts of Hiroshima
Charles R Pellegrino

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book cover for All consuming : why we eat the way we eat now

All consuming : why we eat the way we eat now
Ruby Tandoh

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book cover for The Blue Zones Kitchen one pot meals : 100 recipes to live to 100

The Blue Zones Kitchen one pot meals : 100 recipes to live to 100
Dan Buettner

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book cover for Small magics : practical secrets from an Appalachian village witch

Small magics : practical secrets from an Appalachian village witch
H Byron Ballard

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book cover for Fawning : why the need to please makes us lose ourselves--and how to find our way back

Fawning : why the need to please makes us lose ourselves--and how to find our way back
Ingrid Clayton

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book cover for The secret life of a cemetery : the wild nature and enchanting lore of Père-Lachaise

The secret life of a cemetery : the wild nature and enchanting lore of Père-Lachaise
Benoît Gallot

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book cover for To lose a war : the fall and rise of the Taliban

To lose a war : the fall and rise of the Taliban
Jon Lee Anderson

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book cover for Motherland : a feminist history of modern Russia, from revolution to autocracy

Motherland : a feminist history of modern Russia, from revolution to autocracy
Julia Ioffe

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book cover for State fairs : growing American craft

State fairs : growing American craft

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book cover for Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias : a guide for people with dementia and those who care for them

Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias : a guide for people with dementia and those who care for them

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book cover for The Martians : the true story of an alien craze that captured turn-of-the-century America

The Martians : the true story of an alien craze that captured turn-of-the-century America
David Baron

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book cover for The Afghans : three lives through war, love, and revolt

The Afghans : three lives through war, love, and revolt
Åsne Seierstad

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book cover for The Afghans : three lives through war, love, and revolt

The Afghans : three lives through war, love, and revolt
Åsne Seierstad

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book cover for On antisemitism : a word in history

On antisemitism : a word in history
Mark author Mazower

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book cover for Ghosts of Hiroshima

Ghosts of Hiroshima
Charles R Pellegrino

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book cover for Allergy

Allergy
William E Berger

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book cover for We survived the night

We survived the night
Julian Brave NoiseCat

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book cover for Storyteller : the life of Robert Louis Stevenson

Storyteller : the life of Robert Louis Stevenson
Leopold Damrosch

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book cover for Daughters of the bamboo grove : from China to America, a true story of abduction, adoption, and separated twins

Daughters of the bamboo grove : from China to America, a true story of abduction, adoption, and separated twins
Barbara Demick

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book cover for Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand. [2025]

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand. [2025]

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book cover for Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst

Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst
Bill O'Reilly

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book cover for Truly

Truly
Lionel Richie

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book cover for The broken king : a memoir

The broken king : a memoir
Michael Thomas

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book cover for Rope : how a bundle of twisted fibers became the backbone of civilization

Rope : how a bundle of twisted fibers became the backbone of civilization
Tim Queeney

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book cover for I am not your enemy : a memoir

I am not your enemy : a memoir
Reality Winner

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book cover for Planting in a post-wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes

Planting in a post-wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes
Thomas Rainer

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Denmark

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book cover for Rick Steves Switzerland. 2025.

Rick Steves Switzerland. 2025.
Rick Steves

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book cover for Rick Steves Switzerland. 2025.

Rick Steves Switzerland. 2025.
Rick Steves

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book cover for Friends with words : adventures in languageland

Friends with words : adventures in languageland
Martha Barnette

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book cover for Make me commissioner : I know what's wrong with baseball and how to fix it

Make me commissioner : I know what's wrong with baseball and how to fix it
Jane Leavy

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book cover for The salmon cannon and the levitating frog : and other serious discoveries of silly science

The salmon cannon and the levitating frog : and other serious discoveries of silly science
Carly Anne York

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book cover for The arrogant ape : the myth of human exceptionalism and why it matters

The arrogant ape : the myth of human exceptionalism and why it matters
Christine E Webb

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book cover for State fairs : growing American craft

State fairs : growing American craft

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book cover for Zoology : the secret world of animals.

Zoology : the secret world of animals.

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book cover for Beyond fast : how a renegade coach and his unlikely high school team revolutionized distance running

Beyond fast : how a renegade coach and his unlikely high school team revolutionized distance running
Sean Brosnan

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book cover for Beyond fast : how a renegade coach and his unlikely high school team revolutionized distance running

Beyond fast : how a renegade coach and his unlikely high school team revolutionized distance running
Sean Brosnan

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book cover for Book of magic and the occult : a visual history

Book of magic and the occult : a visual history

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book cover for Turf wars : the fight for the soul of America's game

Turf wars : the fight for the soul of America's game
DeMaurice Smith

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book cover for The arrogant ape : the myth of human exceptionalism and why it matters

The arrogant ape : the myth of human exceptionalism and why it matters
Christine E Webb

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book cover for The New age of sexism : how AI and emerging technologies are reinventing misogyny

The New age of sexism : how AI and emerging technologies are reinventing misogyny
Laura Bates

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book cover for Nagasaki : the last witnesses

Nagasaki : the last witnesses
M G Sheftall

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book cover for Disney adults : exploring (and falling in love with) a magical subculture

Disney adults : exploring (and falling in love with) a magical subculture
AJ Wolfe

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book cover for Ikebana unbound : a modern approach to the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging

Ikebana unbound : a modern approach to the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging
Amanda Luu

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book cover for Breakneck : China's quest to engineer the future

Breakneck : China's quest to engineer the future
Dan Wang

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book cover for Wales. 2025

Wales. 2025

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book cover for The invention of Charlotte Brontë : a new life

The invention of Charlotte Brontë : a new life
Graham Watson

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book cover for Train : the definitive visual history

Train : the definitive visual history

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book cover for Korean

Korean
EunYoung Won

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book cover for Actress of a certain age : my twenty year trail to overnight success

Actress of a certain age : my twenty year trail to overnight success
Jeff Hiller

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book cover for The second emancipation : Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and global Blackness at high tide

The second emancipation : Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and global Blackness at high tide
Howard W French

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book cover for Human nature : nine ways to feel about our changing planet

Human nature : nine ways to feel about our changing planet
Kate Marvel

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book cover for Collected poems

Collected poems
Wendy Cope

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book cover for History matters

History matters
David G McCullough

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book cover for The broken king : a memoir

The broken king : a memoir
Michael Thomas

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book cover for Life is a lazy susan of sh*t sandwiches

Life is a lazy susan of sh*t sandwiches
Jennifer Welch

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book cover for Eternal echoes : exploring our yearning to belong

Eternal echoes : exploring our yearning to belong
John O'Donohue

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book cover for The buried city : unearthing the real Pompeii

The buried city : unearthing the real Pompeii
Gabriel Zuchtriegel

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book cover for Fawning : why the need to please makes us lose ourselves--and how to find our way back

Fawning : why the need to please makes us lose ourselves--and how to find our way back
Ingrid Clayton

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book cover for The tears of things : prophetic wisdom for an age of outrage

The tears of things : prophetic wisdom for an age of outrage
Richard Rohr

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