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Updated February 5, 2024
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All my knotted-up life : a memoir
Moore, Beth
Ebook
Winner of the 2024 ECPA Book of the YearNew York Times, Publishers Weekly,andWall Street Journalbestseller!An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but...
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All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a black family keepsake
Miles, Tiya
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a "deeply layered and insightful" (The Washington Post) testament to people who are left out...
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Camera girl : the coming of age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
Anthony, Carl Sferrazza
Paper Book
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 "One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date." --The Washington Post An illuminating and "wholly refreshing" (David Maraniss, New York Times bestselling author) biography of...
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The code breaker : Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race
Isaacson, Walter
Paper Book
A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a "compelling" (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna...
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Good for a girl : a woman running in a man's world
Fleshman, Lauren
Ebook
* A New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award * A Financial Times Best Sports Book of 2023 Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal...
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The love you save : a memoir
Taylor, Goldie
Paper Book
*A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of 2023* *One of The Root's Most Anticipated Books of January* *A Good Morning America Best Book of January* *An Essence Must Read Book of the Year* *A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bestseller* ...
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My name is Barbra
Streisand, Barbra
Paper Book
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy,...
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Quietly hostile : essays
Irby, Samantha
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GLAMOUR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A hilarious new essay collection from Samantha Irby "engages readers with her characteristic combination of laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt passages and plenty of awkward experiences.... Quietly Hostile will...
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Rough draft : a memoir
Tur, Katy
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "It's a hell of a story." --The New York Times "A stunning and revelatory memoir." --Oprah Daily From MSNBC anchor and instant New York Times bestselling author Katy Tur, a shocking and...
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Valiant women : the extraordinary American servicewomen who helped win World War II
Andrews, Lena S.
Paper Book
National Bestseller * Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist "An ingenious look at WWII." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) A groundbreaking new history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential contributions to the Allies' victory. ...
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Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage
Holt, Nathalia
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comes the never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA--women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage (and blazed new paths...
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The woman they could not silence : one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear
Moore, Kate, (Writer and editor)
Paper Book
From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman hero whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still...
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