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The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
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Mark Seal
Hardcover: Jun 2011
Paperback: 25 Apr 2012
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A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man. |
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No Biking in the House Without a Helmet
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Melissa Fay Greene
Hardcover: Apr 2011
Paperback: 24 Apr 2012
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A loving portrait of a unique twenty first-century family with nine children as it wobbles between disaster and joy: "We so loved raising our four children by birth, we didn't want to stop. When the clock started to run down on the home team, we brought in ringers." |
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Ever By My Side
: A Memoir in Eight Acts Pets
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Dr. Nick Trout
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 7 Feb 2012
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Tender, wry, and ruminative, Ever By My Side is a tribute to the power and beauty of ordinary life and a celebration of how pets make it all the sweeter and richer. |
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Townie
: A Memoir
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Andre Dubus III
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 6 Feb 2012
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An acclaimed novelist reflects on his violent past and a lifestyle that threatened to destroy him - until he was saved by writing. |
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Tiger, Tiger
: A Memoir
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Margaux Fragoso
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 31 Jan 2012
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This extraordinary memoir is an unprecedented glimpse into the psyche of a young girl in free fall and conveys to readers - including parents and survivors of abuse - just how completely a pedophile enchants his victim and binds her to him. |
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
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Amy Chua
Hardcover: Jan 2011
Paperback: 27 Dec 2011
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An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards - and the costs - of raising her children the Chinese way. |
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