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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
DescriptionHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists recognize her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken not including her knowledge—became one of the much important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead ...
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More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea
DescriptionThe sequel to the bestselling memoir Blood, Sweat & Tea. Tom Reynolds is an ambulance worker. On any given day he can be attacked by strangers, sworn at by motorists, puked on, covered in blood and other much extra unpleasant substances. He could help to bring a baby in the morning and witness the last moments of a dying man in the afternoon. He ...
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Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight
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From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked America's political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans. He launched George W. Bush to national renown by unseating a popular Democratic governor, and then orchestrated a GOP White House win ...

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time
Description The inspiring account of one man’s campaign to build schools in the much dangerous, remote, and anti- American reaches of Asia

In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed strive to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost throughout Pakistan’s Karakoram Himalaya. Afterwards he was taken ...
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
DescriptionThe companion volume to The New York Times bestseller The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan's lastbook , The Omnivore's Dilemma, launched a national dialog concerning the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to modify it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new answer to the question ...
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Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
DescriptionSince he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its much popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. ...
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The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
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“The greatest political saga, the one this has it all, this gets to the real heart of American politics, is the John Edwards story... This isn’t just politics, it’s literature. It’s the excellent American novel, the kind this isn’t written anymore.” --Michael Wolff on John Edwards's ...

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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
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In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches together with this wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.

You've either done it or recognize someone who has: the one-night stand, the familiar outcome of a night spent at a ...
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The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
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Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things this really matter." In this moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.

In this lively and compelling ...

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The 8th Confession (The Women's Murder Club)
DescriptionWhen a preacher together with a message of hope for the homeless is found brutally executed, reporter Cindy Thomas recognizes the story could be huge. Probing deeper into the victim's history, she discovers he may not have been as saintly as everyone thought...

Rich, stunning, and great, Isa and Ethan Bailey were living in the spotlight as San ...
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