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Autobiography & Memoir

Cover of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stockholm: The Adrenaline-Fueled Adventures of an Accidental Scientist
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A Fun­ny Thing Hap­pened on the Way to Stock­holm: The Adren­a­line-Fueled Adven­tures of an Acci­den­tal Scientist
Robert Lefkowitz
Randy Hall
Cover of The Unexpected  Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists
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The Unex­pect­ed Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Tak­ing Down Some of the World’s Most Noto­ri­ous Terrorists
Tra­cy Walder
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Fam­i­ly Matters
Gillian Laub
Cover of Do Not Disclose: A Memoir of Family Secrets Lost and Found
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Do Not Dis­close: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly Secrets Lost and Found
Leo­ra Krygier
Cover of Widowish: A Memoir
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Wid­ow­ish: A Memoir
Melis­sa Gould
Cover of If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir
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If Any­one Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir
Emanuel Rosen
Cover of After: The Obligation of Beauty
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After: The Oblig­a­tion of Beauty
Mindy Weisel
Cover of Drafted, A Memoir of the '60's
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Draft­ed, A Mem­oir of the ​’60’s
Hey­wood Gould
Cover of Woodrow on the Bench: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog
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Woodrow on the Bench: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog
Jen­na Blum
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Lady­parts
Deb­o­rah Copaken
Cover of As a Ram Yearns for the Brook: The Journey of a Father and Son
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As a Ram Yearns for the Brook: The Jour­ney of a Father and Son
Daniel Ritholtz
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The Waga­ma­ma Bride: A Jew­ish Fam­i­ly Saga Made in Japan
Liane Grun­berg Wakabayashi
Cover of Reborn in the USA: An Englishman's Love Letter to His Chosen Home
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Reborn in the USA: An Eng­lish­man’s Love Let­ter to His Cho­sen Home
Roger Ben­nett
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Dylan & Me: 50 Years of Adventures
Louie Kemp
Cover of You're Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility
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You’re Leav­ing When?: Adven­tures in Down­ward Mobility
Annabelle Gur­witch
Cover of Laughing at Myself: My Education in Congress, on the Farm, and at the Movies
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Laugh­ing at Myself: My Edu­ca­tion in Con­gress, on the Farm, and at the Movies
Dan Glick­man
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