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Autobiography & Memoir

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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
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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
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You’re Leav­ing When?: Adven­tures in Down­ward Mobility
Annabelle Gur­witch
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Laugh­ing at Myself: My Edu­ca­tion in Con­gress, on the Farm, and at the Movies
Dan Glick­man
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Asy­lum: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly Secrets
Judy Bolton-Fas­man
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Tick­ing Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes
Ira Rosen
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From Hell to Chal­lah: Ris­ing from frag­ile to fearless.….one grain at a time
Shari Wal­lack
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The Extra­or­di­nary UnOr­di­nary You: Fol­low Your Own Path, Dis­cov­er Your Own Journey
Simone Knego
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John…and Me: Grow­ing Up Jew­ish in a Chris­t­ian World
Arthur Ullian
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Don’t Go Crazy With­out Me: A Tragi­com­ic Memoir
Deb­o­rah A. Lott
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Lot Six
David Adj­mi
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A Child of the Century
Ben Hecht
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The Auto­bi­og­ra­phy of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein, Maira Kalman (illus.)
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As Need­ed for Pain: A Mem­oir of Addiction
Dan Peres
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