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    Let­ters at the Nar­row Waist of the World

    Mar­lena Maduro Baraf
    September 16, 2019
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    My Year of Kad­dish: Mourn­ing, Mem­o­ry and Meaning
    Nao­mi L. Baum
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    I Am My Moth­er’s Daugh­ter: Wis­dom on Life, Loss, and Love
    Dara Kurtz
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    Fun­ny, You Don’t Look Like a Rab­bi: A Mem­oir of Unortho­dox Transformation
    Lyn­n­da Targan
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    My City of Dreams: A Memoir
    Lisa Gru­en­berg
    Cover of Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person
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    Hel­lo I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depres­sion in the First Person
    Anna Mehler Paperny
    Cover of Growing Up Below Sea Level: A Kibbutz Childhood
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    Grow­ing Up Below Sea Lev­el: A Kib­butz Childhood
    Rachel Biale
    Cover of Life's Accessories: A Memoir and Fashion Guide
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    Life’s Acces­sories: A Mem­oir and Fash­ion Guide
    Rachel Levy Lesser
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    Young Heroes of the Sovi­et Union: A Mem­oir and a Reckoning
    Alex Hal­ber­stadt
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    Me, My Self­ie & Eye: A Midlife Con­ver­sa­tion About Lost Iden­ti­ty, Grief, and See­ing Who You Are
    Jan­na Lopez
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    The Water­gate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Jus­tice Against a Crim­i­nal President
    Jill Wine-Banks
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    The Mem­o­ry Eaters
    Eliz­a­beth Kadetsky
    Cover of Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
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    Con­ver­sa­tions with RBG: Ruth Bad­er Gins­burg on Life, Love, Lib­er­ty, and Law
    Jef­frey Rosen
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    Long Way Home: A Mem­oir of Fame, Fam­i­ly, and Redemption
    Cameron Dou­glas
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    Laugh Lines: My Life Help­ing Fun­ny Peo­ple Be Funnier
    Alan Zweibel
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    My Wife Said You May Want to Mar­ry Me: A Memoir
    Jason B. Rosenthal
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