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The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

Power, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s violent downfall, from a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter who has become an authority on the case.

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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at life on Pennsylvania Avenue with America’s first families, by the man who spent nearly three decades in their midst

J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, …

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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-water wake more than forty feet across, the whale approached the ship at twice its original speed - at…

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The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #19)

The nineteenth mystery in the #1 New York Times bestselling Armand Gamache series

Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is i…

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In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear a…

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The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century

The extraordinary story of a Renaissance-era executioner and his world, based on a rare and overlooked journal.

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The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home.

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In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to million…

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Quietly Hostile: Essays

Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam.

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Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman

A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.

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