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WhatsApp

2019
"WhatsApp is a messaging app used by nearly a billion people to trade information, photos, and chats more quickly and less expensively than 'traditional' texting. Inside, find out who created this . . . company, how it grew with shocking speed, and how it is looking to the future to become bigger and better"--Provided by publisher.
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Whiskey in a teacup

what growing up in the South taught me about life, love, and baking biscuits
2018
American Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon discusses the joys of southern living, including some of her grandmothers recipes, midnight barn parties, backyard bridal showers, and more.

No ashes in the fire

coming of age black & free in America
2018
Chronicles the life and career of Darnell L. Moore, discussing his childhood in New Jersey, trying to live with being gay, and how he eventually became a prominent leader in the Black Lives Matter campaign.
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Who thought this was a good idea?

and other questions you should have answers to when you work in the White House
2017
The political memoir of former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco.
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The art of asking

or how I learned to stop worrying and let people help
Rock star and TED speaker Amanda Palmer discusses her life and how she has learned to ask for things without fear of repercussions, offering advice on how to be fearless when admitting one's needs and asking for help from others.
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Democrazy

a true story of weird politics, money, madness, and finger food
2017
"In his memoir, Trey Radel recounts his early days as a TV news reporter and radio show host before running for Congress in 2012, a decision that would launch the new, infamous chapter of his life. Radel entered the political sphere with the same ideological fervor of most first-time politicians--he loved America and wanted to serve his country and its people. But Radel's optimism waned as he witnessed the wheelings and dealings of Congress's most powerful members. Told with humor and irreverence, Radel's memoir is an entertaining, fascinating journey of an unlikely politician"--Provided by publisher.
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It takes a school

the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state
2016
Bored by his life in finance, American hedge fund manager Jonathan Starr moves to Somalia to found Abaarso, a secondary school in a forgotten place of the world, as a way of transforming his abstract vision into a reality.

Love warrior

2016

In the wings

behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet
2007
Provides a behind-the-scenes look into the New York City Ballet company, describing gruelling schedules, injuries, fatigue, and other challenges dancers must face.

The operator

firing the shots that killed Osama bin Laden and my years as a SEAL Team warrior

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