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Becoming
Michelle Obama
Educated
Tara Westover


Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms.

Educated is the unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.

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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
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To Shake the Sleeping Self
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Thirst
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Scott Harrison
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Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
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Boy Erased (Movie Tie-In)
Garrard Conley
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Nothing Is Lost
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