Chelsea Handler

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

A Collection of One-Night Stands

The author shares a collection of true-life stories about her romps through the bedrooms of a variety of suitors, documenting her brief encounters with a Vegas stripper, a well-endowed little person, and a cruise ship performer.

My Horizontal Life

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Alison Bechdel

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

A Family Tragicomic

A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books.

This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form.

Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and a family babysitter. Through narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and fiercely funny, we are drawn into a daughter's complex yearning for her father. And yet, apart from assigned stints dusting caskets at the family-owned "fun home," as Alison and her brothers call it, the relationship achieves its most intimate expression through the shared code of books. When Alison comes out as homosexual herself in late adolescense, the denouement is swift, graphic -- and redemptive.

Fun Home

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Katharine Graham

Rare signed first edition in near fine condition. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

The author describes her privileged but lonely childhood, her tragic marriage to the charismatic Phil Graham, her struggles as the head of the Washington Post, and the colorful politicians and celebrities she has known

Personal History—Signed 

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Jamie Lynn Spears

The world first met Jamie Lynn as a child star. She spent years escaping into different characters - on All That, Zoey 101, and even in the role as Britney's kid sister. But as she grew up, faced a teen pregnancy, raised her daughter on her own, pursued a career, and learned to stand on her own two feet, the real Jamie Lynn started to take centre stage - a raw, blemished, and imperfect woman, standing in her own power. Jamie talks frankly about the highs and lows, how she finally found love, and how the mistakes she has made have taught her more than anything else. Print run 150,000.

Things I Should Have Said

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Scuffing along spine and edges, and black sharpie mark on the bottom edge. #paperback #nikkisixx #autobiography #photography #nonfiction #music #rockstar

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

North Carolina

Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx

This Is Gonna Hurt is music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal rock band Mötley Crüe's and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries. A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs, This Is Gonna Hurt is an arresting, deeply personal look through the eyes of a real rock star at a stark, post-addiction world.

This Is Gonna Hurt

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Yukichi Fukuzawa

Eiichi Kiyooka

Albert Craig

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

In his country's swift transformation from an isolated feudal state to a full-fledged member of the modern world, Fukuzawa played a leading role: he was the educator of the new Japan, the man who above all others explained to his countrymen the ideas behind the dazzling material evidence of Western civilization. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this book vividly relates his story and prepared him to write "Seiyo Jijo" (Things Western), the book which made him famous.

The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa

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Andrew McCarthy

SIGNED by Andrew McCarthy brand new, absolutely no signs of use, 

SIGNED An '80s Story

Patti Smith's Just Kids meets Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends in this beautifully written, entertaining and emotionally honest memoir by actor, director, and author, Andrew McCarthy. Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. The iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs that included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir Brat: An '80s Story, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. New York City of the 1980's is brought to vivid life in these pages -- scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park and skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success.

Brat: An 80’s Story

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Large print edition.  Pages and binding show no creases or tears.  Pages are starting to yellow. A few scuff marks on edges. First Harperluxe edition 

Letters to my Great-Granddaughter

Sidney Poitier Life Beyond Measure

Edward M. Kennedy

Oklahoma

A Memoir

A memoir by the senator and youngest sibling of John F. Kennedy shares his personal perspectives on the tragedies that have shaped his family, his long political career, the major events of today's world, and his recent health battles.

True Compass

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Dave Pelzer

One Child's Courage to Survive

Tells the story of a child's abuse at the hands of his alcoholic mother

A Child Called It

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Michigan

My Journey to a Pixelated World

A confessional, uplifting memoir from the beloved YouTube personality. It’s not where you begin that matters. It's where you end up. Twenty-three year old Joey Graceffa has captured the hearts of millions of teens and young adults through his playful, sweet, and inspirational YouTube presence (not to mention his sparkling eyes and perfect hair). Yet, Joey wasn’t always comfortable in his skin, and in this candid memoir, he thoughtfully looks back on his journey from pain to pride, self-doubt to self-acceptance. To his fans, Joey is that best friend who always captures the brighter side of life but also isn’t afraid to get real. In the pages of his first book, he opens up about his years of struggling with family hardships and troubles at school, with cruel bullying and the sting of rejection. He tells of first loves and losses, embarrassing moments and surprising discoveries, loneliness, laughter, and life-changing forks in the road, showing us the incalculable value of finally finding and following your true passion in this world. Funny, warm-hearted, and inspiring, Joey Graceffa’s story is a welcome reminder that it’s not where you begin that matters, but where you end up.

In Real Life

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Timothy Ferriss

Front cover back cover:Scratched  corners are bit torn .
Inside  :water marks, stains on side of pages.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

"Fitness, money, and wisdom--here are the tools. Over the last two years ... Tim Ferriss has collected the routines and tools of world-class performers around the globe. Now, the distilled notebook of tips and tricks that helped him double his income, flexibility, happiness, and more is available as Tools of Titans"--Page 4 of cover.

Tools of Titans

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Ralph Macchio

The Karate Kid and Me

Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June of 1984, there hasn't been a week Ralph Macchio hasn't heard friendly shouts of 'Wax On, Wax Off.' Now, with Macchio reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso in the Netflix show, Cobra Kai, Macchio is finally ready to look back at the movie that came to define him and give the fans something they've long craved. A nostalgic story that will bring readers back to the day they first met Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, and Mr. Miyagi, Macchio's memoir offers a fascinating lens into how our pasts shape all of us.

Waxing On

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#hardcover #nonfiction #selfhelp #autobiography #humor #chipgaines #chipgains 

Smart Things I've Learned by Doing Stupid Stuff

The most important step is taking the first one. Capital Gaines is the perfect book for anyone looking to succeed not only in business but more importantly in life.

Capital Gaines

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Elie Wiesel

Marion Wiesel

California

The narrative of a boy who lived through Auschwitz and Buchenwald provides a short and terrible indictment of modern humanity.

Night

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Ann Patchett

A Friendship

Ann Patchett and the late Lucy Grealy met in college in 1981, and, after enrolling in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, began a friendship that would be as defining to both of their lives as their work. In Grealy’s critically acclaimed memoir, Autobiography of a Face, she wrote about losing part of her jaw to childhood cancer, years of chemotherapy and radiation, and endless reconstructive surgeries. In Truth & Beauty, the story isn’t Lucy’s life or Ann’s life, but the parts of their lives they shared. This is a portrait of unwavering commitment that spans twenty years, from the long winters of the Midwest, to surgical wards, to book parties in New York. Through love, fame, drugs, and despair, this is what it means to be part of two lives that are intertwined . . . and what happens when one is left behind. This is a tender, brutal book about loving the person we cannot save. It is about loyalty, and being lifted up by the sheer effervescence of someone who knew how to live life to the fullest.

Truth and Beauty

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Barack. Obama

A Story of Race and Inheritance

The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.

Dreams from My Father

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#hardcover #nonfiction #biography #autobiography #airplane #aviation #bestseller #history 

Chronicles the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the Wright brothers, sharing insights into the disadvantages that challenged their lives and their mechanical ingenuity. By the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Truman.

The Wright Brothers

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#hardcover #autobiography #rollingstones #rockandroll

The lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones offers a no-holds-barred account of his life, from a youth obsessed with Chuck Berry to his formation of the Stones and their subsequent stardom, in a book where the author frankly discusses his problems with drugs, his relationships, his estrangement from Mick Jagger, bandmate Brian Jones' death and more. 1.5 million first printing. $500,000 ad/promo.

Life

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Matt James

Cole Brown

Emmanuel Acho

Received from author event but never read. 

Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness

Matt James, the first Black bachelor on ABC's beloved television show, The Bachelor, shares his views on the controversial topics that defined his season and confronts matters of race, opportunity, and his biracial identity head on.

When The Bachelor franchise announced Matt James as the first Black lead, it was celebrated as long-overdue progress on the primetime show. America fell in love with Matt--the Christian, former NFL athlete, and nonprofit CEO--who charmed millions of viewers each week. But the off-screen conversations around the show revealed the realities and inescapable challenges of being Black in America and the depth of racism that still exists.

 

On the show, Matt could only go so far in sharing his own story with America. In First Impressions, Matt shares his views on controversial topics like race and opportunity that defined his season on The Bachelor. Matt lives at the intersection of these important issues and shares the wisdom his experience has granted him.

 

Matt describes the joys and difficulties of being the youngest of two Black sons, raised by a single, working-class, white mother in Raleigh, North Carolina. He elaborates on the spiritual closeness and sense of duty he felt for his mother, but also the complex relationships he had with the many male figures in his life: his prejudiced, Italian grandfather, who had trouble accepting Matt as his own; his father, whose womanizing and petty crime put strain on the family; and his older brother, who was Matt's protector in youth, but who struggled with the long shadow of their father's legacy.

 

Simultaneously inspirational and informative, First Impressions will leave readers with a deeper understanding of the life experiences that prepared Matt for such a divisive moment in television history.

 

First Impressions

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1st Edition hardcover!! New, never read. Dust jacket and all pages in excellent condition with no marks or creases. #africanamerican #autobiography #firstedition 

Illinois

From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--a Journey from Prison to Power

A reporter for the "Washington Post" chronicles her personal odyssey from unwed motherhood and prison to success in the male--and white--dominated world of journalism

Laughing in the Dark

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Elijah Cummings

James Dale

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings

My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy





One of Essence's Best Books of the Year. NAACP Image Awards Winner for Outstanding Literary Work in the Debut Author category.



With a foreword by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

"There was no greater friend to the poor, to the lost, to the left out, and to the left behind. If you want to understand this great man, read his historic, important book and learn the lessons and values from his 'moral voice crying in the wilderness' on behalf of our American democracy."

--Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)

 



Known for his poise, intellect, and influence until his death in October 2019, Elijah Cummings was one of the most respected figures in contemporary politics, a politician who held fast to his beliefs but was not afraid to reach across the aisle in the name of friendship and progress. Since his earliest days in government through his time as a representative and chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, he proved his abilities as a politician who could operate at the highest levels of democracy, serving the people of Baltimore and illustrating the importance of working with--and for--the underdog.

Yet in his final years of life, Cummings recognized that democracy was the underdog. We're Better Than This draws from Cummings's own life to show the formative moments that prepared him for the disturbing first years of the Trump presidency and spurred him to hold the administration accountable for their actions. Weaving together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and character-defining stories from his past, Cummings offers a never-before-told perspective on how his personal history, coming of age in South Baltimore, laid the foundation of a life spent fighting for justice. He goes behind the scenes with the House Democratic leadership, offering an eye-opening chronicle of the grim realities of holding the Trump administration to account. Detailing this moment of unprecedented obstructionism by both the president and Republicans, Cummings presents a vital defense of how government oversight defines our collective trust, examining the dangerous precedent for both parties that exists if the executive branch remains above public scrutiny.

Part memoir, part call to action, We're Better Than This is the story of our modern-day democracy and the threats that we all must face together, as well as a retrospective on the life and career of one of our country's most inspirational politicians. As we approach another test of our democracy, the next race for the White House, We're Better Than This reminds people that in this country we don't elect kings, and we cannot afford four more years of this false one.

We're Better Than This

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Donald J. Trump

Washington

The America We Deserve

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Channel Williams

I didn't set out to write a book. I now believe that God had different plans. This book contains first my autobiography, from the day I was born until I had to stop adding because it was time to be published. The second part is my Sappy Channel, which contains my cancer journey as I recounted my days on Facebook, I was in the best shape of my life at the age of 41 until being diagnosed with lung cancer. I have never been a smoker, but was exposed to second-hand smoke growing up. I share this journey with you very raw and unedited. And finally, my Letters from Friends is more about how great our God is and how I believe he calls us to be in community with one another. He calls us to be His hands and feet in the good, the bad, the sick, and the healthy times!

Texas

To see Channel Williams, and to know her, you think... wow... everything she touches turns to gold. Everything she has set her mind to has become an incredible success. "Who wouldn't want to be her?", you think. What many dont know are the struggles she has had from early on and that continue today. There's not much this girl hasn't been through. Her latest being stage 4 lung cancer to include brain surgery. She is still struggling, but shes still here to tell her story and not going anywhere anytime soon. (another against all odds reality) Her book is amazing and is a must read. You will put it down at the end realizing what a blessed life we ALL have, and to enjoy every moment of every day. Glass half full is the way to see the world, but we all know its hard to see at times. If you want a good book, and want to help get it to publishing, I encourage you all to check out this link to find out more about the book and the amazing pre-sell deals she is doing. This is another endeavor that will turn to gold (be a part of it!). This is a book that will help so many. You wont be disappointed.

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