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Autobiography & Memoir

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Sing This at My Funer­al: A Mem­oir of Fathers and Sons
David Sluc­ki
Essay

The For­tu­nate Foàs of Sabbioneta

Eleanor Foa
November 4, 2019
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The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah
Adam Valen Levinson
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Excerpt: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Got­tlieb
October 7, 2019
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Fic­tion
Cosel­la Wayne
Jonathan D. Sarna,Cora Wilburn
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Braid­ed: A Jour­ney of A Thou­sand Challahs
Beth Rica­nati
Essay

Let­ters at the Nar­row Waist of the World

Mar­lena Maduro Baraf
September 16, 2019
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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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The Sound of Her Voice
Sara Gel­bard
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We Walk: Life with Severe Autism
Amy S.F. Lutz
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High Risk: Sto­ries of Preg­nan­cy, Birth, and the Unexpected
Chavi Eve Karkowsky
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Sal­va­tion Canyon: A True Sto­ry of Desert Sur­vival in Joshua Tree
Ed Rosen­thal
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Search­ing for Home: The Impact of WWII on a Hid­den Child
Joseph Gosler
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