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    Autobiography & Memoir

    Cover of Mazel Tov: The Story of My Extraordinary Friendship with an Orthodox Jewish Family
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    Mazel Tov: The Sto­ry of My Extra­or­di­nary Friend­ship with an Ortho­dox Jew­ish Family
    J.S. Mar­got
    Cover of Borders and Belonging: A Memoir
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    Bor­ders and Belong­ing: A Memoir
    Mira Sucharov
    Cover of When She Comes Back
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    When She Comes Back
    Ronit Plank
    Cover of I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Memoir of Autism and Hope
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    I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Mem­oir of Autism and Hope
    Valerie Gilpeer
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    A Fun­ny Thing Hap­pened on the Way to Stock­holm: The Adren­a­line-Fueled Adven­tures of an Acci­den­tal Scientist
    Robert Lefkowitz
    Randy Hall
    Cover of The Unexpected  Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists
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    The Unex­pect­ed Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Tak­ing Down Some of the World’s Most Noto­ri­ous Terrorists
    Tra­cy Walder
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    Fam­i­ly Matters
    Gillian Laub
    Cover of Do Not Disclose: A Memoir of Family Secrets Lost and Found
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    Do Not Dis­close: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly Secrets Lost and Found
    Leo­ra Krygier
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    Wid­ow­ish: A Memoir
    Melis­sa Gould
    Cover of If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir
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    If Any­one Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir
    Emanuel Rosen
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    After: The Oblig­a­tion of Beauty
    Mindy Weisel
    Cover of Drafted, A Memoir of the '60's
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    Draft­ed, A Mem­oir of the ​’60’s
    Hey­wood Gould
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    Woodrow on the Bench: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog
    Jen­na Blum
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    Lady­parts
    Deb­o­rah Copaken
    Cover of As a Ram Yearns for the Brook: The Journey of a Father and Son
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    As a Ram Yearns for the Brook: The Jour­ney of a Father and Son
    Daniel Ritholtz
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    The Waga­ma­ma Bride: A Jew­ish Fam­i­ly Saga Made in Japan
    Liane Grun­berg Wakabayashi
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