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49.

Leonard [large print] : my fifty-year friendship with a remarkable man

Shatner, William, author.

Publication Date

2016

Format:

Book

Call Number

927.9145 NIM

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:389143

50.

Bastards [large print] : a memoir

King, Mary Anna

Publication Date

2015

Format:

Book

Call Number

306.856 KIN

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SD_ILS:382446

51.

The theft of memory [large print] : losing my father, one day at a time

Kozol, Jonathan, author.

Publication Date

2015

Format:

Book

Call Number

616.831 KOZ

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SD_ILS:382491

52.

Young Elizabeth [large print] : the making of the queen

Williams, Kate, 1974- author.

Publication Date

2015

Format:

Book

Call Number

923.141 ELI II

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SD_ILS:382496

53.

The light of the world [large print] : a memoir

Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-

Publication Date

2015

Format:

Book

Call Number

928.154 ALE

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SD_ILS:367431

54.

Martin Luther King Jr. : the life of a civil rights leader

Jeffrey, Gary.

Publication Date

2007

Format:

Book

Call Number

323.092 JEF

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SD_ILS:145401

55.

Catriona Le May Doan : la plus rapide des patineuses

Gaetz, Dayle, 1947-

Publication Date

2005

Format:

Book

Call Number

796.914 GAE

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SD_ILS:247422

56.

Becoming Elizabeth Arden [large print] : the woman behind the global beauty empire

Cordery, Stacy A., author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

920.93387 ARD

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SD_ILS:804316

57.

Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old [large print] : thoughts on aging as a woman

Shields, Brooke, 1965- author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

927.9143 SHI

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SD_ILS:801527

58.

Wandering through life [large print] : a memoir

Leon, Donna, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

Call Number

928.154 LEO

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SD_ILS:707693

59.

The woman in me [large print]

Spears, Britney, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

927.8242 SPE

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SD_ILS:707694

60.

Once upon a time [large print] : the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Beller, Elizabeth, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

920.72 KEN

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SD_ILS:796477

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Boessenecker, John, 1953- author.

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Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.

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Dugard, Martin, author.

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Eversmann, Matt, author.

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Fisher, David, 1946- author.

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Guinn, Jeff, author.

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Howe, Katherine, 1977- author.

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Norman, Philip, 1943- author.

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Sherman, Casey, 1969- author.

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De Visé, Daniel, author.

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Finkel, Michael, author.

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Fraser, Kimiko, illustrator.

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Hodge, Susie, 1960- author.

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Innerst, Stacy, illustrator.

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Jackson, JD, narrator.

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Jobson, Robert, author.

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Leung, Julie, author.

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Marshall, Linda Elovitz, author.

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Meacham, Jon, author.

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Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.

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Newbern, George, 1964- narrator.

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Ricks, Thomas E., author.

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Sandbrook, Dominic, author.

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Smith, Sally Bedell, 1948- author.

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Stone, Joanie, illustrator.

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Taraborrelli, J. Randy, author.

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Thompson, Laura, 1964- author.

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Abbott, Karen, 1973- author.

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Abrams, Dan, 1966- author.

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Albom, Mitch, 1958- author.

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Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author.

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Baker, Peter, 1967- author.

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Becker, Helaine, author.

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Bissinger, Buzz, 1954- author.

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Bourrie, Mark, 1957- author.

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Bower, Tom, author.

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Bradford, Richard, 1957- author.

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Brown, Craig, 1957- author.

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Brown, Monica, 1969- author.

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Byrne, Paula, author.

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Campbell, Cassandra, narrator.

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Chambers, Veronica, author.

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Charles, Chelsea, 1994- illustrator.

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Cohen, Rachel, 1973- author.

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Cohen-Solal, Annie, 1948- author.

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Collins, Max Allan, author.

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Colón, Raúl, illustrator.

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Crowther, Gail, author.

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Curtis, Cathy (Writer on art), author.

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D'Antonio, Michael, author.

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Damrosch, Leopold, author.

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Dennison, Matthew, author.

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Dryden, Ken, 1947- author.

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Edmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring), 1957- author.

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Edwards, Gavin, 1968- author.

(3)

Eggers, Dave, author.

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Engle, Margarita, author.

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Ernaux, Annie, 1940- author.

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Favilli, Elena, author.

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Fleming, Candace, author.

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Fraser, Antonia, 1932- author.

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Fuller, Alexandra, 1969- author.

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Geanacopoulos, Daphne Palmer, author.

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George-Warren, Holly, author.

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Gigliotti, Jim, author.

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Glenn, Ebony, illustrator.

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Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon, author.

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Golio, Gary, author.

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Goodwin, Doris Kearns, author.

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Grolleau, Fabien, 1972- author.

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Grush, Loren, author.

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Heinecke, Liz Lee, author.

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Henican, Ellis, author.

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Hewitt, Catherine, author.

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Hilburn, Robert, author.

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Hochschild, Adam, author.

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Holmes, Ekua, illustrator.

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Holt, Nathalia, 1980- author.

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Hooper, Hadley, illustrator.

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Hope, Bradley, author.

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Horn, Jonathan, 1982- author.

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Iperen, Roxane van, author.

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Jones, Dan, 1977- author.

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Kalman, Maira, illustrator.

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Kashner, Sam, author.

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Keating, Jess, author.

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Kirtzman, Andrew, author.

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Kozinn, Allan, author.

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Krensky, Stephen, author.

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Kuo, Julia, illustrator.

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Lamott, Anne, author.

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Larman, Alexander, 1981- author.

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Lasky, Kathryn, author.

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Lee, Heath Hardage, author.

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Leslie, Jay, author.

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Lewis, John, 1940-2020, writer of afterword.

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Lewis, Michael (Michael M.), author.

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Liftin, Hilary, author.

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Lownie, Andrew, author.

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Mackrell, Judith, author.

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Magoon, Kekla, author.

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Markel, Michelle, author.

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Mazur, Kathe, narrator.

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McCarten, Anthony, 1961- author.

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McDowell, Marta, author.

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McGilligan, Patrick, author.

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McGrath, Ben, author.

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McGuinness, Nanette, translator.

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McNeil, Liz, author.

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Meacham, Jon, author, narrator.

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Meadows, Michelle, author.

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Mensch, Josh, author.

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Messner, Kate, author.

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Mildenberger, Vivien, illustrator.

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Miles, Tiya, 1970- author.

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Moorehead, Caroline, author.

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Morey, Arthur, narrator.

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Murphy, Adam, author, illustrator.

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Mynett, Geoff, 1946- author.

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Ménard, Johanne, 1955- author.

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Noble, Peter (Narrator), narrator.

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O'Brien, Keith, 1973- author.

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Olson, Lynne, author.

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Ottaviani, Jim, author.

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Page, Susan, 1951- author.

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Pai, Anant, editor.

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Palmer, Charly, illustrator.

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Pasternak, Anna, 1967- author.

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Pearlman, Jeff, author.

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Petkoff, Robert, narrator.

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Phumiruk, Dow, illustrator.

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