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Ira Gershwin : a life in words

Owen, Michael, 1962- author.

Publication Date

2025

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927.8214 GER

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SD_ILS:788239

Ingenious : a biography of Benjamin Franklin, scientist

Munson, Richard, author.

Publication Date

2024

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973.3 MUN

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SD_ILS:785210

Norman Lear : his life and times

Whetsell, Tripp, author.

Publication Date

2025

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927.9145 LEA

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SD_ILS:788593

Connecting dots : a blind life

Miele, Joshua Alexander, author.

Publication Date

2025

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362.41 MIE

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SD_ILS:790715

I am Sally Ride

Meltzer, Brad, author.

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2025

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629.45 MEL

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You are a star, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Robbins, Dean, 1957- author.

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2025

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323 ROB

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SD_ILS:794132

American poison : a deadly invention and the woman who battled for environmental justice

Stone, Daniel (Daniel Evan), 1985- author.

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2025

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363.7384 STO

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SD_ILS:791132

Care and feeding : a memoir

Woolever, Laurie, author.

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2025

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926.415 WOO

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SD_ILS:795045

Lorne : the man who invented Saturday Night Live

Morrison, Susan, author.

Publication Date

2025

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927.9145 MIC

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SD_ILS:795118

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Propaganda girls : the secret war of the women in the OSS

Rogak, Lisa, 1962- author.

Publication Date

2025

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940.548673 ROG

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SD_ILS:795151

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The countess and the Nazis : an American family's private war

Hutto, Richard Jay, author.

Publication Date

2025

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943.086 HUT

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The woman who knew everyone : the power of Perle Mesta, Washington's most famous hostess

Gordon, Meryl, author.

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2025

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920.72 MES

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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.

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Eliopoulos, Chris, illustrator.

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Patterson, James, 1947- author.

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Eyman, Scott, 1951- author.

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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

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Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.

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Robbins, Dean, 1957- author.

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Ager, Charlotte, illustrator.

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Blum, Howard, author.

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Century, Douglas, author.

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Clavin, Thomas, author.

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Howe, Katherine, 1977- author.

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Kershaw, Alex, author.

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Krull, Kathleen, author.

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Meacham, Jon, author.

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Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator.

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O'Reilly, Bill, author.

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Purnell, Sonia, author.

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Wedge, Dave, author.

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Abbott, Karen, 1973- author.

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Anthony, Carl Sferrazza, author.

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

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Baker, Peter, 1967- author.

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Barton, Chris, author.

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Beller, Elizabeth, author.

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Bissinger, Buzz, 1954- author.

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D'Antonio, Michael, author.

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De Visé, Daniel, author.

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DeFelice, Jim, 1956- author.

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

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Edwards, Gavin, 1968- author.

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Eversmann, Matt, author.

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George-Warren, Holly, author.

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Glenn, Ebony, illustrator.

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Goodwin, Doris Kearns, author.

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Henican, Ellis, author.

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Hilburn, Robert, author.

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Horn, Jonathan, 1982- author.

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Isaacson, Walter, author.

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Kashner, Sam, author.

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Lee, Heath Hardage, author.

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Leerhsen, Charles, author.

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Leung, Julie, author.

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

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Loftis, Larry, author.

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McGilligan, Patrick, author.

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McGrath, Ben, author.

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McNeil, Liz, author.

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Meacham, Jon, author, narrator.

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Mooney, Chris, author.

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O'Brien, Keith, 1973- author.

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Page, Susan, 1951- author.

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Pearlman, Jeff, author.

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Phumiruk, Dow, illustrator.

(3)

Pinkney, Andrea Davis, author.

(3)

Ribowsky, Mark, author.

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Riesman, Abraham, author.

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Rogak, Lisa, 1962- author.

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Ronald, Susan, author.

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Schiff, Stacy, author.

(3)

Sherman, Casey, 1969- author.

(3)

Slade, Suzanne, author.

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Stone, Joanie, illustrator.

(3)

Taraborrelli, J. Randy, author.

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Thomas, Mike, 1970- author.

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Todd, Traci N., author.

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Tye, Larry, author.

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Wallace, Benjamin, 1968- author.

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Woodward, Bob, 1943- author.

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Woolever, Laurie, author.

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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947- author.

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Abrams, Dan, 1966- author.

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Albom, Mitch, 1958- author.

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Arthur, Jeremy, narrator.

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Baier, Bret. author.

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Bair, Deirdre, author.

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Barrager, Brigette, illustrator.

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Batchelor, Bob, author.

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Benedict, Jeff, author.

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Biden, Jill, author.

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Bingham, Sallie, author.

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Bird, Kai, author.

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Blais, Madeleine, author.

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Blehm, Eric, author.

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Bogle, Donald, author.

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Boot, Max, 1968- author.

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Boutsikaris, Dennis, narrator.

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Brinkley, Douglas, author.

(2)

Brower, Kate Andersen.

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Brown, David S. (David Scott), 1966- author.

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Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.

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Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008, author.

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Buettner, Russ, author.

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Burgess, Matthew, author.

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Callahan, Dan, 1977- author.

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Callahan, Maureen (Journalist), author.

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Callahan, Tom, author.

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Campbell, Cassandra, narrator.

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Carlin, Peter Ames, author.

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Carr, Cynthia, 1950- author.

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Casillo, Charles, author.

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Chambers, Veronica, author.

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Charter, David, author.

(2)

Coates, Ta-Nehisi, author.

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Cohen, Jared, 1981- author.

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Cohen, Michael (Lawyer), author.

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Cohen, Rachel, 1973- author.

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Colón, Raúl, illustrator.

(2)

Conant, Jennet, author.

(2)

Cooper, Anderson, author, narrator.

(2)

Coppins, McKay, author.

(2)

Cordery, Stacy A., author.

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Courogen, Carrie, author.

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Crowther, Gail, author.

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Culp, Jason, narrator.

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Curtis, Cathy (Writer on art), author.

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Das, Anupreeta (Journalist), author.

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Davis, Steven L. author.

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Douglas, John E., author.

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Drabkin, Ronald, author.

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Dugard, Martin, author.

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Dunbar, Erica Armstrong, author.

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Edwards, Janina, narrator.

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Eggers, Dave, author.

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Eig, Jonathan, author.

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Eliot, Marc, author.

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Engle, Margarita, author.

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Fagone, Jason, author.

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Farrell, John A. (John Aloysius), author.

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Fine, Jason, screenwriter.

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Fisher, David, 1946- author.

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Fisher, Joely, 1967- author.

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Fisher, Todd, 1958- author.

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Ford, Ashley C., author.

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Fraser, Caroline, author.

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Gabriel, Mary, 1955- author.

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Garcia, Mayte, 1973- author.

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Gardner, Mark Lee, 1960- author.

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Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., writer of foreword.

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Giddins, Gary, author.

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Glasser, Susan, author.

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Gopnik, Blake, author.

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Gordon, Meryl, author.

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Green, Sarah, illustrator.

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Greenfield, Robert, author.

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Griffin, Mark, 1968- author.

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Grush, Loren, author.

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Haberman, Maggie, author.

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Harig, Bob, author.

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Harjo, Joy, author.

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Harrison, Lindsay, author.

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Harrison, Vashti, author, illustrator.

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Hecimovich, Gregg A., author.

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Hendrickson, Paul, 1944- author.

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Heylin, Clinton, 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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Hope, Bradley, author.

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Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981- writer of foreword.

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Howard, Clint, 1959- author.

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Howard, Ron, 1954- author.

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Innerst, Stacy, illustrator.

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Inskeep, Steve, author.

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Itzkoff, Dave, author.

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Jackson, JD, narrator.

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Jobb, Dean, 1958- author.

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Kaplan, James, 1951- author.

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Kirtzman, Andrew, author.

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Klauber, Kevin, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

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Kranish, Michael, author.

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Kwon, Julie, illustrator.

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Lamott, Anne, author.

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Larson, Edward J. (Edward John), author.

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Larson, Erik, 1954-

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Lazenby, Roland, author.

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Light, Alan, author.

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Lucas, Josh, actor.

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Lyons, Kelly Starling, author.

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Lê, Nhung, illustrator.

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Magoon, Kekla, author.

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Mahin, Michael James, author.

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Malloy, Tim (Journalist), author.

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Mann, William J., author.

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Manson, Mark, author.

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Mazur, Kathe, narrator.

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Meadows, Michelle, author.

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Mentyka, Sharon, author.

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Messner, Kate, author.

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Michaelis, David, 1957- author.

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Miles, Tiya, 1970- author.

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Minutaglio, Bill, author.

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Mirchandani, Raakhee, author.

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Montillo, Roseanne, author.

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Moore, Marcus J., author.

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