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Paperback Nonfiction- August 26, 2012

Paperback Nonfiction - August 26, 2012

Paperback Nonfiction

IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

THE GLASS CASTLE

OUTLIERS

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL

HOW TO BE A WOMAN

1493

BOSSYPANTS

A STOLEN LIFE

THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY

THE OTHER WES MOORE

BORN TO RUN

THE EIGHTY-DOLLAR CHAMPION

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The Massacre America Forgot

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