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The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions - Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing a blockbuster painkiller that was the catalyst for the opioid crisis. -- jacket
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From the founders of the international health-care behemoth Johnson & Johnson in the late 1800s to the contemporary Johnsons of today, such as billionaire New York Jets owner Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, all is revealed in this unauthorized biography. Often compared to the Kennedy clan because of the tragedies and scandals that had befallen both wealthy and powerful families, This book, based on scores of exclusive, candid, on-the-record interviews,...
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Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
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2013.
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"A daughter of American royalty, Eileen Rockefeller is one of the first in her family to write a memoir of growing up with fame and fortune and finding her own voice within its storied history"--
"Author's memoir about growing up in one of America's most prominent families"--
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Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will turns 90 in 2015. He's an established legend, having starred in 'Mary Poppins', 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. And yet he's still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on television, in movies, on the stage, and on social media. For the first time, Van Dyke shares his secrets and tips on old age.
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"The engaging and hilarious stories in Walking in My Joy, told by the one and only Jenifer Lewis, will leave you clutching your stomach and wiping away tears. But this book isn't all laughs, y'all! Jenifer welcomes you into her world of triumphs and struggles, all the while high kicking through life with insightful messages that'll touch your soul. A self-described traveling fool and nature freak, Jenifer takes readers from the streets of New York...
10) The Deer Stalker
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Originally published in 1925, in THE DEER STALKER, Zane Grey readers will find all they have come to expect from their favorite Western author-swift action, magnificent descriptions of the desert and canyon country, plus the added valiant effort of a ranger's struggle to save the doomed herd of deer on the Buckskin range. Zane Grey makes the reader see this colorful Arizona country, makes him feel something of the awe that is the inevitable reaction...
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Worthy Publishing
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2022.
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"Matt James, the first Black bachelor on ABC's beloved television show, The Bachelor, shares his views on the controversial topics that defined his season and confronts matters of race, opportunity, and his biracial identity head on." --
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"Imagine denying your core and soul. Then add to it the most impossible expectations that people have for you because you are the personification of The American Male Athlete." Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and million-dollar smile belied a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria,...
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The star of "Black-ish" traces her journey from poverty to fame, sharing insights into her battles with undiagnosed mental illness and sex addiction while citing the support of loving friends and her philosophy about self-acceptance that enabled her success.
"From her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, performing comedy or drama, as an unforgettable lead or a scene-stealing supporting character, Jenifer...
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