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Charley Patton: Expanded Edition
PaperbackOriginal price $12.95 - Original price $12.95Original price $12.95$14.99$14.99 - $14.99Current price $14.99| /The Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (1891–1934) was born and raised around Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s, he was t...
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Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White
HardcoverOriginal price $26.95Original price $26.95 - Original price $26.95Original price $26.95Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /A luminous and inspiring portrait of a Black pioneer and artistic force--Eartha Kitt--and one of the most moving mother/daughter stories in Hollywo...
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Historically Black: American Icons Who Attended Hbcus
HardcoverOriginal price $26.00Original price $26.00 - Original price $26.00Original price $26.00Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /A vibrant collection of biographies and illustrated portraits that capture the brilliance of more than thirty American icons, Historically Black is...
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Black Broadway in Washington, DC
PaperbackOriginal price $21.99Original price $21.99 - Original price $21.99Original price $21.99Current price $20.99$20.99 - $20.99Current price $20.99| /Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was kn...
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Chronicles of the Juice Man: A Memoir
HardcoverOriginal price $29.99Original price $29.99 - Original price $29.99Original price $29.99Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /A memoir by the Oscar-winning, platinum-selling rapper and producer for fans of Rick Ross's Hurricanes and The Autobiography of Gucci ManeThe hustl...
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Sneaky Showbiz
PaperbackOriginal price $17.77 - Original price $17.77Original price $17.77$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Sneaky Showbiz You've heard the rumors. You've seen the headlines. But now it's time to reveal the salacious, sinfully intoxicating world of Sneaky...
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The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson
HardcoverOriginal price $29.00Original price $29.00 - Original price $29.00Original price $29.00Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /From celebrated ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland, a heartfelt memoir about her friendship with trailblazer Raven Wi...
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Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed
HardcoverOriginal price $35.00Original price $35.00 - Original price $35.00Original price $35.00Current price $29.99$29.99 - $29.99Current price $29.99| /From Donald Bogle, the award-winning author of Hollywood Black and leading authority on Black cinema history, this is a first-of-its-kind comprehen...
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Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas
PaperbackOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a celebrated filmmaker and activist and his conservative Mormon mother built bridges across t...
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I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir
HardcoverOriginal price $30.00Original price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award–winning actor ...
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House Fires
HardcoverOriginal price $25.00Original price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price $25.00Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /Notes From Your BooksellerYouTube star Connor Franta already has two bestsellers under his belt. In his third memoir, Franta speaks about the up-...
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Trejo (Spanish edition): Mi vida de crimen, redención y Hollywood
PaperbackOriginal price $17.00Original price $17.00 - Original price $17.00Original price $17.00Current price $16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Por primera vez, toda la historia real, fascinante e inspiradora del viaje de Danny Trejo desde el crimen, la prisión, la adicción y la pérdida a...
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The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
PaperbackOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /"I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite that contra...
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Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
HardcoverOriginal price $22.00Original price $22.00 - Original price $22.00Original price $22.00Current price $20.99$20.99 - $20.99Current price $20.99| /“Words mean more than what is set down on paper,” Maya Angelou wrote in her groundbreaking memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Indeed, Angelo...
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Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry
PaperbackOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Winner of the 2019 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyWinner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ NonfictionWinner of the Shilts-Gra...
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Unprotected: A Memoir
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /From the incomparable Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner, a powerful and revealing autobiography about race, sexuality, art, and healing—now in ...
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The Ghastly One: The 42nd Street Netherworld of Director Andy Milligan
PaperbackOriginal price $34.95Original price $34.95 - Original price $34.95Original price $34.95Current price $29.99$29.99 - $29.99Current price $29.99| /One of the most acclaimed film director biographies ever published. The Ghastly One: The 42nd Street Netherworld of Director Andy Milligan is back ...
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Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
PaperbackOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /The bestselling author and American icon offers lessons from his own remarkable life in the form of letters to his great-grandaughter The author of...
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Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy
HardcoverOriginal price $27.95Original price $27.95 - Original price $27.95Original price $27.95Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /A poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's Oz-like journey in the worlds of Off-Broadway, Broadway, and Hollywood The Tony Aw...
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August Wilson: A Life
HardcoverOriginal price $32.50Original price $32.50 - Original price $32.50Original price $32.50Current price $27.99$27.99 - $27.99Current price $27.99| /The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwright of the late 20th century, by a theater cr...
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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Notes From Your BooksellerThe actor who made his name playing tough guys in movies actually had it rough growing up in an abusive household. Dann...
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Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Now a major motion picture starring Jim Parsons, this is a “heartbreaking but surprisingly hilarious memoir” (People) about the lessons, love, an...
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Pageboy: A Memoir
HardcoverOriginal price $29.99Original price $29.99 - Original price $29.99Original price $29.99Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth.“Can I kiss you?” It was two months befor...
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A History of Milwaukee Drag: Seven Generations of Glamour
PaperbackOriginal price $21.99Original price $21.99 - Original price $21.99Original price $21.99Current price $20.99$20.99 - $20.99Current price $20.99| /p>The queens that made Milwaukee famousFor over a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, The Only ...
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