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Winston and the Windsors by Andrew Morton #nonfiction #bookreview #audiobook @harlequinbooks

Overview From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Queen and Diana, a groundbreaking story of the riveting hot-and-cold relationship between the House of Windsor and Winston Churchill. From an early age, Winston Churchill was convinced that he was a man of destiny. … Continue reading

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Softly As I Leave You by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley with Mary Jane Ross #bookreview #memoir @hachetteaudio

Overview The long-awaited memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult, inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees. Priscilla Presley’s divorce from Elvis left his fans incredulous. How could she leave the man … Continue reading

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A Thousand Ways To Die by Trymaine Lee #audiobook #bookreview #nonfiction @macmillanaudio

Overview A deeply personal exploration of the generational impact of guns on the Black experience in America A few years ago, Trymaine Lee, though fit and only 38, nearly died of a heart attack. When his then five-year-old daughter, Nola, … Continue reading

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Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child #audiobook #bookreview #nonfiction @highbridgeaudio

Overview After making his debut in The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular―and most enduring―fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories. These are the … Continue reading

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The Housekeeper’s Secret by Sandra Schnakenburg #memoir #bookreview #audiobook

Overview For fans of stranger than truth stories, Sandy Schnakenburg is uncovering rattling and unprecedented revelations in this powerful memoir of love, secrets, and survival. When Lee Metoyer is hired to be the new housekeeper, she has no idea that … Continue reading

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The Art Spy by Michelle Young #nonfiction #audiobook @harperaudio

Overview A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet … Continue reading

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The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson #nonfiction #audiobook @macmillanaudio @stmartinspress

Overview After decades of silence, the last surviving World War II spy operating in the deadly world of Nazi France, reveals the real, untold story of her time as a secret agent. From a unique and singular voice comes the … Continue reading

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The Magician’s Daughter by Katy Grabel #memoir #bookspotlight @gosparkpoint

Overview Never before has the daughter of a great magician written with such candor and beauty about magic’s backstage-and onstage-world, where even the most outlandish dreams are possible. The Magician’s Daughter-A Memoir is a coming-of-age story set within the motion and … Continue reading

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The Rebel Romanov, Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had by Helen Rappaport #audiobook #bookreview #nonfiction

Overview In 1795, Catherine the Great of Russia was in search of a bride for her grandson Constantine, who stood third in line to her throne. In an eerie echo of her own story, Catherine selected an innocent young German … Continue reading

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Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women by Vandalism Krefft #audiobook #nonfiction @hachetteaudio

Overview A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim … Continue reading

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