by Jeffrey Zaslow
The New York Times
bestselling journalist takes us to a remarkable small-town bridal shop, where generations
of mothers and daughters have shared precious dreams of love and life. You may
not have heard of Fowler, Michigan, much less Becker’s Bridal. But for the
thousands of women who have stepped inside, Becker’s is the site of some of the
most important moments of their lives—moments that speak to us all. Housed in a
former bank, the boutique owners transformed the vault into a “magic room,”
with soft church lighting, a circular pedestal, and mirrors that make lifelong
dreams come true.
Pistols and Petticoats: 175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fiction
by Erika Janik
A lively
exploration of the struggles faced by women in law enforcement and mystery
fiction for the past 175 years.
Pistols and Petticoats tells the story of women’s very early place in crime
fiction and their public crusade to transform policing. Whether real or
fictional, investigating women were nearly always at odds with society. Most
women refused to let that stop them, paving the way to a modern professional
life for women on the force and in popular culture.
PaulMcCartney: The Life
by Phillip Norman
The
definitive Paul McCartney biography, written with his approval by bestselling
biographer Philip Norman.
Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family members and close friends who have never spoken on the record before. Paul McCartney reveals the complex character behind the façade and sheds new light on his childhood--blighted by his mother's death but redeemed by the father who introduced him to music.
Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family members and close friends who have never spoken on the record before. Paul McCartney reveals the complex character behind the façade and sheds new light on his childhood--blighted by his mother's death but redeemed by the father who introduced him to music.
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