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1) I'm glad my mom died

Author

McCurdy, Jennette

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#3 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-28. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 79 week(s).

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"Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?"...

2) The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder

Author

Grann, David

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#7 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-28. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 51 week(s).

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...

3) Outlive: the science & art of longevity

Author

Attia, Peter

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#8 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-28. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 55 week(s).

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"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease,...