The Light Years: A Memoir, Hardcover - Chris Rush

DescriptionThe Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American historyChris Rush wa...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThe Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times...

DescriptionThe captain of a family-owned starship arranges a marriage for her son in hopes of achieving faster-than-light travel and maybe, just ma...

The first book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, previously a BBC radio and TV series. With the onset of war, The Light Years reveals a privilege...

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Publisher: BenBella BooksAuthor(s): Chris PalmerNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

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This book chronicles the personal journey of pioneering female winery owner Susan Sokol Blosser, from deciding on a whim to grow wine grapes in the...

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An exquisite novel of lost lives and the elusiveness of happiness, this seductive, witty and tender book follows married couple Negra and Viri as f...

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The second instalment of the popular YA science fiction series, with further details still under wraps. Morgan is also the author of the 100 series...

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This haunting and electric coming of age memoir charts Casey Legler's broken childhood--from swimming in the Olympics at eighteen while facing crip...

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In 1998 Teresa Fazio signed up for the Marine Corps' ROTC program to pay her way through MIT. After the United States was attacked on September 11,...

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A frank, witty, and dazzlingly written memoir of one woman trying to keep it together while her body falls apart--from the "brilliant mind" (Michae...

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Melissa Gould's hopeful memoir of grieving outside the box and the surprising nature of love.When Melissa Gould's husband, Joel, was unexpectedly h...

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids Rainbows are beautiful As Red Kan...

A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence--the language of light that helps life communicate in...

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DescriptionThe Grammy- and Academy Award- nominated singer-songwriter's haunting, lyrical memoir, sharing the story of an unthinkable act of violen...

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From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter, a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction, and of one woman's attempts to find...