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Bill Bryson

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Willie Nelson

Country Music Singer-Songwriter Known for "On The Road Again" & "Always On My Mind"

Jillian Michaels

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Mark Bittman

Former NYT Writer; Author of "How to Cook Everything" Series; Host of "Food with Mark Bittman"

Jonathan Eig

Journalist & Bestselling Author Known for his Biographies

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Author of the New York Times Editor's Choice Memoir "Unforgetting"

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