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Popular Culture November 2021
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The Audacity
by Katherine Ryan
From the star of the hit Netflix series The Duchess comes a brilliantly funny, fiercely honest, and dangerously astute handbook of life instruction. "I've come to accept that being audacious is a gift I can't escape." People "know" my on-stage comedy persona or my scripted ballsy characters and wrongly assume that I must stomp around all day in designer dresses eviscerating those who dare to cross my path. But mostly, I'm just sat eating pickles and being nice to some dogs.
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No One Wins Alone : A Memoir
by Mark Messier
One of the most accomplished athletes in the history of professional sports, the author chronicles his extraordinary journey to making NHL history as well as shares insights about success, winning cultures and how leaders can help teams overcome challenges.
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Off the Record
by Peter Mansbridge
After years of interviewing others, Peter turns the lens on himself and takes us behind the scenes of his life on the frontlines of journalism as he reflects on the toll of being in the spotlight, the importance of diversity in the newsroom, the role of the media then and now, and the responsibilities we all bear as citizens in an increasingly global world.
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On freedom : four songs of care and constraint
by Maggie Nelson
Drawing on a wide variety of material, from critical theory to pop culture to intimacies and plan exchanges of daily life, the author, in this timely book, explores how we might think, experience or talk about freedom in ways responsive to the conditions of our day.
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Over the Boards : Lessons from the Ice
by Hayley Wickenheiser
The greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her four Olympic gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short. There is no one in the world like Hayley Wickenheiser. 13 World Championship appearances. 6 Olympic Games. Hockey Hall of Famer. All while raising a child, earning multiple university degrees, and not benefiting from the financial stability male professional athletes have. She gave the game everything she had--now, Hayley shares what the game gave her.
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Please don't sit on my bed in your outside clothes : essays
by Phoebe Robinson
Written in Phoebe's unforgettable voice and with her unparalleled wit, Robinson's latest collection, laced with spot-on pop culture references, takes on a wide range of topics. From the values she learned from her parents (including, but not limited to, advice on not bringing outside germs onto your clean bed) to her and her boyfriend, lovingly known as British Baekoff, deciding to have a child-free union, to the way the Black Lives Matter movement took center stage in America, and, finally, the continual struggle to love her 4C hair, each essay is packed with humor and humanity.
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The Storyteller : Tales of Life and Music
by Dave Grohl
The legendary American musician, singer, songwriter and documentary filmmaker offers a collection of stories, written by his own hand, that focus on the memories of his life, from his childhood to today. Simultaneous.
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This bright future
by Bobby Hall
Transforming a childhood of violence, anger and trauma into music that spread a resilient message of peace, love and positivity, Bobby Hall, aka Logic, looks back on his extraordinary life with humor and honesty, revealing a man, who against all odds, refused to be broken.
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Reset : Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society
by Ronald J. Deibert
In 'Reset', technology and security expert Ronald J. Deibert examines the scope and scale of the personal, social, political, economic, and ecological implications of social media. Deibert exposes social medias disproportionate influence in every aspect of life to the detriment of society and of our humanity -- so much so that we are now in urgent need of a wholesale shift in our lifestyles, a fundamental revision of culture, work, and politics. And not just in one country, but around the world.
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Shut Out
by Bernie Saunders and Barry Meisel
This is a memoir about professional hockey by a player who had the potential to become a star but was blocked at almost every opportunity because of his race. In spite of this, Shut Out is a hopeful and uplifting book about facing adversity, overcoming it and moving ahead. Woven throughout the book is Saunders's love of his family, especially his brother, John, who died at age sixty-one. Now retired, Bernie Saunders is still sought out by the hockey community for his observations and advice.
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Sorry not sorry
by Alyssa Milano
The actress and activist offers a collection of personal essays about her life, career and humanitarianism, giving her fans worldwide what they want to hear directly from her about—the life she has lived, the things she’s seen and experienced and the way she lives in and with the world.
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Talking to Canadians : A Memoir
by Rick Mercer
For the first time, this most private of public figures has turned the spotlight on himself, in a memoir that's as revealing as it is hilarious. In riveting anecdotal style, Rick charts his rise from highly unpromising schoolboy (in his reports "the word 'disappointment' appeared a fair bit") to the heights of TV fame.
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