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Biography and Memoir November 2019
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The Aeronauts : Travels in the Air
by James Glaisher
The Aeronauts is the true story behind the forthcoming Major Motion Picture of the death-defying adventures of pioneering Victorian balloonist and scientist James Glaisher. In 1862, ambitious scientist James Glaisher set out to do the impossible: ascend higher into the skies than ever before to establish his ground-breaking research.
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Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge
by Sheila Weller
A candid portrait of the beloved Hollywood actress and writer discusses her complicated relationships with her famous parents, her Star Wars fame and her struggles with bipolar disorder and drug addiction. By the best-selling author of Girls Like Us.
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Chasing my cure : a doctor's race to turn hope into action : a memoir
by David C Fajgenbaum
An award-winning doctor and former college athlete recounts his battle with a rare health disorder that compelled his work with world-class scientists to find a cure, describing how he became a driven advocate for patients with under-researched diseases.
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Halfbreed
by Maria Campbell
This edition of Halfbreed includes a new introduction written by Indigenous (Métis) scholar Dr. Kim Anderson detailing the extraordinary work that Maria has been doing since its original publication 46 years ago, and an afterword by the author looking at what has changed, and also what has not, for Indigenous people in Canada today. Restored are the recently discovered missing pages from the original text of this groundbreaking and significant work.
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Into the planet : my life as a cave diver
by Jill Heinerth
A renowned cave diver and expert consultant presents a firsthand account of a trailblazing career spent exploring the hidden depths and sunken caves of the world’s oceans, detailing the field’s important scientific and historical discoveries.
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Janis : Her Life and Music
by Holly George-Warren
The Grammy nominee and award-winning co-author of The Road to Woodstock presents an intimate portrait of the counterculture music artist that includes coverage of her conservative upbringing, her extraordinary voice and her boundary-breaking legacy.
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| Life undercover : coming of age in the CIA by Amaryllis FoxA chronicle of an extraordinary life, and of one woman’s courage and passion, follows the author as she spends 10 years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting down the world’s most dangerous terrorist while marrying and becoming a mother. |
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Me : Elton John
by Elton John
An official autobiography by the influential music artist, published to coincide with the release of Rocketman, includes coverage of John’s complicated upbringing in a London suburb, his celebrity collaborations, his struggles with addiction and the establishment of his AIDS Foundation.
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The only plane in the sky : an oral history of 9/11
by Garrett M. Graff
A panoramic oral history of the September 11 attacks draws on hundreds of interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends and family members to recount events from the perspectives of firsthand witnesses.
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Texas flood : the inside story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
by Alan Paul
An unstinting account of the guitar legend’s life and career draws on firsthand insights from family members and loved ones to discuss topics ranging from Vaughan’s creative endeavors and battles with addiction to his tumultuous marriage and fatal helicopter crash. Illustrations.
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The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You
by Dina Nayeri
In 1988, eight-year-old Dina Nayeri and her family fled Iran, eventually finding asylum in the United States. Now an award-winning novelist, Nayeri grapples with living as an immigrant in a world that often diminishes her humanity.
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