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Biography and Memoir October 2017
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing : A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
by Jen Waite
After a disturbing email sparks Waite's suspicion that her husband is having an affair, she tries to uncover the truth and rebuild trust in her marriage. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. Waiteobsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment from the last five years that isn't part of the long-con of lies and manipulation. With a dual-timeline narrative structure, we see Waite's romance bud, bloom, and wither simultaneously, making the heartbreak and disbelief even more affecting.
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
by Trevor Noah
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
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Crossings : a doctor-soldier's story
by Jon Kerstetter
"In Iraq, as a combat physician and officer, Jon Kerstetter balanced two impossibly conflicting imperatives - to heal and to kill. When he suffered an injury and then a stroke during his third tour, he wound up back home in Iowa, no longer able to be either a doctor or a soldier. In this gorgeous memoir that moves from his impoverished upbringing on an Oneida reservation, to his harrowing stints as a volunteer medic in Kosovo and Bosnia, through the madness of Iraq and his intense mandate to assemble a team to identify the remains of Uday and Qusay Hussein, and the struggle afterward to come to terms with a life irrevocably changed, Kerstetter beautifully illuminates war and survival, the fragility of the human body, and the strength of will that lies within."
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The Kardashians : an American drama
by Jerry Oppenheimer
An unauthorized family biography by the best-selling author of Crazy Rich dissects the scandals and secrets of the infamous reality TV clan, from the overshadowed life of patriarch Robert Kardashian to "momager" Kris Jenner's top-secret plan for the future.
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Last don standing : the secret life of mob boss Ralph Natale
by Dan Pearson
For the first time ever, the former La Cosa Nostra boss, and the last Don of the Philadelphia mob and first ever to turn state’s evidence, shares his story of life and death inside Philadelphia’s organized crime family, revealing how he achieved status within the mob never seen before or since until he was betrayed by his men.
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Life on the ground floor : Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine
by James Maskalyk
"A celebrated humanitarian doctor's unique perspective on sickness, health and what it is to be alive. In this deeply personal book, humanitarian doctor and activist James Maskalyk, author of the highly acclaimed Six Months in Sudan, draws upon his experience treating patients in the world's emergency rooms. From Toronto to Addis Ababa, Cambodia to Bolivia, he discovers that although the cultures, resources and medical challenges of each hospital may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor:the location of their emergency rooms. Here, on the ground floor, is where Dr. Maskalyk witnesses the story of "human aliveness"--our mourning and laughter, tragedies and hopes, the frailty of being and the resilience of the human spirit. And it's here too that he is swept into the story, confronting his fears and doubts and questioning what it is to be a doctor. Masterfully written and artfully structured, Life on the Ground Floor is more than just an emergency doctor's memoir or travelogue--it's a meditation on health, sickness and the wonder of human life."
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Lightfoot
by Nicholas Jennings
A biography of the Canadian singer-songwriter behind “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” describes how he started singing in grade school before going on to write songs and play concert halls worldwide while watching his relationships unravel due to alcoholism.
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