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| The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam by Max BootWhat it is: a biography of CIA operative Edward Lansdale that challenges commonly held perceptions of the man who orchestrated the American "hearts and minds" strategy during the Vietnam conflict.
Don't miss: With the aid of Lansdale's own writings, author Max Boot details the operative's life -- he was once called "one of the ten greatest spies of all time" by CIA Director William Colby -- while also providing a detailed military history of the Vietnam war.
You might also like: The Spy Who Loved Us by Thomas Bass. |
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| The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco CantúWhat it's about: Third-generation Mexican American Francisco Cantú writes eloquently of his time as a U.S. Border Agent in the American Southwest. Cantú shares how, during his four years on the job, he found himself on both sides of the immigration issue: he was as an enforcer of the law but also sympathetic to the plight of those trying to cross the border.
About the author: Cantú is a former Fulbright fellow who has received both a Whiting Award and the Pushcart Prize, and was featured on NPR's This American Life. |
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Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles through Philosophy
by Michael Perry
What it is: Bestselling writer Michael Perry (The Jesus Cow) draws parallels between his life and that of medieval French philosopher Michel de Montaigne.
Read it for: Perry’s warm and humorous tone, which might provoke laughter as he describes his (and Montaigne’s) views on aging, sex, marriage...and kidney stones.
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| In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane GuerreroWhat it's about: When actress Dianne Guerrero (Orange is the New Black; Jane the Virgin) was just 14 years old, she returned home from school one day to find that her parents and older brother -- undocumented Colombian immigrants -- had been deported. Guerrero, born in the U.S., could stay, but she was completely on her own, as she shares in this timely and heartbreaking memoir.
You might also like: Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream by Eileen Truax. |
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| Yes, My Accent Is Real: And Some Other Things I Haven't Told You by Kunal NayyarWhat it is: a collection of charming, irreverent essays that answer the question "How did a London-born, New Delhi-raised student who came to the U.S. to get a degree in business administration end up playing an astrophysicist on The Big Bang Theory?" In answering that question, actor Kunal Nayyar also shares reminiscences about his life both on and off the small screen.
Don't miss: Nayyar's infatuation with the fictional Winnie Cooper; his marriage to a former Miss India. |
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| Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep by Michael SchulmanWhat it's about: Nominated for 20 Academy Awards and the winner of three (at least as of this writing), Meryl Streep is undoubtedly one of the best actors of her generation. In Her Again, author Michael Schulman profiles the iconic star and examines her early achievements, from her time at Vassar College to her success on the New York Stage to her career-making performances in films like Kramer vs. Kramer.
Read it for: an entertaining, fast-paced celebrity biography bursting with gossipy tidbits. |
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Biography and Memoir March 2018
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