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Biography and Memoir June 2017
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Being a Dad Is Weird : Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours
by Ben Falcone
A lighthearted and intimate look at fatherhood from the director, writer and actor from The Boss and Tammy combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with wife Melissa McCarthy have been shaped by his childhood. 75,000 first printing
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A new model : what confidence, beauty, and power really look like
by Ashley Graham
The outspoken plus-sized model and body image activist presents a collection of provocative essays that chronicle her life in fashion and offer insight into how ideas around body image are and are not evolving in today's culture. 150,000 first printing.
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My soul looks back : a memoir
by Jessica B Harris
The award-winning writer describes what it was like growing up and hanging out with other members of the Black Intelligentsia in 1970s New York City, including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison and their ongoing friendships.
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Believe me : a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens
by Eddie Izzard
A wide-ranging memoir by the critically acclaimed British comedian details his childhood in multiple countries, his first performances on the streets of London and the achievements that have marked his international success.
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You don't have to say you love me : a memoir
by Sherman Alexie
The National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian presents a literary memoir of poems, essays and intimate family photos that reflect his complicated feelings about his disadvantaged childhood on a Native American reservation with his siblings and alcoholic parents. 100,000 first printing.
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Black privilege : opportunity comes to those who create it
by Charlamagne Tha God
The co-host of 105.1's "The Breakfast Club" shares his unlikely success story as a troubled youth-turned-influential radio personality, outlining unstinting views about how embracing one's truths is an essential part of achieving success and happiness.
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Life's work : from the trenches, a moral argument for choice
by Willie Parker
An outspoken Christian reproductive-justice advocate draws on his experiences as a physician and abortion provider to trace his fundamentalist upbringing in the American South while explaining why he believes that helping women in need without judgment is in accordance with Christian values.
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They Left Their Homelands
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| Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by W. Bernard CarlsonScientific genius Nikola Tesla emigrated to the U.S. from his native Serbia in 1884. Known as a leading innovator in electronics and telephony, Tesla was regarded by many as an eccentric. In this well-researched biography author Bernard Carlson balances Tesla's showmanship with his scientific brilliance. Those curious about his achievements and intrigued by science history will find this to be an engaging and informative portrait. |
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| Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma LakshmiBest-known for her work as a judge on television's Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, originally from Madras, India, portrays her sense of taste as an aspect of navigating a complex world. While on camera, she's a woman of few words, but this candid memoir includes details of her marriage to (and divorce from) Salman Rushdie, her love affair with billionaire Teddy Forstmann, her health struggles, and her joy in her daughter. |
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Under the same sky : from starvation in North Korea to salvation in America
by Joseph Kim
A man who escaped the devastating famine in North Korea, despite being abandoned as a boy, tells the story of his survival inside the oppressive country, his escape and subsequent rescue by activists and Christian missionaries and his success in the United States thanks to a newfound faith and courage. 50,000 first printing.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Bedford Public Library
2424 Forest Ridge Dr.
Bedford, Texas 76021
817-952-2350
www.bedfordlibrary.org
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