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Biography and Memoir April 2017
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| Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy MartinIn Rest in Power, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin's parents, chronicle their reactions to their son's death as they recount the details of his final days, the trial of the man who killed him, and subsequent events. They build a loving portrait of their son as they relate the memories of family and friends. Telling Trayvon's story in alternating chapters, they provide information that's missing from news reports and offer food for thought in the national controversy that followed this death and the subsequent deaths in Ferguson, MO, Charleston, SC, and other places. This is a "brave, heart-rending narrative," says Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. |
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Rising Star : The Making of Barack Obama
by David Garrow
Barack Obama’s keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted the little-known state senator from Illinois into the national spotlight. Three months later, Obama would win election to the U.S. Senate; four years later he would make history as America’s first black president. Now, at the end of his second presidential term, David J. Garrow delivers the most compelling and comprehensive biography ever written of Obama in the years preceding his presidency.
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| The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory, and Love by Michael D. LemonickLonni Sue Johnson was a well-known artist, a musician, and a pilot, but encephalitis left her with total amnesia and the inability to retain new memories for longer than a few minutes. In The Perpetual Now, science journalist Michael Lemonick depicts Johnson before her illness and describes her present life -- she engages in word games and still plays the viola and draws. He also explores the brain science that explains her amnesia, which is similar to that of Patient H.M. (portrayed in Luke Dittrich's book by that name). This insightful narrative presents Johnson as a vibrant, interesting human being; Oliver Sacks' fans may appreciate Lemonick's humane approach to science. |
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Martin Luther : renegade and prophet
by Lyndal Roper
Examining the inner life of Martin Luther, the founding leader of the Reformation, the author, one of the most respected historians at work in Britain today, reveals a literary genius who was full of contradictions and whose Ninety-Five Theses began the greatest upheaval and transformation of Christianity in history.
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So Much Things to Say : The Oral History of Bob Marley
by Roger Steffens
Bob Marley’s life is the stuff of legend. Raised in the slums of Kingston, Jamaica, Marley (1945–1981) wrote songs that inspired millions. So Much Things to Say tells Marley’s life story like never before. Roger Steffens traveled with the Wailers, interviewed Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer extensively, and took iconic Marley photographs. Now, drawing on forty years of intimate interviews with band members, family, lovers, and confidants—many speaking publicly for the first time—Steffens crafts a riveting oral history depicting Marley’s life through vivid scenes: the future reggae star auditioning for Coxsone Dodd in Trench Town, the violent confrontation between the Wailers and producer Lee Perry, the attempted assassination (and conspiracy theories that followed), triumphant live performances around the world, and the artist’s tragic death from cancer at the age of thirty-six. Revealing and original, So Much Things to Say presents Marley as both man and musician, seen through the eyes of those who knew him best.
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| Who Is That Man? In Search of the Real Bob Dylan by David DaltonThe chimerical and reclusive folk and rock icon Bob Dylan has impressed and influenced musicians and music lovers for decades, most recently winning the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. In Who Is That Man?, journalist and Rolling Stone founding editor David Dalton draws on interviews with Dylan's friends and colleagues and looks closely at Dylan's lyrics to answer that question. In "even-handed, never-boring fashion" (Kirkus Reviews), Dalton analyzes Dylan's many personae and lays some myths to rest. For an assessment based on just three major crossroads in Dylan's life, try Andrew McCarron's recent Light Come Shining. |
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| Words Without Music: A Memoir by Philip GlassAs a young man, while striving to achieve recognition for his musical works, award-winning composer Philip Glass installed drywall, moved furniture, drove a New York City cab, and even taught himself plumbing. Glass eventually became known for his innovative approach to composition, which incorporates multicultural musical, literary, and philosophical influences. He reveals himself in Words Without Music as an engaging storyteller, creating a colloquial, vivid, and unpretentious self-portrait that will appeal to any reader -- not just classical music fans. |
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Prince : a thief in the temple
by Brian Morton
A critical biography dissects the enigmatic man behind the artist as it traces the life and career of the talented singer, songwriter, performer, and musician and assesses his important influence on modern music.
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| Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir by Linda RonstadtSinger Linda Ronstadt has led an amazingly normal life for someone so talented and successful. Recalling her childhood in Arizona and her family's musical heritage, her early singing work, her award-winning solo career, and her collaboration and friendships with such musicians as Rubén Fuentes, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris, Simple Dreams focuses on music and what it means to Ronstadt. She discusses her reasons for choosing different paths, some of which her friends considered too risky, but most of which brought her personal satisfaction and popular and critical acclaim. This engaging and illuminating memoir will please fans of Ronstadt and readers interested in contemporary musical history. |
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Just kids
by Patti Smith
An artist and musician recounts her romance, lifetime friendship and shared love of art with Robert Mapplethorpe, in an illustrated memoir that includes a colorful cast of characters, including Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, William Burroughs and more. 100,000 first printing.
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