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Biography and Memoir November 2016
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Switched on : a memoir of brain change and emotional awakening
by John Elder Robison
A follow-up to the best-selling Look Me in the Eye continues the story of the author's struggles with autism, recounting how after undergoing an experimental brain therapy he began to experience empathy in ways that challenged his perceptions about his relationships, memories and sense of identity.
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Delta lady : a memoir
by Rita Coolidge
An intimate portrait of the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, who is a muse to some of the 20th-century's most influential rock musicians, reveals the strength, resilience and inner and outer beauty—as well as her strong sense of heritage and devotion to her family—that helped her survive and thrive the music world. 40,000 first printing.
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Boy erased : a memoir
by Garrard Conley
A poignant account by a survivor of a church-supported sexual orientation conversion therapy facility that claimed to "cure" homosexuality describes its intense Bible study program and the daily threats of his abandonment by family, friends and God, an experienced that transformed the author's relationships and self-understandings.
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Life is not an accident : a memoir of reinvention
by Jay Williams
In a candid, no-holds-barred memoir, the former Chicago Bulls' top draft pick talks about the accident that ended his career and sent him down a new path, shares behind-the-scenes details of life as an All-American and speaks out about corruption in the NBA. 35,000 first printing.
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They left us everything : a memoir
by Plum Johnson
The award-wining publisher of KidsToronto and co-founder of Help's Here! traces the aftermath of her parents' deaths after years of caregiving, describing the difficult process of settling their affairs and sifting through family mementos while struggling to reconcile painful family dynamics.
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Sex object : a memoir
by Jessica Valenti
The founder of Feministing.com and a columnist for The Guardian US—exploring drugs, sex, harassment, assault, bad boyfriends, abortions, work, family and other topics—shares funny, embarrassing, painful and sometimes illegal moments from her own life that illuminate what it's like to be a woman today. 100,000 first printing
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The long game : a memoir
by Mitch McConnell
A candid memoir by the Republican Senate Majority Leader traces his childhood battle with polio and the philosophies that have shaped his career, sharing his views on such topics as the strained relationship between Congress and the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton's moderate stance and the government shutdowns surrounding the Obamacare battles.
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Chancers : addiction, prison, recovery, love : one couple's memoir
by Susan Stellin
A dual memoir told in alternating chapters traces the romance between the authors, a Stanford-educated New York Times journalist and a heroin-addicted Scottish portrait artist, drawing on their intimate correspondences while the latter served time at Riker's Island.
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Being a beast : adventures across the species divide
by Charles Foster
A passionate naturalist, Oxford-trained veterinarian and ethics barrister draws on his remarkable experiments with living in nature to describe the neuroscience and psychology of animals from a firsthand perspective, sharing evocative descriptions of his feral survival challenges and how they enabled him to connect with nature on an primal level.
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November and December Birthdays
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| Spoken from the Heart by Laura BushNovember 4, 1946. In Spoken from the Heart, former First Lady Laura Bush offers a "fine, lyrical" (Los Angeles Times) account of her life from her childhood and youth in Midland, Texas, to her marriage to the 43rd President of the U.S., George W. Bush. Thoughtful and insightful, this compelling memoir provides commentary on aspects of American history as well as an intimate portrait of its author. |
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| The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man's Fight for Justice and Freedom in China by Chen GuangchengNovember 12, 1971. After escaping house arrest in 2012, Guangcheng Chen made international headlines as he broke free of the Chinese government's efforts to suppress his voice. In The Barefoot Lawyer, Chen relates his life story, explaining how illness destroyed his sight in infancy, how he obtained an education despite his disability, and why he began to advocate for women's rights, land reform, and improved conditions for the poor in China. For another compelling memoir by a Chinese dissident, read Baiqiao Tang's My Two Chinas. |
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| Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography by Susan CheeverNovember 29, 1832. Louisa May Alcott only wrote her immortal novel Little Women because she needed the money to support her family, but its success both provided financial benefits and assured her place in women's and literary history. In this thoroughly researched biography, author Susan Cheever views her as a writer, a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, an intellectual progressive, and a woman who defied the conventions of her time. This engrossing life story offers an introduction for readers unfamiliar with Alcott's life and a complement to more conventional biographies, such as Harriet Reisen's acclaimed Louisa May Alcott. |
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| Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life by Hermione LeeDecember 17, 1916. In this award-winning biography, author Hermione Lee offers an insightful portrait of award-winning British novelist and biographer Penelope Fitzgerald, whose first book came out when she was 58. Perceptively relating Fitzgerald's family background and life to her novels, Lee draws on Fitzgerald's own journals and research notes to create this detailed, emotionally rich portrait. Whether you're looking for a compelling literary biography or you're a Fitzgerald enthusiast, you shouldn't miss this "invaluable" (Booklist) work. |
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