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Biography and MemoirMarch 2015
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"I play tennis for a living, even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion, and always have." ~ from Andre Agassi's Open
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New and Recently Released!
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| Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy BormanLord Thomas Cromwell, made more visible to modern readers by Hilary Mantel's novel Wolf Hall, was one of Henry VIII's most trusted advisers, until he was executed for supposedly trying to seize too much power. In this engaging biography, historian Tracy Borman depicts a complex personality -- both a devoted family man and a manipulative power broker. Making use of both primary and secondary sources, Borman relates Cromwell's life and analyzes the reasons for his fall from favor. Thomas Cromwell offers a well researched portrait to accompany the BBC dramatization of Mantel's book, recently aired in the U.K. and soon to appear on PBS. |
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Stevie Nicks : Visions, Dreams & Rumors
by Zoe Howe
A celebration of the career and achievements of the iconic rock-and-roll artist traces her Midwest childhood and explosion onto the music scene through her collaborations with Fleetwood Mac and her gold and quadruple-platinum solo albums.
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A fine romance
by Candice Bergen
A follow-up to Knock Wood by the Emmy Award-winning actress traces the milestone events of her life, including her first marriage, the birth of her daughter, her work onMurphy Brown and her struggles with widowhood
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| Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness by Jessie Close with Pete EarleyIn this candid and moving autobiography, Jessie Close, sister of actress Glenn Close, recounts her life with particular emphasis on her mental illness, which went undiagnosed from her teenage years until she was nearly 50. Resilience depicts Jessie's struggles with mood swings and substance abuse, failed marriages, her son's mental illness, and -- throughout -- the support of her sister Glenn. After bringing her bipolar illness under control, Jessie and Glenn founded Bring Change 2 Mind, an organization devoted to mental health issues. Jessie's memoir is an emotionally intense read, but its conclusion offers hope for the mentally ill. |
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The story : a reporter's memoir
by Judith Miller
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author of Germs describes her youth and career, sharing insight into the controversial reporting style that has rendered her the longest jailed correspondent for protecting her sources
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Believer : my forty years in politics
by David Axelrod
The man who masterminded Obama's historic election campaigns opens up about his years as a young journalist, political consultant, and ultimately senior adviser to the president.
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Full : how I learned to satisfy my insatiable hunger and feed my soul
by Kimber Simpkins
"Full is the true, poignant story of one woman's spiritual journey as she recovers from anorexia, eases the emotional pain of her hunger through yoga and Buddhism, and finally becomes full. In this inspiring and captivating memoir, Kimber Simpkins captures vividly-with piercing insight, raw emotion, and often humor-the all-consuming hunger she felt on a daily basis as a result of an eating disorder. Sick of dieting and hating her body, Simpkins decides to get to the bottom of her unhappy relationship with her body. That's when she discovers the healing power of yoga and Buddhism. Along the way, Simpkins realizes her hunger isn't simply physical, but that it comes from a place deep inside her. Through the wise teachings of yoga and meditation, Simpkins discovers she doesn't have to live in a prison of self-dissatisfaction. In fact, by understanding the root of her pain and learning to love herself in body, mind, and spirit, Simpkins is able to truly set herself free. As she wrestles with her inner demons of hunger and perfectionism and learns how self-acceptance can soften even her toughest inner critic, Simpkins takes us along on her voyage of self-discovery. At its core, this book is a journey to find true self-fulfillment that will inspire readers in their own search to create a full and meaningful life"
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| Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully by Allen KurzweilWhen author Allen Kurzweil was ten years old, he attended an English-style boarding school in Switzerland, where a 12-year-old student systematically humiliated and physically abused him. Thirty years later, after helping his son deal with a school bully, Kurzweil decided to look for his former tormentor. In Whipping Boy, he recounts his worldwide search, which took him to the Philippines and Switzerland, through crates of legal documents, and eventually to a California prison. In this fast-paced, gripping account, Kurzweil reveals that his bully grew up to be a crook whose fraud makes Bernie Madoff's schemes "look positively banal" (Library Journal). |
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Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius
by Bill Pennington
A portrait of the 1950s New York Yankees second baseman explores the athletic and leadership genius behind his mercurial personality and controversial antics, tracing his shantytown upbringing and conflict-marked relationships. 40,000 first printing.
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March and April Birthdays
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| Gabriel García Márquez: A Life by Gerald MartinMarch 6, 1927. In this thorough and easy-to-read biography of Nobel Prize-winning Gabriel García Márquez, author Gerald Martin details his early life, his career in journalism, his political views, and the substance and impact of his acclaimed and popular magical realist works. Anyone interested in Márquez or in 20th-century literature will find this an "exemplary literary biography" (Kirkus Reviews). For more on the author in his own words, read Living to Tell the Tale, which covers his early life from 1927-1950; those who haven't read his fiction might start with One Hundred Years of Solitude. |
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| The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century by Alan BrinkleyApril 3, 1898. Henry Luce was one of the most prominent publishers of the 20th century. Founder of the popular magazines TIME, Life, and Fortune, he became highly influential both in the publishing world and in politics. He achieved great wealth but also had a troubled personal life, including discordant marriages, extramarital affairs, and often contentious professional relationships. Biographer Alan Brinkley explores his career, his public persona, and his private character in this well researched and compelling book, which will appeal to anyone interested in 20th-century American history. |
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| Spencer Tracy: A Biography by James CurtisApril 5, 1900. Spencer Tracy was one of Hollywood's most successful actors, appearing in 73 films, many of them co-starring Katharine Hepburn. Biographer James Curtis illuminates Tracy's life and career, describing his Broadway and movie triumphs, his personal struggles, his affairs with several actresses, and his long professional and intimate relationship with Hepburn. Bringing together details from the public record, information from Tracy's personal papers, and material provided by Tracy's daughter and Hepburn's niece, this is a "monumental, definitive biography," according to Kirkus Reviews. |
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| Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His... by Toby LesterApril 15, 1452. While most recognize Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of the Vitruvian Man -- a nude, four-armed, four-legged man framed by a circle and a square -- few are familiar with its origins. According to Renaissance European beliefs rooted in classical Roman philosophy, the perfectly proportioned human body represented a microcosm of the universe, and da Vinci's image encapsulates this symbolism. In his engaging, well illustrated biography, historian Toby Lester discusses the history of the Vitruvian Man and da Vinci's keen observations of the physical world while exploring his humble origins and dazzling artistic career. |
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| Open: An Autobiography by Andre AgassiApril 29, 1970. In this "ace of a tale" (Kirkus Reviews), tennis champion Andre Agassi relates his brutal childhood, during which his father forced him to practice endlessly even when he was in pain, and his successful professional career. Because of his father's abuse, he hated tennis and was unhappy even when winning multiple Grand Slams. Open vividly depicts some of his tennis matches, provides a close-up view of a star athlete's life, describes his failed marriage with Brooke Shields, and closes on a happier note with his marriage to Stephanie Graf and retirement from tennis. Agassi's memoir offers a compelling and insightful view of a complex human being. |
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Yolo County Library
226 Buckeye St. Woodland, California 95695 530-666-8005
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