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New Material - Adult Biography
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Spare
by Prince Harry
With its raw, unflinching honesty, Prince Harry's memoir in which he discusses the effect of his mother Princess Diana's death on his life is full of insight, revelation, self-examination and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief. 01/23
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Stay True
by Hua Hsu
A New Yorker staff writer, in this gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self and the solace that can be found through art, recounts his close friendship with Ken, with whom he endured the successes and humiliations of everyday college life until Ken was violently, senselessly taken away from him. 11/22
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Solito
by Javier Zamora
A young poet reflects on his 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States when he was nine years old, during which he was faced with perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions during two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who became an unexpected family. 11/22
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Like a Rolling Stone
by Jann Wenner
The Rolling Stone magazine founder, co-editor and publisher offers a once-in-a-generation memoir from the beating heart of classic rock and roll. 11/22
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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
by Paul Newman
Culled from thousands of pages of transcripts, this raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of the greatest movie star of the past 75 years, told with searing honesty, covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward and his innermost fears and passions and joys. 11/22
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Dying of Politeness
by Geena Davis
In this candid memoir, the Academy Award winner recalls her journey from a quiet and polite childhood to a screen icon who helped lead the way to gender parity in Hollywood. 11/22
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The Road Taken
by Patrick J. Leahy
Beautifully written and filled with wonderful stories, both political and personal, this landmark memoir from the U.S. Senator who is currently the Senates most senior member introduces the major players who would shape the course of American politics, including every President from Ford onward. 08/22
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy
The iCarly and Sam & Cat star, after her controlling mother dies, gets the help she needs to overcome eating disorders, addiction and unhealthy relationships and finally decides what she really wants for the first time in her life. 08/22
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Path Lit By Lightning : The Life of Jim Thorpe
by David Maraniss
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents a new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete and gold medal winner who survived racism, alcohol addiction, broken marriages and financial distress to become a myth and a legend. 08/22
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Shy : The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
by Mary Rodgers
These memoirs of the theater star, author of books for young people, and chairman of the Juilliard School serve as both an eyewitness account from the Golden Age of American musical theater and a tale of a woman striving for a meaningful life. 08/22
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Crying in the Bathroom : A Memoir
by Erika L. Sánchez
The New York Times best-selling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter returns with an and honest and often hilarious memoir-in-essays that looks back on her wild youth and journey to becoming an award-winning novelist, poet and essayist. 07/22
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Normal Family : On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings
by Chrysta Bilton
In this unputdownable story of nature, nurture and coming to terms with ones true inheritance, the author, introducing her deeply dysfunctional yet fiercely loving family that is anything but normal, reveals how a colorful cast of characters were thrown together by chance and DNA. 07/22
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What My Bones Know : A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
by Stephanie Foo
Drawing on interviews with scientists and psychologists, and trying a variety of innovative therapies, the author, diagnosed with Complex PTSD a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously investigates the little-understood science behind this disorder that has shaped her life. 07/22
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George Michael : A Life
by James Gavin
The biography of George Michael offers an expansive look at the troubled life of the legendary singer, songwriter, and pop superstar. 07/22
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Corrections in Ink : A Memoir
by Keri Blakinger
The former figure skater shares her journey from the ice rink to a life of addiction that led to a two-year prison sentence, getting sober and becoming a reporter dedicated to exposing our flawed prison system. 07/22
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Just Tyrus : A Memoir
by Tyrus
Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today. 6/22
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Finding Me
by Viola Davis
The critically acclaimed film, television and theater actress presents an inspiring and deeply honest story of her life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her current hard-won success. 6/22
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Out of the Corner : a Memoir
by Jennifer Grey
The star of the iconic movie Dirty Dancing richly evokes the places and times that defined a nation, looks back on her unbridled romantic adventures in Hollywood, shares the fallout from a plastic surgery procedure that negatively impacted her career and reveals now she took her life back. 6/22
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Managing Expectations : a Memoir in Essays
by Minnie Driver
In an intimate collection, the beloved actor and natural-born storyteller chronicles her unconventional career path, navigating the depths of failure, fighting for success, discovering the wonder and challenge of motherhood and wading through immeasurable grief. 6/22
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The Hangman and His Wife : the Life and Death of Reinhard Heydrich
by Nancy Dougherty
A journey into the heart of Nazi evil: a portrait of one of the darkest figures of Hitler's Nazi Elite, Reinhard Heydrich, the designer and executor of the Holocaust, chief of the Reich Main Security, including the Gestapo interwoven with commentary by his wife, Lina, from the authors in-depth interviews. 6/22
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Mean Baby : A Memoir of Growing Up
by Selma Blair
The celebrated Hollywood actress and model, in this original, intelligent and wise memoir, lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, the moments she had flirted with death and how she found surprising salvation in her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. 6/22
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