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New Biographies & MemoirsNovember 2019
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The United States of Trump : how the President really sees America by Bill O'ReillyThe television journalist and author of the best-selling Killing series draws on exclusive interview materials and deep research in an insider’s portrait of the 45th President that includes previously undisclosed details about Trump’s childhood, family life and career.
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Sontag : her life and work by Benjamin MoserThe award-winning author of Why This World chronicles the life story of the 20th-century activist and intellectual, sharing insights into Sontag’s private life and indelible influence on modern politics, feminism and gender diversity.
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Here we are : American dreams, American nightmares by Aarti Namdev ShahaniAn award-winning NPR correspondent presents a heartfelt memoir about the immigrant experience in modern America, detailing her education as a scholarship student at an elite Manhattan prep school and her father’s victimization by a notorious drug cartel.
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Tough love : my story of the things worth fighting for by Susan E RiceRecalling pivotal moments from her career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, the national security advisor to President Obama and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. chronicles her life in service to family and country.
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A month in Siena by Hisham MatarFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return comes a moving contemplation of the relationship between art and life: how art can console and disturb in equal measure and how centuries-old art can illuminate our own inner landscape--current relationships, long-lasting love, grief, intimacy, and solitude--and shed further light on the present world around us.
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A state at any cost : the life of David Ben-Gurion by Tom SegevThe award-winning author of One Palestine, Complete documents the life story of Israel’s late founder and longest-serving prime minister, discussing such topics as his secret British negotiations, support of forced Arab transfers and tempestuous private life.
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The education of Brett Kavanaugh : an investigation by Robin PogrebinNew York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly offer a deeper look at the formative years of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his confirmation in this measured, methodical account.
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Hitler : a biography by Peter LongerichLongerich focuses on Hitler's central role as the driving force of Nazism itself from his ascendance through the party's ranks to his final hours as Führer in April 1945, demonstrating just how ruthless he was in his path to power and emphasizing his political skills as Germany gained prominence on the world's stage.
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Toil & trouble by Augusten BurroughsThe best-selling author of Running with Scissors documents his lifelong capacity for causing impossible manifestations, exploring his mother’s revelations about their witch ancestry and his efforts to understand himself and his powers.
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