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The art of tough : fearlessly facing politics and life
by Barbara Boxer
The author offers a behind-the-scenes account of her life as a successful politician and long time United States senator, sharing how the lessons she learned on toughness helped her be effective, even in the face of determined opposition.
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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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32 yolks : from my mother's table to working the line
by Eric Ripert
The chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant Le Bernardin and a regular guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef shares how the events from his childhood prompted him to learn to cook and find happiness as he was finally able to share his lifelong love of food with other people.
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No way but gentlenesse : a memoir of how Kes, my kestrel, changed my life
by Richard Hines
In a memoir of one boy’s love for a culture lost to time, and his attempt to find salvation in the natural world, the author, who didn’t merit a real education and was persecuted by the cruel antics of his English schoolteachers, discovered a love of falconry after stumbling on a nest of kestrels in the ruins of a medieval castle.
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A house full of daughters : a memoir of seven generations
by Juliet Nicolson
A distinguished historian and the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West—a well-known novelist, poet and journalist who had an affair with Virginia Woolf—delves into the lives of seven generations of women in her family, separating fact from fiction and tracing her roots. Includes family tree.
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Diane Arbus : portrait of a photographer
by Arthur Lubow
Traces the life of the influential 20th-century photographer to link the extraordinary arc of her experiences to her iconic images, exploring her role in shaping both photography and contemporary art while offering insights into the unique perspectives that drew her to her subjects.
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Douglas MacArthur : American warrior
by Arthur Herman
The Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Gandhi & Churchill goes beyond the mythologies of the World War II general to illuminate his strengths and weaknesses, placing his career against a backdrop of history while discussing how he shaped his character to meet national needs.
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The opposite of woe : my life in beer and politics
by John W. Hickenlooper
The maverick governor of Colorado traces his story from his extended education and early career challenges to the lucrative discovery of his management talents and unexpected rise in politics, detailing his insights into hot-button issues ranging from immigration and fracking to gun control and legalized marijuana.
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Joe Gould's teeth
by Jill Lepore
A New Yorker staff writer and Harvard historian chronicles the discovery of Joe Gould's long-lost manuscript, “The Oral History of Our Time,” and the violence, betrayals and madness that led to its concealment. By the author of The Secret History of Wonder Woman.
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Louis D. Brandeis : American prophet
by Jeffrey Rosen
Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism.
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