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New Biographies & Memoirs - ebooksJune 2020
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While we remain closed, here are our New Biographies & Memoirs offered to you as eBooks – digital resources free and available to you. Holds are permitted. If you need help getting started or placing holds, email us at refdesk@beltiblibrary.org. Our Librarians will assist you 7 days a week.
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Check out more new biography eBooks on hoopla! Search for biography eBooks to check out and stream on your mobile device or computer. The hoopla app works on smartphones and tablets. On a computer hoopla works in a web browser. All you need is your library card to get started.
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Missed translations : meeting the immigrant parents who raised me by Sopan DebDeb's experiences as one of the few minorities covering the Trump campaign, and subsequently as a stand up comedian, propelled him on a dramatic journey to India to see his father—the first step in a life-altering journey to bridge the emotional distance separating him from those whose DNA he shared.
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Warhol by Blake GopnikIn this definitive biography of one of the most influential artists of his—or any—age, an esteemed art critic takes on Andy Warhol in all his depths and dimensions, bringing to life a figure who consistently defied easy categorization and whose life and work continue to profoundly affect our culture and society today.
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Growing old : notes on aging with something like grace by Elizabeth Marshall ThomasPart memoir and part life-affirming map all of us may follow to embrace our later years with grace and dignity, this look at the social and historical traditions related to aging explores a wide range of issues connected with growing older.
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Waco : a survivor's story by David ThibodeauOne of nine survivors of the attack on the Branch Davidian compound in 1993 describes how he came to join the religious community and offers an eyewitness account of the tragedy, with an updated epilogue that revisits the remaining survivors.
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American harvest : God, country, and farming in the heartland by Marie Mutsuki MockettInheriting her father’s 7,000 acre wheat farm in the panhandle of Nebraska, the author accompanies a group of evangelical Christian wheat harvesters through the heartland, peeling back layers of the American story, the politics of food and the culture of the Great Plains.
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Attention : a love story by Casey SchwartzExpanding on her popular New York Times Magazine article “Generation Adderall”, the author blends together memoir, biography and original reporting, sharing her own experiences with prescription pills to pay attention while considering the wider landscape of attention, past and present.
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Empty : a memoir by Susan BurtonAn award-winning "This American Life" documentary producer shares the story of her battles with anorexia and a binge-eating disorder, describing the painful compulsions that shaped her education, career and relationships.
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The contender : the story of Marlon Brando by William J MannThe award-winning author of The Wars of the Roosevelts presents a complex portrait of the influential 20th-century actor that includes coverage of Brando’s civil rights activism and the childhood traumas that shaped his personal and professional life.
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Mother to son : letters to a Black boy on identity and hope by Jasmine L. Holmes"I know this wondrous little person has the potential to change the world-and I want him to know it too." In this collection of powerful letters to her young son, Jasmine Holmes shares her journey as an African American Christian and what she wants her son to know as he grows and approaches the world as a Black man.
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Fortitude : American resilience in the era of outrage by Dan CrenshawThe highly decorated former Navy SEAL and up-and-coming Republican in the House of Representatives draws on his high-risk experiences in the military to outline tough-love approaches to leadership in today’s conflicted world.
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It was me all along : a memoir by Andie MitchellThe young food blogger behind CanYouStayForDinner.com shares her inspirational weight-loss story, describing how in just over a year she lost more than half her size and established a healthier self-image and relationship with food.
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Brave enough : my story by Jessie Diggins2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins shares the story of her amazing journey from the heartland into the history books of sports as an elite youth athlete, chronicling her dazzling athletic achievements on the world stage as a four-time World Championship medalist.She also addresses the issues of girls participation in sports, her eating disorder and global climate change.
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