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New Biographies & MemoirsJuly 2019
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From scratch : a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home
by Tembi Locke
An actress and TEDx speaker describes how her professional chef husband's Sicilian family didn't initially approve of him marrying a black American woman and the three summers she spent with them after he succumbed to cancer.
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Rough Magic : riding the world's loneliest horse race
by Lara Prior-palmer
The author describes her experience participating in and winning, as the youngest and first-ever female, the Mongol Derby which pits riders against each other while racing a series of twenty-five wild ponies across 1,000 miles of Mongolian grasslands.
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The edge of every day : sketches of schizophrenia
by Marin Sardy
A debut by a Best American Essays notable and Pushcart Prize nominee shares moving, highly informed meditations into how her childhood in Anchorage, her literary career and the lives of beloved family members have been impacted by hereditary schizophrenia.
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Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age
by Darrel J. McLeod
As a small boy in remote Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod is immersed in his Cree family's history, passed down in the stories of his mother, Bertha. But after a series of tragic losses, Bertha turns wild and unstable, and their home life becomes chaotic. Meanwhile, he begins to question and grapple with his sexual identity--a reckoning complicated by the repercussions of his abuse and his sibling's own gender transition. Thrillingly written in a series of fractured vignettes, and unflinchingly honest, Mamaskatch--"It's a wonder!" in Cree--is a heartbreaking account of how traumas are passed down from one generation to the next, and an uplifting story of one individual who broke the cycle in pursuit of a fulfilling and adventurous life.
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Smokin' Joe : the life of Joe Frazier
by Jr. Kram, Mark
The award-winning author of Like Any Normal Day presents an all-access portrait of the iconic American fighter that discusses his upbringing in the Jim Crow South, his barrier-breaking achievements and his famous rivalry with Muhammad Ali.
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My parents : an introduction ; This does not belong to you
by Aleksandar Hemon
The award-winning author of The Making of Zombie Wars shares a two-in-one volume documenting his parents' immigration from Bosnia to Canada and offering a selection of short memories about his family life and childhood friendships in Sarajevo.
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Mr. Know-it-all : the tarnished wisdom of a filth elder
by John Waters
A latest essay collection by the cult film comedian and best-selling author of Role Models shares morbidly offbeat insights into subjects ranging from how to fail upwardly in Hollywood to decorating the ultimate ugly-but-trendy home.
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Howard Stern comes again
by Howard Stern
From the self-proclaimed King of All Media comes his first book in more than 20 years.
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Ernesto : the untold story of Hemingway in revolutionary Cuba
by Andrew Feldman
The first North American scholar permitted to study in residence reassesses current understandings about Ernest Hemingway's life in Cuba, discussing his political and celebrity connections, denunciation of American imperialism and enthusiastic support of the revolution.
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