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New BiographiesMarch 2017
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Cured : the tale of two imaginary boys
by Laurence Tolhurst
The band's co-founder, co-songwriter and lifelong friend of lead singer Robert Smith mines the band's peak years to produce never-before-told tales of The Cure, from their early childhood to the band's heyday, in a heartfelt personal odyssey of triumph, despair and ultimately understanding and redemption.
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Set the boy free : the autobiography
by Johnny Marr
The memoirs of the legendary guitarist and cofounder of seminal British band The Smiths recalls his childhood in working-class Manchester, his early collaborations with Stephen Morrissey, the ideological differences that triggered his departure and his influential solo career.
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Arthur and Sherlock : Conan Doyle and the creation of Holmes
by Michael Sims
The author of The Story of Charlotte's Web explores the rich events behind the creation of young Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective, revealing the impact of his early poverty and medical experience on the development of his characters and stories.
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Finding Joseph I : An Oral History of H. R. from Bad Brains
by Howie Abrams
The first fully authorized biography of one of rock's most enigmatic singers is a thoroughly uncensored rollercoaster ride through a riotous, tumultuous and utterly singular life and career. This gripping oral history features H.R. himself and the people who know him best, including Ian MacKaye, Questlove and members of Sublime and the Deftones.
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The perpetual now : a story of amnesia, memory, and love
by Michael D. Lemonick
Profiles the experiences of a renowned artist, musician and pilot who suffered hippocampus damage from encephalitis, rendering her a severe amnesiac who lives in a perpetual present and cannot remember her life beyond 15 minutes. By the author of Mirror Earth.
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This close to happy : a reckoning with depression
by Daphne Merkin
A former New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of Dreaming of Hitler draws on her journalistic essays on depression to trace her lifelong battle with the disease, marked by her wealthy but inconsistent family and her numerous pursuits in therapy and hospitalization.
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Darling, I'm going to Charlie : a memoir
by Maryse Wolinski
A deeply felt memoir by the journalist widow of the late cartoonist Georges Wolinski, who died in the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, stands as both a tribute to her husband and a rallying call to action. By the author of Georges, If You Knew.
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Nature's Allies : Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our World
by Larry A. Nielsen
In 'Nature's Allies', Larry Nielsen profiles the lives of eight pioneers - John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland - all individuals from modest backgrounds who have influenced the course of conservation over the past century, showing us better ways to live in balance with nature.
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Bill Clinton : The 42nd President 1993-2001
by Michael Tomasky
A latest entry in the concise biography series is written by the author of Hillary’s Turn: Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate Campaign and co-edited by the Princeton University professor and author of The Rise of Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.
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