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NYT Nonfiction Bestsellers @ the LibraryFebruary 2019
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Becoming
by Michelle Obama
An intimate and uplifting memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
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Educated : a memoir
by Tara Westover
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
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Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
by Stephanie Land
An economic-hardship journalist describes the years she worked in low-pay domestic work under wealthy employers, contrasting the privileges of the upper-middle class to the realities of the overworked laborers supporting them.
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The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington
by Brad Meltzer
The best-selling author of The Inner Circle presents the lesser-known story of an assassination attempt against pre-Revolutionary War George Washington by some of his own bodyguards, exploring how the plot catalyzed the creations of the CIA and FBI.
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The truths we hold : an American journey
by Kamala D Harris
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.
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The point of it all : a lifetime of great loves and endeavors
by Charles Krauthammer
An intimate collection of the late Pulitzer Prize winner's most notable works and writings includes a major new essay on the state of global democracy and previously unpublished speeches on Krauthammer's political philosophy and personal history.
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The library book
by Susan Orlean
The acclaimed best-selling author of "Rin Tin Tin" and "The Orchid Thief" reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—our libraries.
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Bad blood : secrets and lies in Silicon Valley
by John Carreyrou
The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face of pressure and threats from the CEO and her lawyers. Here is the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a disturbing cautionary tale set amid the bold promises and gold-rush frenzy of Silicon Valley.
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Churchill : walking with destiny by Andrew RobertsThe best-selling author of The Storm of War draws on extensive new materials, from private letters to war cabinet meetings, in a revisionist portrait of the iconic war leader that discusses Churchill's motivations and unwavering faith in the British Empire.
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21 lessons for the 21st century
by Yuval N Harari
The New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus shares probing insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news and the modern relevance of nations and religion.
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Leadership in turbulent times by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No Ordinary Time draws on five decades of scholarship to offer an illuminating exploration of the early development, growth and exercise of leadership as demonstrated by Presidents Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR and Johnson.
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