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| Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character by Marty AppelNever-before-published family documents and new interviews enhance this detailed biography of quirky, legendary baseball player-turned-manager Casey Stengel, who led the New York Yankees to eight pennants and was known for keeping a live sparrow under his hat during ball games. Other ballplayers, like Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle, appear throughout, and while the focus is on baseball, author Marty Appel chronicles Stengel's full life off the field as well (including a brief, pre-baseball stint in dentistry). |
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There is No F*cking Secret: Letters from a Badass Bitch
by Kelly Osbourne
The TV personality and fashion designer reflects on lessons learned throughout her unconventional life as the middle child of music legend Ozzy Osbourne, describing her transformation from a perceived unattractive misfit to her signature "lavender swan" identity.
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The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon
by Carey Fleiner
Carey Fleiner examines English rock group the Kinks and their social and cultural influences both on and by the group from the early '60s to present day. In and around the biographical survey of the band's career, The Kinks looks at the several contexts in which the Kinks—and more recently, band founders and brother Ray and Dave Davies as solo acts—created and performed their work.
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The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell : Tales of a 6' 4, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian
by W. Kamau Bell
A memoir and manifesto by the comedian, hit podcast host and star of United Shades of America shares intersectional progressive views on forefront issues ranging from race relations and law enforcement to right-wing politics and parenthood.
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| Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle... by Bianca BoskerFrustrated by long hours at her computer, tech reporter (and amateur wine drinker) Bianca Bosker decided to go big: she quit her job in order to try becoming a master sommelier. Her in-depth study (which included a job hauling wine at a New York restaurant) took her from elite tasting groups to massive California vineyards and introduced her to brand new ways of thinking about wine. Even casual wine drinkers will appreciate Bosker's insight into wine-tasting, but beer lovers, there's a book for you too: Lucy Burningham's tale of a year spent preparing for her Master Cicerone certification, My Beer Year. |
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Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan
by Andrew McCarron
In Light Come Shining, writer Andrew McCarron uses psychological tools to examine three major turning points - or transformations - in Bob Dylan's life: the aftermath of his 1966 motorcycle "accident," his Born Again conversion in 1978, and his recommitment to songwriting and performing in 1987. With fascinating insight, McCarron reveals how a common script undergirds Dylan's self-explanations of these changes; and, at the heart of this script, illuminates a fascinating story of spiritual death and rebirth that has captivated us all for generations.
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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry
by Marcus Thompson
A longtime Warriors insider traces the inspirational story of the NBA star shooter to offer insight into his personal life and achievements as both an athletic leader and role model for kids.
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| High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic by Glenn FrankelBeginning in 1947, Hollywood came intense scrutiny by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), which was looking into alleged communist influences in Hollywood; ultimately hundreds of directors, actors, and screenwriters were blacklisted or boycotted by risk-averse studios. In High Noon, author Glenn Frankel explores the era through the production of the film by the same name. During the shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman came under fire from HUAC, but he wasn't the only one affected by the political climate. Check it out if you're interested in the link between film and politics. |
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Change of Seasons: A Memoir
by John Oates
A memoir by the co-founder of the rock duo Hall & Oates explores the childhood music that shaped his early music perspectives, the unlikely artistic pursuits that led to the band's first hit, and his personal struggles with fame.
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| The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach DundasFor 130 years, Sherlock Holmes has been the world's best-known and most-loved fictional detective. Between 1887, when Sir Author Conan Doyle created him, and today, when his updated adventures in the BBC television series, Sherlock, brought him a new generation of fans, there have been plays, parodies, movies, and shelves upon shelves of novels featuring the great detective. In his enthusiastic uncovering of all things Sherlock, author Zach Dundas tours the sites of the original stories, shares little-known information about Conan Doyle, and visits the museum at 221b Baker Street. For more dirt on literary detectives, try Melanie Rehak's Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her. |
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More Alive and Less Lonely: On Books and Writers
by Jonathan Lethem
Picking up where The Ecstasy of Influence left off, an NBCC prize-winning author collects more than a decade of his finest writing on writing, with new, previously unpublished material that inspires readers to dive back into their favorite books and then points them towards what to read next.
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| Avid Reader: A Life by Robert GottliebOnce the head of the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house, Robert Gottlieb edited The New Yorker in the wake of contentious takeover; his career also landed him on the board of the New York City Ballet. Having worked with such notables as Lauren Bacall, John Cheever, Bill Clinton, George Balanchine, and Michael Crichton, this thoughtful (and star-studded) memoir offers a captivating peek into the publishing world. Follow this literary read with Michael Rosenthal's Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset, America's Maverick Publisher and His Battle Against Censorship. |
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| Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean HoweMarvel Comics originated in 1939, when publisher Marvin Goodman reluctantly expanded his pulp magazine business into the new field of comic books. But the brand didn't really take off until 1961, when writer Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko helped create Marvel's most well-known characters. In this in-depth, meticulously researched, and "scintillating history" (Publishers Weekly), Entertainment Weekly editor Sean Howe delves into the tangled and contentious personal relationships among Marvel's talented stable of editors, writers, and artists; also taking center stage are their creations, like Captain America and Spider-Man. |
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| My Ideal Bookshelf by Thessaly La Force (editor); illustrated by Jane MountEver wanted to know what leading cultural figures like Malcolm Gladwell, Judd Apatow, Alice Waters, or James Patterson think about reading? Here's your chance to find out. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of influential men and women define the books that mattered most to them as they began to make names for themselves. |
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The Book that Made Me
by Judith Ridge
Essays by some of today's most popular children's authors reveal the books that shaped their personal and literary lives, explaining how the stories they loved influenced them creatively, politically and intellectually.
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