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Biography and Memoir May 2017
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After 9/11 : One Girl's Journey Through Darkness to a New Beginning
by Helaina Hovitz
Helaina Hovitz was twelve years old and in middle school three blocks away when the World Trade Center was attacked. Her memoir encapsulates the journey of a girl growing up with PTSD after living through the events firsthand, chronicling its effects on a young girl at the outset of adolescence and following her as she spirals into addiction and rebellion, through loss, chaos, and confusion.
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Alexander Hamilton : The Illustrated Biography
by Richard Eugene Sylla
Find out who lived and who died in the incredible story of the founding father who made America modernùand became the toast of Broadway. This richly illustrated biography portrays Alexander Hamilton’s fascinating life alongside his key contributions to American history, including his unsung role as an early abolitionist. An immigrant from the West Indies, he played a crucial part in the political, legal, and economic development of the new nation: He served as Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War; he helped establish the Constitution; he wrote most of The Federalist Papers; and he modernized America’s fledgling finances, among other notable achievements.
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The Crossing : My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria
by Samar Yazbek
Samar Yazbek was well-known in her native Syria as a writer and a journalist but, in 2011, she fell foul of the Assad regime and was forced to flee. Since then, determined to bear witness to the suffering of her people, she revisited her homeland by squeezing through a hole in the fence on the Turkish border.
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Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life
by Yiyun Li
A first nonfiction book by the award-winning author of Kinder Than Solitude presents a searing response to George Orwell's question, "Why write?" while exploring the influence of such writers as William Trevor, Katherine Mansfield and Marianne Moore on her literary career.
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Einstein's Greatest Mistake : A Biography
by David Bodanis
An accessible portrait of Albert Einstein shares critical insights into both the genius and hubris of modern physics, linking Einstein's popular downfall through the final decades of his life to the same imagination and self-confidence that ignited his early successes. By the best-selling author of E=mcŒ. 35,000 first printing.
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For the Love of Money : A Memoir
by Sam Polk
A former hedge-fund trader presents a candid memoir about coming of age on Wall Street, his obsessive pursuit of money, his disillusionment and the radical new way he has come to define success.
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Genghis Khan : His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
by Frank McLynn
Describes how the legendary Mongol conqueror took over most of Eurasia through a series of brutal campaigns and discusses whether he presided over a massacring horde of thugs or was one of the architects of globalization that influenced the Renaissance.
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Give a Girl a Knife : A Memoir
by Amy Thielen
The author of the James Beard Award-winning cookbook The New Midwestern Table offers a fresh look at New York’s fine-dining scene by tracing her journey from Park Rapids, Minnesota, to cooking professionally under some of the finest chefs in New York City, where she enthusiastically embraces the culinary world even though she misses home.
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Goethe : Life As a Work of Art
by Rüdiger Safranski
A philosopher and popular biographer highlights the life of the man considered to be the Shakespeare of German literature, relying on his published works, primary sources, and the author’s correspondence with contemporaries to create an illuminating portrait.
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H.H. Holmes : The True History of the White City Devil
by Adam Selzer
The first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America’s great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century..
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| The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria by Alia MalekJournalist and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek, born in Baltimore to Syrian refugee parents, always felt a strong connection to her family's history. In 2011, during the Arab Spring, she moved to Damascus to restore her grandmother's house and report on Syrian politics under the Assad family dictatorship. The Home That Was Our Country traces stories of her ancestors back to 1899, depicting an amicably diverse Syria that was ruptured starting in 1970 by Hafez al-Assad's repressive policy of division. Whether you're curious about Syria's past or a fan of family histories, you won't want to miss this "provocative, richly detailed" (Kirkus Reviews) memoir. |
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Infinite Tuesday : An Autobiographical Riff
by Michael Nesmith
An idiosyncratic memoir by the Monkees icon, songwriter and music-video innovator traces his experiences as a wild youth and celebrity before finding peace and creative wholeness through the teachings of Christian Science and his collaborations with like-minded fellow artists.
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Lincoln
by David Herbert Donald
Draws extensively on Lincoln's personal papers and legal writings to present a biography of the president. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war.
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Marie Curie and Her Daughters: The Private Lives of Science's First Family
by Shelley Emling
The first person to win two Nobel Prizes (and in two different fields: physics in 1903 and chemistry in 1911), Marie Skłodowska Curie also founded a dynasty of successful women. Drawing on archival material as well as interviews with members of the Curie-Joliot family, this book examines Marie Curie's influence on her daughters, who blazed their own impressive paths. With a special emphasis on the Curie family following World War I, this biography presents a well-rounded portrait of an iconic and inspiring scientific family.
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Marrow : A Story of Love, Loss & What Matters Most
by Elizabeth Lesser
Two sisters describe their life and death experience and explore the complex question of what it truly means to love someone, when one of them discovers she requires a life-saving bone marrow transplant and her sister comes up as a perfect match. 100,000 first printing.
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No Barriers : A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon
by Erik Weihenmayer
The first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest describes his solo trek kayaking the Colorado River and discusses how a person’s inner light, sometimes snuffed out through injury, disease or tragedy, can be ignited through courage and taking risks.
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The Olive Picker
by Kathryn Brettell
Facing a horrific attack, a resourceful nurse must summon her wits or lose her life. In this brave and shocking memoir, the author masterfully guides us through the pivotal points of her life, from an abusive upbringing that destroys her self-confidence, to the wreckage of an ill-conceived marriage, and onto a defining moment, full of grace and mercy, which gave her the wings to become the conquering and triumphant phoenix she is today.
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Once We Were Sisters : A Memoir
by Sheila Kohler
A heartrending literary memoir of the tragic death of Kohler's older sister describes how in the aftermath of a fatal car accident, the author investigated their unusual shared childhood and her brother-in-law's violent history. Original.
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Out of Line : A Life of Playing With Fire
by Barbara Lynch
A memoir by the James Beard Award-winning Top Chef judge traces her rise from a hard-knocks south Boston childhood to culinary stardom, reflecting on her experiences with petty crime, drugs and trauma before finding healing and purpose in the kitchens of her Irish Catholic heritage.
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Papa Hemingway : A Personal Memoir
by A. E. Hotchner
A close friend gives his personal account of the colorful life of Ernest Hemingway, reminiscing about their travels and conversations over a fourteen-year period
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Rosset : My Life in Publishing and How I Fought Censorship
by Barney Rosset
The biography of the influential book and magazine publisher describes his life and career, which helped reshape modern culture by winning battles over censorship to publish controversial works including Lady Chatterley’s Lover and The Tropic of Cancer.
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She Made Me Laugh : My Friend Nora Ephron
by Richard M. Cohen
The decades-long close friend of the late writer, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and personality draws on interviews with many her closest friends, from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to Meryl Streep and Arianna Huffington, to share insights into her creative life, her role in influencing other women and her final battle with cancer.
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A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849
by Sidney Blumenthal
"A multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius--from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. The first volume traces Lincoln from his painful youth, describing himself as 'a slave,' to his emergence as the man we recognize as Abraham Lincoln. From his youth as a 'newsboy,' a voracious newspaper reader, Lincoln became a free thinker, reading Tom Paine, as well as Shakespeare and the Bible, and studying Euclid to sharpen his arguments as a lawyer."
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The Stranger in the Woods : The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
by Michael Finkel
Documents the true story of a man who endured a hardscrabble, isolated existence in a tent in the Maine woods, never speaking with others and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins, for 27 years, in a portrait that illuminates the survival means he developed and the reasons behind his solitary life.
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Traveling With Ghosts : A Memoir
by Shannon Leone Fowler
A marine biologist traces the solo journey she took through war-ravaged Eastern Europe, Israel and beyond to find peace after her fiancé's jellyfish-attack death, a journey marked by poignant echoes of their relationship and her efforts to make peace with the ocean.
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The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club
by Marlena De Blasi
Every week on a Thursday evening, a group of four Italian rural women gather in a stone house in the hills above Italy’s Orvieto. There—along with their friend, Marlena—they cook together, sit down to a beautiful supper, drink their beloved local wines, and talk. For fans of all things Italian, and the thousands of readers who loved The Kabul Beauty School; Eat, Pray, Love; and Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
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Venom Doc : The Edgiest, Darkest, Strangest Natural History Memoir Ever
by Bryan Fry
Venomologist Bryan Grieg Fry has one of the most dangerous jobs on earth: he works with its deadliest creatures. He’s been bitten by twenty-six venomous snakes, been stung by three stingrays, and survived a near-fatal scorpion sting while deep in the Amazon jungle. He’s received more than four hundred stitches and broken twenty-three bones, including breaking his back in three places, and had to learn how to walk again. But when you research only the venom you yourself have collected, the adventures—and danger—never stop.
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What's It All About? : An Autobiography
by Michael Caine
The internationally acclaimed stage and screen actor invites readers to share his life's motto, "Been there, done that," in a self-portrait that describes his climb from London's East End to the heights of the film industry. 125,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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Wild and Precious Life
by Deborah Ziegler
The mother of Brittany Maynard, whose 2014 decision to die with dignity inspired millions and advanced debates over patient rights in end-of-life issues, describes Brittany's determination to dignify the end of a life well lived and the legacy of hope and empowerment that she would impart to people facing their own morality.
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