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Biography and Memoir June 2017
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Nevertheless : a memoir
by Alec Baldwin
The actor highlights parts of his life that he's long kept private, from his troubled childhood and efforts to make it as young actor to his struggles with addiction and his failings as a husband and parent
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The rules do not apply : a memoir
by Ariel Levy
An award-winning New Yorker staff writer and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs shares a profound, hopeful memoir of her own experiences with devastating loss to council fellow survivors about the healing aspects of accepting difficult life challenges that are beyond our control.
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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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Daring to drive : a Saudi woman's awakening
by Manal Sharif
An intimate memoir by a devout Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights to drive describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job and legal contradictions changed her perspectives and made her an accidental activist.
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One day we'll all be dead and none of this will matter : essays
by Scaachi Koul
In One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, Scaachi Koul deploys her razor sharp humor to share all the fears, outrages, and mortifying moments of her life. She learned from an early age what made her miserable, and for Scaachi anything can be cause for despair. Whether it's a shopping trip gone awry; enduring awkward conversations with her bikini waxer; overcoming her fear of flying while vacationing halfway around the world; dealing with internet trolls, or navigating the fears and anxieties of her parents. Alongside these personal stories are pointed observations about life as a woman of color, where every aspect of her appearance is open for critique, derision, or outright scorn. Where strict gender rules bind in both Western and Indian cultures, leaving little room for a woman not solely focused on marriage and children to have a career (and a life) for herself.
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Spirit of the horse : a celebration in fact and fable
by William Shatner
An anthology of personal and historical anecdotes collected by the Emmy Award-winning actor best known as Star Trek's Captain Kirk explores the remarkable impact of horses on human culture while reflecting on the work of his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show.
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Under the same sky : from starvation in North Korea to salvation in America
by Joseph Kim
A man who escaped the devastating famine in North Korea, despite being abandoned as a boy, tells the story of his survival inside the oppressive country, his escape and subsequent rescue by activists and Christian missionaries and his success in the United States thanks to a newfound faith and courage.
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| Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by W. Bernard CarlsonScientific genius Nikola Tesla emigrated to the U.S. from his native Serbia in 1884. Known as a leading innovator in electronics and telephony, Tesla was regarded by many as an eccentric. In this well-researched biography author Bernard Carlson balances Tesla's showmanship with his scientific brilliance. Those curious about his achievements and intrigued by science history will find this to be an engaging and informative portrait. |
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The good daughter : a memoir of my mother's hidden life
by Jasmin Darznik
After the author discovered a photo of her mother in a wedding veil, but with a man she had never seen before, her mother soon sent her 10 cassette tapes, each part of an engrossing true story that involved her family's true origins in Iran, her mother's history of abuse and neglect and a sister that the author never knew she had. Reprint.
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| Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma LakshmiBest-known for her work as a judge on television's Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, originally from Madras, India, portrays her sense of taste as an aspect of navigating a complex world. While on camera, she's a woman of few words, but this candid memoir includes details of her marriage to (and divorce from) Salman Rushdie, her love affair with billionaire Teddy Forstmann, her health struggles, and her joy in her daughter. |
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