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Biography and Memoir May 2022
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| Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life by Delia EphronHow it began: Shortly after losing both her husband, Jerry, and her sister, writer Nora Ephron, to cancer, You've Got Mail screenwriter Delia Ephron found a second chance at love with Peter, a man from her past.
What happened next: After receiving her own cancer diagnosis, Delia navigated the ups and downs of treatment with a doting Peter by her side (the pair eventually married in her hospital room).
Book buzz: Ephron's intimate memoir was named a "Most Anticipated Book of 2022" by TIME and a "Best Memoir of 2022" by Marie Claire. |
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Rise: My Story
by Lindsey Vonn
One of the most decorated female skiers of all time and a fixture in the American sports landscape for almost 20 years shares her incredible journey, offering a fascinating glimpse into the relentless pursuit of her limits, which pushed her body and mind past their breaking points.
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Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie
by Julia Haart
The star of the Netflix docuseries My Unorthodox Life describes how she escaped a life controlled by the dictates of an ultra-orthodox Judaism sect to start her own shoe company and creative director of a world-leading lingerie brand.
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Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
by Ric Prado
A former CIA covert warrior lifts the veil of secrecy and offers an insight into a shadowy world of assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries during both the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism.
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Stories I Might Regret Telling You: A Memoir
by Martha Wainwright
The singer-songwriter's heartfelt memoir about growing up in a bohemian musical family and her experiences with love, loss, motherhood, divorce, the music industry, and more.
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Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations With a Body of Memory
by Sarah Polley
Exploring the dialogue between her past and present, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and actor, whose work is celebrated for its honesty, complexity and deep humanity, presents six essays exploring what it is to live in one’s body, in a constant state of becoming, learning and changing.
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Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski
by Ian O'Connor
This definitive biography of college basketball’s all-time winningest coach looks at how he built a basketball empire at Duke and led Team USA to three Olympic basketball gold medals.
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The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found
by Frank Bruni
A New York Times columnist, after a rare stroke renders him blind in his right eye, learns he could lose his sight altogether and recounts his adjustment to this daunting reality—a medical and spiritual journey on which he reappraised his own priorities.
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Betty White: A Century of Love and Laughs
by Andrew E. Stoner
Look inside and roam Betty's roles from her snarky, unforgettable appearances on the Mary Tyler Moore Show to Rose Nylund, one fourth of the mega-hit sitcom, The Golden Girls. Betty's career spans from the very start of television to the phenomena now known as social media.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Côte Saint-Luc Public Library 5851 Cavendish Blvd. Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec H4W 2X8 514-485-6900csllibrary.org/ |
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