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Biography and Memoir June 2020
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Recollections of My Nonexistence : A Memoir
by Rebecca Solnit
An electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent .
"Absorbing...a perceptive, radiant portrait of a writer of indelible consequence"--Kirkus (starred review)
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| Hollywood Park by Mikel JollettWhat it's about: indie musician Mikel Jollett's traumatic 1970s childhood in the Synanon cult; after escaping, his family battled poverty, mental illness, addiction, and abuse, and Jollett later found solace in music. Read it for: Jollett's richly detailed account of self-discovery and healing. For fans of: candid memoirs of surviving cults (like Ruth Wariner's The Sound of Gravel) and family dysfunction (like Tara Westover's Educated). See also Talking to Strangers, below. |
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The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
The host of the podcast "The Hilarious World of Depression" offers a moving portrait of what it means to be depressed. Moe has written a remarkable investigation of the disease--part memoir, part treasure-trove of laugh-out-loud stories and insights drawn from years of interviews with some of the most brilliant minds facing similar challenges.
"John Moe's book is the feel-bad hit of the summer!"--Colson Whitehead
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama Bin Laden's compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a SEAL team operator whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's.
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More Myself : a Journey
by Alicia Keys
The 15-time Grammy Award-winning music artist traces her journey from self-censorship to full expression, describing her complicated relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career and her struggles with gender expectations. With the raw honesty that epitomizes Alicia's artistry, More Myself is at once a riveting account and a clarion call to readers: to define themselves in a world that rarely encourages a true and unique identity.
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Lady in waiting : my extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown
by Anne Glenconner
The daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, unable to inherit her father’s estate, describes growing up with royalty, having served as maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation and as lady in waiting to Princess Margaret.
"A smart, dishy, and truly touching autobiography."--Town & Country
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The lady's handbook for her mysterious illness: a memoir
by Sarah Ramey
A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored. In her darkly funny and courageous memoir, Sarah Ramey recounts the decade-long saga of how a seemingly minor illness in her senior year of college turned into a prolonged and elusive condition that destroyed her health but that doctors couldn't diagnose or treat. This is a memoir with a mission: to help the millions of (mostly) women who suffer from unnamed or misunderstood conditions: autoimmune illnesses like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic Lyme disease, chronic pain, and many more.
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Talking to Strangers: A Memoir of My Escape from a Cult
by Marianne Boucher
This is the true story of Boucher's experiences in a cult, where she was subjected to sophisticated brainwashing techniques that took away her freedom, and took over her mind. Told in graphic memoir form, the author shares how she fell in with devotees of a frightening spiritual abuser, and how she eventually, painfully, pulled herself out.
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The adventurer's son: a memoir
by Roman Dial
An Alaska Pacific University scientist and National Geographic Explorer recounts his two-year effort to uncover the fate of his adventurer son, who in 2014 disappeared into the untracked rainforest of Corcovado National Park.
"a page-turner that will rip your heart out..."--Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild
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