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Biography and Memoir September 2019
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Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me : Depression in the First Person
by Anna Mehler Paperny
Award-winning journalist Paperny's stunning memoir chronicles with honesty and eloquence her experience of depression and her quest to explore what we know and don't know about this disease that afflicts almost a fifth of the population--providing an invaluable guide to a system struggling to find solutions. As fascinating as it is heartrending, as outrageously funny as it is serious, it is a must-read for anyone impacted by depression--and that's pretty much everybody.
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| Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben GirmaStarring: disability rights lawyer Haben Girma, the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. What sets it apart: Emboldened by her Eritrean refugee parents' stories of surviving war-torn Ethiopia in the 1980s, Girma has faced the setbacks of living in an ableist society with wit and optimism.
Reviewers say: "an absolute must-read" (Library Journal). |
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Texas flood : the inside story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
by Alan Paul
An unstinting account of the guitar legend’s life and career draws on firsthand insights from family members and loved ones to discuss topics ranging from Vaughan’s creative endeavours and battles with addiction to his tumultuous marriage and fatal helicopter crash.
"Deep reporting makes this a treasure trove for anyone interested in the blues and Vaughn's place within popular music."--Kirkus
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| When I Was White by Sarah ValentineRaised as the white daughter of Italian and Irish-descended parents, Sarah Valentine often fielded awkward questions about her dark skin and hair. It wasn't until she was 27 that she learned the truth -- that her biological father was African American. What happened: shaken by her family's betrayal, Valentine set off on a journey to discover both her biological father and herself.
"We feel every step of Valentine's struggle, from feeling physically broken to becoming emotionally stronger as she reaches for self-acceptance and self-definition."--Booklist |
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| Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon by Kelley and Thomas FrenchAfter their "micro-preemie" Juniper was born at 23 weeks, parents Kelley and Thomas French spent a frantic seven months at the hospital as she struggled to survive. Don't worry -- this heartwarming memoir has a "healthily-ever-after" ending, though the French family encounters several speed bumps along the way. The Frenches are Pulitzer-lauded journalists, sharing incisive prose in alternating chapters.
"I admit, I wept twice reading this memoir: once, at the very beginning (yes, on page 3), and once at the end."--Amazon reviewer |
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Black milk : on writing, motherhood, and the harem within
by Elif Shafak
The author of The Forty Rules of Love shares the story of her effort to balance her writing career and her early parenting responsibilities, describing her battle with postpartum depression, her views on the experiences of prominent women authors, and the many roles she embraced throughout her journey.
"An intimate, affecting memoir....An epic poem to women everywhere."--Booklist
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| Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached by Hillary Whittington with Kristine GasbarreHillary Whittington offers an emotional account of parenting her transgender son Ryland, whose transition was famously chronicled in a 2014 viral YouTube video and a 2015 CNN documentary short.
"An uplifting testimonial to the power of unconditional familial love and acceptance"--Kirkus Reviews |
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