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Biography and Memoir: E-Book Edition March 2020
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Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke
by David Talbot
The founder of Salon magazine and best-selling author of The Devil’s Chessboard recounts the transformative year following his stroke, revealing how his experience with a health crisis profoundly shifted his perspectives on life and purpose.
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The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando
by William J Mann
The award-winning author of The Wars of the Roosevelts presents a complex portrait of the influential 20th-century actor that includes coverage of Brando’s civil rights activism and the childhood traumas that shaped his personal and professional life.
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Girl in a Band : A Memoir
by Kim Gordon
A founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story—a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence and as one of the first women of rock and roll.
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Set the Boy Free: The Autobiography
by Johnny Marr
The memoirs of the legendary guitarist and cofounder of seminal British band The Smiths recalls his childhood in working-class Manchester, his early collaborations with Stephen Morrissey, the ideological differences that triggered his departure and his influential solo career.
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Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
by Mike Love
A founding member of The Beach Boys traces the story of his triumphant half-century career, discussing topics ranging from the inspirations for his pop classic lyrics and his struggles with self-destructive habits to his spiritual life and his partnerships with his cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl.
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Lightfoot
by Nicholas Jennings
A biography of the Canadian singer-songwriter behind “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” describes how he started singing in grade school before going on to write songs and play concert halls worldwide while watching his relationships unravel due to alcoholism. Shortlisted for the 2017 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker's Book Award.
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