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Biography and Memoir June 2019
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Every tool's a hammer : life is what you make it
by Adam Savage
A first book by the MythBusters special-effects artist draws on projects from his remarkable career and interviews with famous and visionary colleagues to distill essential rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through. Savage shares tips like: don't wait until everything is perfect--in your workshop or in your life--to begin. Plan with pencil and paper. Sweep up everyday. Learn from doing. Share your toys. There is an exact tool for every task, but if you need to pound in a nail and all you have handy is a skillsaw--hammer away!
"Awesome read! Every maker should get a copy."--Amazon reviewer
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Out of the Shadows : A Memoir
by Timea Nagy
Nagy was twenty years old when she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as domestic help in Canada. Hired by what seemed like a legitimate recruitment agency, Timea left her home believing she would earn good money to send back home. What she didn't know was that she'd been lured by a ring of international human traffickers--and her life would never again be the same. Out of the Shadows is a gripping, heartbreaking and eye-opening journey deep into the underworld of human trafficking and the sex trade, told in riveting detail by one brave survivor. At once tragic and powerfully redemptive, Timea Nagy's story will stay with you long after you've read the last page.
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| What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate (editor)What it is: a diverse collection of essays that illuminate the complicated relationships between the authors and their mothers. Contributors include: Kiese Laymon, Alexander Chee, Carmen Maria Machado, and Nayomi Munaweera. Is it for you? Haunting and lyrical, this anthology unflinchingly explores topics like abuse, estrangement, and mental illness. |
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| Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination by Brian Jay JonesHere's a comprehensive and entertaining biography of ad man-turned-beloved children's book author and cartoonist "Dr. Seuss." Readers will appreciate the balanced appraisal of Seuss' legacy -- though he was known for championing causes like environmentalism, he also employed racial stereotypes in his works. Who's it for? Seuss fans and lovers of page-turning biographies.
"How the Seuss found his juice. The real-life tales that sparked America's favourite children's author"--The New York Post |
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Howard Stern Comes Again
by Howard Stern
From the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" comes his first book in more than 20 years. And here's what he says about it: "The interviews collected here represent my best work and show my personal evolution. But they don't just show my evolution. Gathered together like this, they show the evolution of popular culture over the past quarter century."
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Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on earth
by Sarah Smarsh
An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest. Through her experiences growing up as the daughter of a dissatisfied young mother and raised predominantly by her grandmother on a farm thirty miles west of Wichita, we are given a unique and essential look into the lives of poor and working class Americans living in the heartland. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, Heartland is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess.
"Searing, timeless, and blazingly eloquent"--Shelf Awareness
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| Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire by Leslie PeirceStarring: Ruthenian slave Roxelana, the concubine-turned-wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who became one of her husband's most influential political advisers thanks to her shrewd knack for philanthropy and diplomacy. Why you might like it: Empress of the East traces Roxelana's rise to power with evocative descriptions of 16th-century Turkish culture, customs, and politics. |
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| A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley by Neal ThompsonWho it's about: eccentric playboy and cartoonist Robert Ripley, who parlayed his curiosity for all things weird into the successful multimedia empire "Believe It or Not!" What's inside: chapter breaks interspersed with fun "Believe It!" facts. Did you know? In his lifetime Ripley visited 150 countries, amassing oddities such as torture devices from around the world.
"Ripley's amazing American life plays out like an impossible fairy tale."--Kirkus Reviews |
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