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Rabbit : the autobiography of Ms. Pat
by Patricia Williams
The popular comedian traces her youth in Atlanta's most troubled neighborhood at the height of the crack epidemic, discussing the experiences with an alcoholic mother, four siblings, petty crime and prostitution that led to her becoming a mother at age 13 before resolving to secure a better life for her children.
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Lady Killers : Deadly Women Throughout History
by Tori Telfer
Based on her popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The Hairpin, the author, in this first book to examine female serial killers through a feminist lens, delves into the cruel and cunning minds of 14 women who, largely forgotten by history, had a penchant for murder and mayhem.
NPR Best Books 2017
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The Radium Girls : the dark story of America's shining women
by Kate Moore
A full-length account of the struggles of hundreds of women who were exposed to dangerous levels of radium while working factory jobs during World War I describes how they were mislead by their employers and became embroiled in a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights.
NPR Best Books of 2017
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Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson
The best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin draws on da Vinci's remarkable notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on the skills and qualities of everyday people, from curiosity and observation to imagination and fantasy.
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Bunk: the rise of hoaxes, humbug, plagiarists, phonies, post-facts, and fake news
by Kevin Young
The award-winning author of The Grey Album traces the history of the hoax as a distinct American phenomenon, exploring the roles of stereotype, suspicion and racism as factors that have shaped fraudulent activities from the heyday of P. T. Barnum through the "fake news" activities of Donald Trump.
NPR Best Books 2017
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Hunger : a memoir of (my) body
by Roxane Gay
The popular Tumblr blogger and best-selling author of Bad Feminist explores the devastating act of violence that triggered her personal challenges with food and body image, sharing advice for caring for oneself and eating in healthful and satisfying ways.
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Poppies of Iraq
by Brigitte Findakly
The author shares memories of her middle class childhood to create a family portrait that explores loss, tragedy, love, and the loneliness of exile.
Kirkus Best Books 2017
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An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice
by Khizr Khan
The Pakistani immigrant turned U.S. citizen, Gold Star parent and popular DNC speaker documents the story of his family's pursuit of the American dream, urging readers to respond to today's tumultuous challenges by stepping forward and advocating on behalf of what they find most important.
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Coming to my senses : the making of a counterculture cook
by Alice Waters
The award-winning executive chef of Chez Panisse in California presents the story of her tumultuous culinary journey, describing her efforts to promote distinctive flavors in a time of uniform convenience foods, her achievements within the bohemian 1960s cultural circuit and her ongoing reflections as the head of one of the world's most influential restaurants.
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Endurance : a year in space, a lifetime of discovery
by Scott Kelly
An illustrated memoir by the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station shares candid reminiscences of his voyage, his colorful formative years and the off-planet journeys that shaped his early career.
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The Best We Could Do : an illustrated memoir
by Thi Bui
The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
Washington Post Best of 2017 and Amazon Best Graphic Novels 2017
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The Fact of a Body : a murder and a memoir
by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
A National Endowment for the Arts fellow documents the story of how a summer job at a Louisiana law firm and the case of a convicted murderer and child molester changed her views about the death penalty and forced her to confront traumatic secrets in her own family.
Entertainment Weekly Must and Best so Far 2017
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Economism : bad economics and the rise of inequality
by James Kwak
The co-author of the best-selling 13 Bankers outlines a bracing deconstruction of the framework for understanding the world of classroom Economics, clarifying the study's assumptions and misleading teachings while sharing historical insights into how economism became a prevalent influence in the U.S.
Library Journal Best Books 2017
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann
Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
National Book Award Finalist, Carnegie Medal Shortlist, Library Journal Top 10 2017 and Amazon's Editor's Pick 2017
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Ghost of the Innocent Man : a true story of trial and redemption
by Benjamin Rachlin
The true story of a man who was wrongly convicted of rape and sent to prison for life, who worked tirelessly for 24 years to prove his innocence and finally founded North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission to help others in similar predicaments.
Library Journal Top 10 2017
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Alone : Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk : defeat into victory
by Michael Korda
A chronicle of the outbreak of World War II and the circumstances that shaped Dunkirk focuses on the events of May 1940, from Germany's invasion of France to the ascension of Winston Churchill, while reminiscing on the author's own experiences as a 6-year-old witness whose privileged family was among the 300,000 evacuees.
Kirkus Best of 2017 Nonfiction Nominee
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Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow by Yuval N HarariThe New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens examines the civilized world's phenomenal achievements in the areas of famine, disease and war while making provocative predictions about the evolutionary goals of the 21st century. Washington Post's Best Books of 2017
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Disappearance in Damascus : friendship and survival in the shadow of war
by Deborah Campbell
An award-winning journalist documents her life-risking investigation into the abduction of her guide and friend, an Iraq-born Western media informant who worked at the head of a Damascus refugee community to provide education to displaced girls.
Kirkus Best of 2017 Nonfiction Nominee
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The Future is History : How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
by Masha Gessen
The award-winning Russian-American journalist and author of the best-selling The Man Without a Face traces how within the space of a generation, Russia has succumbed to a more virulent and resistant strain of autocracy as demonstrated by the experiences of four prototype individuals born at the once-presumed dawn of Russian democracy.
National Book Award Winner and Washington Post Best 2017
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Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II
by Liza Mundy
Documents the pivotal contributions of more than 10,000 American women who served as codebreakers during World War II, detailing how their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives and enabled their subsequent careers, in an account that also reveals the strict practice of secrecy that nearly erased their efforts from history.
Washington Post Notable Nonfiction 2017
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The Doomsday Machine : Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
by Daniel Ellsberg
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Senior Fellow and iconic whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers presents an eyewitness exposé of the dangers of America's secret, long-standing nuclear policy.
Carnegie Medal Shortlist
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me : a memoir
by Sherman Alexie
The National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian presents a literary memoir of poems, essays and intimate family photos that reflect his complicated feelings about his disadvantaged childhood on a Native American reservation with his siblings and alcoholic parents.
Carnegie Medal Shortlist, Library Journal Best Books 2017 and Amazon's Editor's Pick 2017
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Nomadland: surviving America in the twenty-first century
by Jessica Bruder
An award-winning journalist sets out on the road to explore the new phenomenon of “workampers” who are migrant workers made up of transient older Americans who took to the road after discovering that their social security came up short and their mortgages were underwater.
Library Journal Top 10 2017
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Publisher Weekly's Best Books of 2017
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American Fire : love, arson, and life in a vanishing land
by Monica Hesse
The Washington Post reporter and author of Girl in the Blue Coat documents the trial of a man who was charged with dozens of counts of arson in rural Virginia county, sharing insight into the perpetrator's struggles with addiction, his relationship with his accomplice girlfriend and the impact of the fires on their community.
Amazon Editor's Pick 2017 & Kirkus Best of 2017 Nonfiction Nominee
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Queen of bebop : the musical lives of Sarah Vaughan by Elaine M. HayesAn account of the life of the influential jazz artist and civil rights advocate shares additional insights into her lesser-known contributions as an African-American woman, drawing on inside sources to discuss her creative process and challenge misperceptions about her character. 40,000 first printing. Washington Post Best Books of 2017
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Why we sleep : unlocking the power of sleep and dreams by Matthew P WalkerA first book by the director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab outlines a groundbreaking exploration of sleep that explains how to harness its transformative power to improve overall health and life quality, covering subjects ranging from caffeine and REM sleep to sleep patterns and the role of sleep in illness. Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017
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Washington Post Best Books of 2017
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat : mastering the elements of good cooking by Samin NosratA first book by the acclaimed chef from New York's Chez Panisse distills decades of professional experience into four simple elements that if properly applied can lead to better results in the kitchen, in a reference complemented by 100 essential remedies and dozens of variations. Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017
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Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017
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