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Biography and Memoir November 2017
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What happened
by Hillary Rodham Clinton
A new book of essays by the former secretary of state includes entries describing her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign and incorporates hundreds of inspirational quotes that have shaped her life and work.
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The artist's sketch : a biography of painter Kate Freeman Clark
by Carolyn J Brown
Artist Kate Freeman Clark (1875-1957) left behind over one thousand paintings now stored at a gallery bearing her name in her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi. But it was not until after her death in 1957 at the age of eighty-one that citizens even discovered that she was a painter of considerable stature. In her will, Clark left the city her family home, her paintings stored at a warehouse in New York for over forty years, and money to build a gallery, much to the surprise of the Holly Springs community.
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Some bright morning, I'll fly away : a memoir
by Alice Anderson
A full-time wife and mother who left a lucrative career up north for her doctor husband in New Orleans, discusses his post-Katrina spiral into madness and the epic battle she faced trying to keep herself and her children safe.
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The book of disquiet : The Complete Edition
by Fernando Pessoa
This new translation of the melancholy and philosophical collection of observations and thoughts by the esteemed Portuguese literary great spans the author’s entire life and are presented chronologically, with over 150 pages that have never appeared in English before.
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But seriously
by John McEnroe
The controversial tennis star and analyst presents a follow-up to the best-selling You Cannot Be Serious that shares additional insights into his life and career while chronicling the past decade of Tour of Champions competitions and special events.
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Coming of age : the sexual awakening of Margaret Mead
by Deborah Blum
The startling coming-of-age story of the famed anthropologist shares insights into how her radical ideas challenged the social and sexual norms of her time, from keeping her maiden name after marriage to pursuing bisexual affairs, before her famed studies in the South Pacific and a chance encounter changed her life forever. By the author of Bad Karma.
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Confessions of a cartel hit man
by Martin Corona
The memoirs of a drug cartel assassin recount how and why he fell into the outlaw life at an early age, performing murders for the founders of an operation that dominated the southern California drug trade for decades before he assisted a large-scale DEA operation to apprehend his bosses.
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Edward VII : the Prince of Wales and the women he loved
by Catharine Arnold
A colorful portrait of the playboy monarch and son of Queen Victoria describes his scandalous liaisons with a series of high-profile women, offering insight into how he helped transform the British monarchy into an enduring modern institution.
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A mind at play : how Claude Shannon invented the information age
by Jimmy Soni
Chronicles the life and times of the lesser-known Information Age intellect, revealing how his discoveries and innovations set the stage for the digital era, influencing the work of such collaborators and rivals as Alan Turing, John von Neumann and Vannevar Bush.
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Patrick Henry : champion of liberty
by Jon Kukla
Presents the life story of an often-overlooked Founding Father, best known as an outspoken orator in the Independence movement who served as the first post-colonial governor of Virginia and who opposed the Constitution for granting too much power to central government.
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Capital Gaines : Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
by Chip Gaines
Gaines is a TV star, renovation expert, author, and husband and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. He's also a serial entrepreneur always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. His mentors taught him to never give up and his family showed him what it meant to always have a positive attitude despite your circumstances. And the most important thing was to take that first step.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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