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New Biographies at Riverside Public Library |
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Newest Books are at the Top Click on a title for more information or to place a hold. |
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Spare
by Prince Harry
With its raw, unflinching honesty, Prince HarryÂ’s memoir, in which
he discusses the effect of his mother Princess DianaÂ’s death on his
life, is full of insight, revelation, self-examination and hard-won
wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
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So help me God
by Mike Pence
The autobiography of former Vice President Mike Pence focuses
on his faith and his public service.
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The revolutionary Samuel Adams
by Stacy Schiff
A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer turns her attention to Samuel
Adams, an intensely disciplined man and arguably the most essential Founding Father who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution, becoming the most wanted man in America.
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A book of days
by Patti Smith
In a companion to her Instagram account, this photography
book from the acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet, painter and
National Book Award winning author of Just Kids showcases a
year of her life through personal images of 365 days.
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Fatty fatty boom boom : a memoir of
food, fat, and family
by Rabia Chaudry
From the best-selling author and host of the popular Undisclosed
podcast comes a warm, intimate memoir about food, body image
and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family.
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Waypoints : my Scottish journey
by Sam Heughan
The Scottish actor and star of Outlander sets out on a nearly
100-mile walk along Scotland's rugged West Highland Way to
explore his heritage and map out the moments that shaped his
views on dreams, ambition, family, friendships, love and life.
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And there was light : Abraham Lincoln and the American struggle
by Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer examines life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln and how he navigated the crises of slavery, secession and war by both marshaling the power of the presidency while recognizing its limitations. Illustrations.
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Down and out in paradise : the life of Anthony Bourdain
by Charles Leerhsen
Based on extensive interviews with those who knew him intimately,
this biography of the late celebrity chef and TV star examines his
battles with childhood trauma and addiction and his eventual
rise to international fame.
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Ted Kennedy : a life
by John A. Farrell
Drawing on new sources, including segments of Kennedy's personal
diary and his private confessions to members of his family, an award-winning biographer, who covered this fourth son of the Kennedy clan closely for years, reveals his famously epic and turbulent life of
almost unimaginable tragedy and triumph.
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The extraordinary life of an ordinary man:
a memoir
by Paul Newman
Culled from thousands of pages of transcripts, this raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of the greatest movie star of the past 75
years, told with searing honesty, covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward and his innermost fears and passions and joys.
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README.txt : a memoir
by Chelsea Manning
When her sentence for disclosing classified and diplomatic records
from Iraq is commuted by President Barack Obama, a former U.S.
Army intelligence analyst recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took
place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman.
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Agatha Christie : an elusive woman
by Lucy Worsley
This biography of the legendary author focuses on the obstacles
of class and gender she faced on the road to becoming a successful modern working woman, despite depicting herself as an ordinary Edwardian housewife.
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Shy : the alarmingly outspoken memoirs
of Mary Rodgers
by Mary Rodgers
These memoirs of the theater star, author of books for young
people, and chairman of the Juilliard School serve as both an
eyewitness account from the Golden Age of American musical
theater and a tale of a woman striving for a meaningful life.
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Dinners With Ruth : A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
by Nina Totenberg
In this moving story of the joy and true meaning of friendship, NPRs award-winning legal affairs correspondent recounts her nearly 50-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, presenting an extraordinary account of how they paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barriers.
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Solito : A Memoir
by Javier Zamora
A young poet reflects on his 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States when he was nine years old, during which he was faced with perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions during two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who became an unexpected family.
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I'm glad my mom died
by Jennette McCurdy
After her controlling mother dies, the iCarly and Sam & Cat
star gets the help she needs to overcome eating disorders,
addiction and unhealthy relationships and finally decides
what she really wants for the first time in her life.
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Invisible storm : a soldier's memoir of politics and PTSD
by Jason Kander
The former army intelligence officer and politician discusses his
decade-long battle with depression and PTSD from his service in Afghanistan and how his family helped through the challenging treatments that helped him to heal.
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Walking in my joy : in these streets
by Jenifer Lewis
In this entertaining essay collection, the author of The Mother of
Black Hollywood and the costar of ABCs hit sitcom Black-ish looks
back on some of her memorable adventures and experiences,
showing us how to be present in the moment and reject being
a victim of circumstance.
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Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe
by David Maraniss
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents a new biography of
America's greatest all-around athlete and gold medal winner who survived racism, alcohol addiction, broken marriages and financial distress to become a myth and a legend.
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I'd like to play alone, please : essays
by Tom Segura
The stand-up comedian and podcast hosts shares stories of his
crazy life on the road and punishing schedule, including bizarre
celebrity encounters and his philosophy that an increasingly
insane world, sometimes you just need to be alone.
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Scenes from my life : a memoir
by Michael Kenneth Williams
Written by the late, iconic actor before his death, this candid and
moving memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction and
a lifelong mission to give back tells the story of his whole life in his
own voice, in his own words, as only he could.
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Normal family : on truth, love, and how
I met my 35 siblings
by Chrysta Bilton
In this unputdownable story of nature, nurture and coming to
terms with ones true inheritance, the author, introducing her
deeply dysfunctional yet fiercely loving family that is anything
but normal, reveals how a colorful cast of characters were thrown together by chance and DNA.
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