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New Biographies February 2017
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My (part-time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home by Lisa AnselmoThe author describes her experience searching for purpose and meaning in life after losing her mother to breast cancer and despite a fear of change, buys an apartment in Paris and discovers her life taking on a new, wonderful and completely unexpected shape.
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Lion by Saroo BrierleyPreviously published as A Long Way Home, the story of the author's 25-year separation from his family describes how he was lost on a train at the age of five and endured years on the streets of Calcutta before becoming an upper-middle-class resident of Tasmania and resolving to find his way back home. (Reprint. Movie tie-in.)
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Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes by Michael SimsThe author of The Story of Charlotte's Web explores the rich events behind the creation of young Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective, revealing the impact of his early poverty and medical experience on the development of his characters and stories.
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The Princess Diarist by Carrie FisherThe best-selling author of Postcards From the Edge and Hollywood icon best known for her Star Wars role shares interconnected essays exploring her life as the child of Tinseltown royalty, adventures on the sets of Star Wars and struggles with bipolar disorder.
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Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie by Mick WoodmanseyThe last surviving member of David Bowie’s band The Spiders From Mars, which helped launch his Ziggy Stardust persona and made him a star, shares never-before-told stories and photographs; offers details of the album sessions; and recalls the wild tours, eccentric characters and the rock ‘n roll excess that drove the band apart.
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