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New Biographies March 2017
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Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast by Megan MarshallThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Margaret Fuller traces the private life of revered American poet Elizabeth Bishop, drawing on insights from a newly discovered cache of letters to her psychiatrist and three lovers to illuminate her dark childhood and secret passions.
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The Invention of Angela Carter: A Biography by Edmund GordonAuthor Edmund Gordon has followed in Angela Carter's footsteps - travelling to the places she lived in Britain, Japan, and the USA - to uncover a life rich in adventure and incident. With unrestricted access to her manuscripts, letters, and journals, and informed by interviews with Carter's friends and family, Gordon offers an unrivalled portrait of one of the twentieth century's most dazzlingly original writers. This sharply written narrative will be the definitive biography for years to come.
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Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom by George LeopoldLeopold presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the life and career of United States astronaut Gus Grissom, covering everything other than the subject’s own account of his role in NASA’s Gemini program, from his childhood up to his death on the launch pad in 1967. The author covers Grissom’s upbringing, his time at college, his work as a wingman and test pilot, his contribution to the Mercury Seven program, and a great many other related subjects.
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I Me Mine: The Extended Edition by George HarrisonPrinted in color and complemented by previously unseen archival material, a fully developed personal account of the original 1980 biography covers the full span of Harrison's life and work to discuss his Liverpool upbringing, the Beatles years, his love of India and the inspirations behind some of his most iconic lyrics.
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This Close to Happy: A Reckoning With Depression by Daphne MerkinA former New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of Dreaming of Hitler draws on her journalistic essays on depression to trace her lifelong battle with the disease, marked by her wealthy but inconsistent family and her numerous pursuits in therapy and hospitalization.
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Reagan: American Icon by Iwan W MorganA heavily researched portrait of the 40th U.S. President chronicles his early years in Illinois, Hollywood career, election as governor of California and achievements and setbacks during his White House years.
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Steven Spielberg: a life in films by Molly HaskellA biography of the popular and talented film director describes how his unique and evocative gift for storytelling evolved from experiences in his own life, including his parents’ traumatic divorce and his return to Judaism after his son was born.
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