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Biography and Memoir
June 2019
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All That You Leave Behind
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Erin Lee Carr
What it is: A poignant elegy for Erin Lee Carr's late father, New York Times journalist David Carr, who died from lung cancer in 2015; an incisive look at the ravages of multigenerational addiction. What's inside: Texts, emails, and letters exchanged between Carr and her father that offer an insightful view into the pair's relationship. Author alert: Erin Lee Carr also directed At the Heart of Gold , about the USA Gymnastics scandal, and I Love You: Now Die , about the Michelle Carter murder-by-texting trial.
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Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination
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Brian Jay Jones
What it is: A comprehensive and entertaining biography of ad man-turned-beloved children's book author and cartoonist Dr. Seuss.
Don't miss: The balanced appraisal of Seuss' legacy -- though he was known for championing causes like environmentalism, he also employed racial stereotypes in his works.
Who it's for: Seuss fans and lovers of page-turning biographies.
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African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
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Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard
Who it's about: Yasuke, the 16th-century African slave who served as a vassal to powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga and became Japan's first foreign-born samurai.
Read it for: The action-packed narrative; the evocative depiction of feudal Japan.
Movie buzz: Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is set to play Yasuke in a forthcoming film.
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A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss...
by Melissa Fleming
What it's about: After civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, 19-year-old Doaa Al Zamel and her family fled to Egypt. As the political situation there deteriorated, she and her new husband undertook a risky sea crossing to Europe, but their boat wrecked and many passengers drowned. Al Zamel's story was widely reported after she rescued a young child from the water.
Further reading: For additional accounts of the risks and dangers that Middle Eastern refugees are facing, check out Patrick Kingsley's The New Odyssey.
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A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
by James Bowen
Who it's about: An impoverished London street musician and a highly intelligent ginger tomcat named Bob.
Reviewers say: "This is a beautiful, never maudlin story of second chances for both man and beast and a poignant testimony to how much caring for someone—or some feline—can give you renewed direction when you're down and out" (Booklist).
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Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
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Leslie Peirce
Starring: Ruthenian slave Roxelana, the concubine-turned-wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who became one of her husband's most influential political advisers thanks to her shrewd knack for philanthropy and diplomacy. Why you might like it: Empress of the East traces Roxelana's rise to power with evocative descriptions of 16th-century Turkish culture, customs, and politics.
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A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
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Neal Thompson
Who it's about: Eccentric playboy and cartoonist Robert Ripley, who parlayed his curiosity for all things weird into the successful multimedia empire "Believe It or Not!"
What's inside: Chapter breaks interspersed with fun "Believe It!" facts.
Did you know? In his lifetime Ripley visited 150 countries, amassing oddities such as torture devices from around the world.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 585 Dahlonega Street Cumming, Georgia 30040 770-781-9840www.forsythpl.org/ |
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