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That Kind of Motherby Rumaan AlamIt's 1985, and Rebecca Stone finds herself equally overwhelmed and overjoyed by her newborn son. Her husband is willing to abdicate child-rearing to her as he focuses on his career as a diplomat, so Rebecca is left on her own to juggle the demands of motherhood with her aspirations to be a poet. Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR) 05/06/18
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Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilienceby Allison PatakiRecounts how the author's healthy thirty-year-old husband suffered a life-threatening stroke that placed everything they had worked for in jeopardy, a struggle she navigated by writing daily letters to her husband that helped her make sense of the challenges they faced. All Things Considered (NPR) 05/06/18
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My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Foodby Lidia BastianichThe Emmy Award-winning host of Lidia's Kitchen and best-selling author of Lidia's Celebrate Like an Italian shares a heartwarming, revelatory memoir that traces her impoverished but loving upbringing under Tito's communist regime, her years as a refugee while trying to enter the United States and her early start as a restaurant worker. Fresh Air (NPR) 05/07/18
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The Hellfire Clubby Jake TapperCharlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, DC, alongside his young wife Margaret, a zoologist with ambitions of her own. PBS NewsHour 05/07/18
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Squareby Mac BarnettWhen his friend Circle asks him to do her portrait after praising him as a sculptor and genius, Square struggles to carve her likeness from a stone block. Morning Edition (NPR) 05/08/17
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Like Brothersby Mark DuplassThe multitalented writers, directors, producers, and actors (The League, Transparent, Togetherness, and The Mindy Project) share the secrets of their lifelong partnership in this unique personal memoir. Fresh Air (NPR) 05/08/18 Weekend Edition Saturday (NPR) 05/05/18
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Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the Worldby Eileen McNamaraA Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, covering her Stanford education, her inspirational relationship with her sister Rosemary, her advocacy on behalf of disabled citizens and the solutions she envisioned that helped engineer one of the greatest civil rights movements of the modern world. PBS NewsHour 05/10/18
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The Light Within Meby Ainsley EarhardtThe Fox News star and #1 New York Times best-selling author offers a powerful, uplifting look at her life and her spiritual journey, reflecting on her family, her faith and her successful career. Fox News 05/10/18
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Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black Americaby James FormanA consequential argument about race, crime and law in today's America by a Yale legal scholar and former public defender examines the urgent debates surrounding the criminal justice system and its activities involving mass incarceration, aggressive police tactics and their impact on at-risk people of color and beleaguered law-enforcement officers. Fresh Air (NPR) 05/11/18
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The Favorite Sisterby Jessica KnollShe'll have it all or die trying. Brett is dead and Kelly is not innocent. When two fiercely competitive sisters are cast on a reality TV series, one will benefit immensely; the other won't live through the taping. Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR) 05/13/18
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