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Jay-Z : Made in Americaby Michael Eric DysonExamines the biggest themes of JAY-Z’s career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making statements about race, criminal justice and black wealth.
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Uncanny Valley: A Memoirby Anna WienerThe author chronicles her experience at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory and, of course, progress.
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Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotterby Kerri K. GreenidgeA portrait of the lesser-known, turn-of-the-20th-century civil rights activist explores how he used his influence as an emancipator and the editor of the Guardian to promote gradualist politics and rally black working-class Americans throughout the post-Reconstruction era.
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Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Musicby Richard CrawfordA portrait of the legendary American composer draws extensively from his letters and other first hand sources to explore how his music bridged popular-classical divides, his achievements in multiple venues and his early death at the beginning of his Hollywood endeavors.
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She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubmanby Erica Armstrong DunbarExplores the complexities and achievements of iconic abolitionist Harriet Tubman, combining rare commentary with new and public-domain photographs to offering modern insights into Tubman’s role in the Civil War, suffrage and emancipation.
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You are Worth it: Building a Life Worth Fighting Forby Kyle CarpenterThe youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor presents an inspirational memoir that describes the selfless act that protected his brothers in arms in Afghanistan and his motivational battle to recover from catastrophic injuries.
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