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Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention by Donna FreitasThe university lecturer and author of The Body Market chronicles her toxic relationship with her mentor, an acclaimed professor whose unwanted abusive attentions transformed her life and compelled her advocacy work.
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Bill Marriott: Success Is Never Final--His Life and the Decisions That Built a Hotel Empireby Dale Van AttaBill Marriott, son of J. Williard Marriott who opened a root-beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into the Marriott hotel company, grew up in the family business. In his more than fifty years at the company’s helm, Bill Marriott was the driving force behind growing Marriott into the world’s largest global hotel chain. His vision and leadership expanded the family business to more than 6,500 properties across 127 countries and territories.
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Houdini: The Life and Times of the World's Greatest Magicianby Charlotte MontagueBased on contemporary reports and diaries, with historic photographs and period posters, Houdini is an intriguing biography of the world’s greatest magician and escape artist. Ninety years after his death, this book from the Oxford People series brings both the man and his magic back to life again for one last performance.
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The Education of an Idealistby Samantha PowerThe Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.N. Ambassador traces her journey from an Irish immigrant to a human rights activist, sharing insights into her career as a war correspondent and her influential views on foreign policy.
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Churchill: An Extraordinary Lifeby Sarah GristwoodFeaturing many rarely seen photographs, one previously unpublished, this beautifully illustrated book has an incisive text by respected biographer Sarah Gristwood. She traces every phase of his life - rebellious child, brave adventurer, political outcast, inspirational leader - always circling back to Chartwell, just as the great man himself did.
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All You Can Ever Know: A Memoirby Nicole ChungA Korean adoptee who grew up with a white family in Oregon discusses her journey to find her identity as an Asian American woman and a writer after becoming curious about her true origins. This title is also available as an eBook
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Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Deathby Anthony EverittA reconstruction of the life of the ancient Greek conqueror highlights his contradictory depictions throughout history, placing his achievements against a backdrop of his own historical time to discuss his growing empire, respect for regional traditions and mysterious death.
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Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughanby Alan PaulAn unstinting account of the guitar legend’s life and career draws on firsthand insights from family members and loved ones to discuss topics ranging from Vaughan’s creative endeavors and battles with addiction to his tumultuous marriage and fatal helicopter crash.
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Yellow Houseby Sarah M. BroomDescribes the author’s upbringing in a New Orleans East shotgun house as the unruly 13th child of a widowed mother, tracing a century of family history and the impact of class, race and Hurricane Katrina on her sense of identity.
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Travel Light, Move Fastby Alexandra FullerThe best-selling author of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight explores how her late father’s service during the Rhodesian War, work as a banana farmer in Zambia and preference of unpredictability over security inspired her life.
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