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All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudsonby Mark GriffinDraws on private journals, personal correspondence, and interviews with co-stars, family members, and former companions to profile the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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I.M.: A Memoirby Isaac MizrahiA memoir by the multifaceted pop culture icon includes coverage of his experiences as a gay youth in a Syrian Jewish Orthodox family, his education at LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts and the making of his documentary, Unzipped.
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by Albert WoodfoxChronicles the author's extraordinary achievements as an activist during and after spending 40 years in solitary confinement for a crime he did not commit, describing how he has committed his post-exoneration life to prison reform.
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The Pianist from Syria: A Memoirby Aeham AhmadThe prize-winning human-rights activist and celebrated pianist traces the story of his escape from war-torn Syria, drawing on first-person perspectives to offer urgent insights into the Palestinian refugee crisis.
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Grateful American: A Journey From Self to Serviceby Gary SiniseThe Oscar-nominated actor shares the lesser-known story of his journey from a troublemaking Chicago youth to co-founder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company and advocate for America's active-duty defenders, veterans and first responders.
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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Lockeby Jeffrey C. StewartA biography of the father of the Harlem Renaissance describes him becoming the first African American Rhodes Scholar and earning a PhD at Harvard University and promoting the work of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Jacob Lawrence.
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