September 2018 list by Donalee Jacobs
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval N Harari
The best-selling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus shares probing insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news and the modern relevance of nations and religion.
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Baseball Cop
by Anonymous
A decorated Boston Police Department member who worked in security for the Red Sox describes his work on suppressed cases involving drug use, identity fraud and human trafficking.
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Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times
by Mark Leibovich
The award-winning New York Times Magazine chief national correspondent, best-selling author of This Town and lifelong Patriots fan presents a scathing analysis of professional football in the present climate of high success, dangerous injuries and scandal.
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
by Jose Antonio Vargas
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker and immigration-rights activist presents a debut memoir about how he unknowingly entered the United States with false documents as a child.
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Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life
by Antonia Felix
Traces the iconic Senator's rise from her hardscrabble origins in the American Midwest to a leader in progressive politics, sharing stories from her career as well as her insights into the economic realities of today.
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Every Day is Extra
by John Kerry
John Kerry tells the story of his life—from son of a diplomat to decorated Vietnam veteran, five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee and secretary of state for four years.
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Fear: Trump in the White House
by Bob Woodward
Draws on interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, and other documents to depict life in the Trump White House, focusing on Trump's decision-making process for foreign and domestic policies.
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Fearless: How an Underdog Becomes a Champion
by Doug Pederson
Doug Pederson's winning and inspiring memoir of becoming the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and their against-all-odds march to the Super Bowl championship. Pederson took the Philadelphia Eagles to their first championship in fifty-eight years with his fearless approach. With rare candor, he explains his unusual leadership style and how it was formed, bringing readers along with him on a twenty-three-year NFL journey, including his fourteen years as a quarterback. Fearless offers never before told stories about Super Bowl LII and the incredible season that led up to it.
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The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq
by C. J. Chivers
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gun traces the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through its most at-risk participants, offering insights into such events as the hunt for bin Laden and counter guerilla warfare in the mountains of the Korengal Valley.
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In Pieces
by Sally Field
The Academy Award-winning actress shares insights into her difficult childhood, the artistic pursuits that helped her find her voice and the powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and mother.
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Leadership In Turbulent Times
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No Ordinary Time draws on five decades of scholarship to offer an illuminating exploration of the early development, growth and exercise of leadership as demonstrated by Presidents Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR and Johnson.
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Live Long And--: What I Learned Along the Way
by William Shatner
The Star Trek legend and New York Times best-selling author reflects on his career and the health scare that informed and reinforced his beliefs about living a good life, sharing engaging stories about his childhood, personal setbacks and iconic successes.
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The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence
by Michael D'Antonio
Little-known outside his home state until Donald Trump made him his running mate, Mike Pence—who proclaims himself a Christian first, a conservative second, and a Republican third—has long worn a carefully-constructed mask of Midwestern nice. Behind his self-proclaimed humility and self-abasing deference, however, hides a man whose own presidential ambitions have blazed since high school. Pence's drive for power, perhaps inspired by his belief that God might have big plans for him, explains why he shocked his allies by lending Christian credibility to a scandal-plagued candidate like Trump.
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