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New Nonfiction Releases October 2016
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99: Stories of the Game
by Wayne Gretzky
One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside pro hockey as few others can.
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Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
by Taraji P. Henson
The Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner and star of the hit show Empire recalls her beloved screen characters while tracing the story of her life and career, sharing coverage of such topics as her father's Vietnam service, her rise from the violence of the streets of Washington, D.C., and her experiences as a single mother.
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Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loadedby Hannah HartThe popular YouTube personality and author of the best-selling My Drunk Kitchen presents a collection of personal narrative essays on faith, family, love, sexuality, self-worth and friendship.
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Conversations with McCartney
by Paul Du Noyer
An intimate portrayal of the musical icon, largely in his own words, draws on years of meetings between McCartney and the author and includes candid discussions of the artist's inspirations, creative process, beliefs and achievements.
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Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biographyby David BodanisAn accessible portrait of Albert Einstein shares critical insights into both the genius and hubris of modern physics, linking Einstein's popular downfall through the final decades of his life to the same imagination and self-confidence that ignited his early successes.
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Gone 'Til November: A Journal of Rikers Island
by Lil Wayne
The Grammy Award-winning rap superstar details the circumstances that led to his year-long incarceration at Rikers Island and his experiences during his imprisonment, sharing intimate insights into his daily rituals, interactions with other inmates and efforts to stay positive.
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The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness, and the Middle Eastby Sulome AndersonA journalist and daughter of famous hostage Terry Anderson shares an intimate portrait of her father's captivity during the Lebanese Hostage Crisis and the surrounding political firestorm involving both her family and the United States, sharing additional views about the role of the crisis in Middle East politics today.
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Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writingby Jennifer WeinerThe best-selling author of In Her Shoes presents a collection of uproarious essays that impart her unstinting views on such topics as family life, sex, weight, her mother's late-in-life coming out and her own experiences as an unlikely feminist.
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I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
by Brian Wilson
The memoirs of the legendary Beach Boy member offer unstinting insights into his difficult relationship with his father, the women in his life, his parenting experiences and the events that inspired his music.
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Citizen Jack: How Jack White Built an Empire from the Bluesby Nick HastedA portrait of the influential rock music artist draws on insider interviews to trace his life and achievements against a backdrop of the Detroit scene where The White Stripes originally flourished, discussing such topics as his famous collaborations, co-founding of multiple groups, controversial relationships and multiple reinventions.
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A Life in Partsby Bryan CranstonA humorous coming-of-age memoir and meditation on creativity by the star of Breaking Bad chronicles his theatrical childhood and recommitment to acting in the aftermath of his father's disappearance, describing his early acting jobs and the performances that earned him Tony and Emmy Awards.
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A Life Well Played: My Storiesby Arnold PalmerA follow-up to the golfing master's 1999 autobiography reevaluates his many life experiences, sharing additional details about familiar stories while offering new anecdotes and his time-tested insights into relationships, business success and living a life of integrity.
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The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
by Sebastian Mallaby
An author who was granted complete access to former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan presents a biography of the man whom some believe to be the most important economic statesman of our time.
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My Own Words
by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A first book by the Supreme Court Justice since her 1993 appointment collects engaging, serious and playful writings and speeches on topics ranging from gender equality and the workings of the Court to Judaism and the value of looking beyond U.S. shores when interpreting the Constitution.
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedyby Jean Kennedy SmithThe last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy presents an intimate portrait of her family's shared life that describes how her parents would encourage their children to discuss current events, forge a strong work ethic and appreciate the sacrifices of their ancestors.
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Nobody's Son: A Memoirby Mark SloukaThe son of Czechoslovakian parents who were smuggled out of their country to escape the Nazis, only to endure postwar Communist purges traces the experiences of the war's refugees and the author's own efforts to reconnect with his mother through a labyrinth of trauma, displacement and denial.
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Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
by Phil Collins
The Genesis frontman and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, offering unstinting discussions of his early years, relationships with fellow artists and struggles with addiction.
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Pour Me a Life
by A. A. Gill
A meditation on the restaurant critic author's struggles with alcoholism draws on vivid memories from his early years to discuss such topics as his childhood struggles with dyslexia, boarding-school education, long-missing sibling and rehabilitation efforts at a time when addiction was less understood.
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QB: My Life Behind the Spiralby Steve YoungA candid memoir by the NFL Hall of Famer shares insights into what it takes to become an elite professional quarterback, describing his unlikely rise in sports as a devout Mormon and high-achieving student with an eidetic memory, the media pressure, his infamous confrontation with Joe Montana and the other factors that challenged his career.
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Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universeby Mike MassiminoA memoir by an unlikely astronaut who helped save the Hubble telescope describes his early attempts to gain admission into NASA, his first spacewalks, the loss of his fellow astronauts in the Columbia disaster, his decision not to return to space and his ongoing support of future space-travel ventures.
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Taylor Swift: This Is Our Songby Tyler ConroyPublished to mark the 10th anniversary of the artist's first record, an oversized, major scrapbook compiled by one of Taylor Swift's biggest fans shares intimate, comprehensive details from the first decade of her career complemented by top-produced photographs, pre-fame interviews, Rolling Stone profiles, album reviews and more.
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They're Playing Our Song: A Memoirby Carole Bayer SagerA frank personal account by the Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter traces the story of her life in and out of the recording studio, from her formative relationships to her collaborations with some of today's leading composers and music artists.
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You Gotta Want Itby Jake PaulA motivational personal account by the comedic social-media personality and actor best known for his performances in the Disney Channel's Bizaardvark traces his childhood struggles with sibling rivalry and bullying, shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from his Hollywood career and offers insights into pursuing one's dreams.
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Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
by Alexandra Horowitz
The author of the New York Times best-selling Inside of a Dog explains how dogs perceive the world through their acute sense of smell and how humans can reconnect with their own underused senses to further human-canine bonds and gain insights into dog cognition.
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City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New Yorkby Tyler AnbinderA richly detailed history of immigration in New York shares the poignant stories of individuals ranging from bodybuilder Charles Atlas to couture artist Oscar de la Renta to trace the essential role of foreign-born innovators and revolutionaries in the city's evolution.
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Get What's Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs
by Philip Moeller
The co-author of the best-selling social security entry in the Get What's Yours series shares advice for saving money and maximizing health coverage through Medicare, explaining the essentials of signing up, understanding what it costs and selecting which plans are most appropriate.
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Love for Sale: Pop Music in America
by David Hajdu
A personal, idiosyncratic history of pop music by the music critic for The Nation traces the sheet-music era at the end of the 19th century and the invention of records through favorite chart-topping songs and the ways his mother shaped him as an aficionado.
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A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Lifeby Pat ConroyA collection of letters, interviews and magazine articles spanning The Prince of Tides author's long literary career is supplemented by touching pieces from the beloved author's many friends
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Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
by Tim Harford
From the award-winning columnist and author of the national best-seller The Undercover Economist comes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits of being messy at home, at work, in the classroom and beyond.
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The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweightsby Shaun AssaelAn investigation into the unsolved death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston is set against a backdrop of the Vegas mob battles, drug wars and boxing glory days of the early 1970s and shares the insights of close associates who doubted official rulings that his death was due to a drug overdose.
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The Plots Against Hitler
by Danny Orbach
A deeply researched historical account of the anti-Nazi underground in Germany and its numerous efforts to assassinate Hitler explores the activities of unlikely conspirators who supported local efforts to dismantle Nazism.
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The Rain in Portugal: Poemsby Billy CollinsA latest poetry collection by the former Poet Laureate and New York Times best-selling author of Aimless Love includes more than 40 new works and offers insight into the writer's use of generosity themes, playful language and insightful reflection.
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Secret Service Dogs
by Maria Goodavage
Given unprecedented access, the author examines the United States Secret Service canine teams that risk their lives to safeguard the president, vice president, their families, visiting heads of state and a host of others in this new age of terrorism.
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Television: A Biography
by David Thomson
A critical history of the first six decades of the television era, written by the acclaimed film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film, traces television's evolution from an immobile piece of furniture with limited sponsored programming to a diverse, on-demand content provider.
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Upstream: Selected Essaysby Mary OliverA collection of essays with a new piece on Provincetown, follows the author as she contemplates the pleasure of artistic labor; her boundless curiosity for the flora and fauna that surround her; and the responsibility she has inherited from the great thinkers and writers of the past, to live thoughtfully, intelligently and to observe with passion
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What the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives
by Gary Smith
The economics professor author of Standard Deviations explores the role of luck, specifically the "Regression to the Mean" concept, in everyday life, exploring how failures to understand chance and random variations influence choices and perceptions of truth.
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