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New Nonfiction Releases May, 2019
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All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters
by Joe Willie Namath
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of his legendary Super Bowl "Guarantee," the NFL icon and Pro Football Hall of Famer traces his meteoric career, role in the commercialization of sports and private struggles with addiction.
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The Apology
by Eve Ensler
The best-selling author of The Vagina Monologues examines the themes of abuse and atonement via her own experience being both physically and sexually abused.
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Darkness to Light
by Lamar Odom
The two-time NBA champion presents a candid account of the highs and lows of his life, sharing insights into his marriage to Khloe Kardashian, his struggles with addiction and the watershed event that transformed his perspectives.
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The Farmer's Son: Calving Season on a Family Farm
by John Connell
A U.S. release of an award-winning memoir from Ireland traces a calving season on the author's family farm, where after a decade's absence he found hope and healing in his family, routines, faith and community.
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A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father
by David Maraniss
A timely account of the mid-20th-century Red Scare and its impact on everyday families describes how the author's WWII veteran father was spied on by the FBI, accused of communist sympathies, fired from his job and blacklisted.
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KD: Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest
by Marcus Thompson
The author of the best-selling Golden presents the story of the NBA Finals MVP, discussing his impoverished childhood, remarkable AAU achievements and controversial decision to play for the Golden State Warriors.
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Ladysitting: My Year With Nana at the End of Her Century
by Lorene Cary
The author of Black Ice shares the story of her relationship with her remarkable grandmother, describing the latter's youth in the Jim Crow South, devotion to black causes and management of her own business until age 100.
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Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir
by Common
The Grammy Award-, Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning musician, actor and activist presents a follow-up to One Day It'll All Make Sense that explores how love and mindfulness can build communities and inspire positive empowerment.
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Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football
by John Urschel
The former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens reveals the lesser-known passion for mathematics that inspired his double life as an athlete and scholar, sharing insights into how his bifurcated insights impacted pivotal events, including the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
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No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir
by Ani DiFranco
The celebrated singer-songwriter and social activist recounts the fiercely independent spirit that shaped her early life and career, discussing such subjects as her first album release and the creation of her Righteous Babe Records label.
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Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir
by Jayson Greene
Devastated by his two-year-old daughter's accidental death, a father in Upper West Side Manhattan navigates unendurable pain and taps the healing power of love to rebuild his shattered family.
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Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
by George Packer
The National Book Award-winning author of The Unwinding draws on firsthand writings in a narrative portrait of the influential American diplomat that explores how his achievements over half a century of history were complicated by his political ambitions.
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
by William H. McRaven
The best-selling author of Make Your Bed tells amazing stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Forces.
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Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America
by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
The author of Revolt Against Chivalry traces the parallel lives of the three Lumpkin sisters, describing how one remained a believer in the white-supremacy culture of their Southern upbringing, while the others became progressive supporters of race and labor initiatives.
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Things My Son Needs to Know About the World
by Fredrik Backman
Whimsical essays by the best-selling author of A Man Called Ove celebrate the first steps, milestones and foibles of modern parenthood, sharing father-to-son advice on everything from finding a place to belong to beating Monkey Island 3.
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Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself
by Jill Biden
The former Second Lady describes her marriage to Joe Biden and the role of politics in her life and teaching career, sharing intimate insights into the traditions, resilience and love that have helped her family establish balance and endure tragedy.
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Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
by Mitchell Zuckoff
The best-selling author of 13 Hours and Lost in Shangri-La weaves together a variety of accounts to create a complete portrait of 9/11.
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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
by Jared M. Diamond
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse offers a new theory of how and why some nations recover from national trauma and others don't.
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Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste
by Nolan Gasser
The chief architect of the Pandora Radio song-recommendation engine presents a groundbreaking examination of how the body and mind affect music tastes, discussing how the brain processes music and what qualities trigger such human responses as humming and dancing.
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The Eloquent Poem: 128 Contemporary Poems and Their Making
by Elise Paschen
The Eloquent Poem is an anthology of previously unpublished poetry by the country's most renowned poets and divided into fourteen sections by poetic mode or approach. The book includes a short essay on each poem by the poet about the poem's genesis and how it fits into the tradition of the section in which it is included.
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Mr. Know-it-all: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
by John Waters
A latest essay collection by the cult film comedian and best-selling author of Role Models shares morbidly offbeat insights into subjects ranging from how to fail upwardly in Hollywood to decorating the ultimate ugly-but-trendy home.
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Nightingale
by Paisley Rekdal
The fifth book of poetry from Paisley Rekdal reenvisions Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
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The Scandal of the Century: And Other Writings
by Gabriel García Márquez
A journalism anthology by the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude is comprised of selections Márquez considered the most important to his legacy, including his articles for international papers and his columns for Spain's "El País."
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