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New Nonfiction Releases May 2016
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Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely if You're Reading this Book
by Bobby Bones
One of the biggest names in radio--the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation--offers a funny, heart-wrenching memoir about growing up a poor boy in Arkansas with an addicted mom, his early love of country music, the good values he learned and his road to radio stardom.
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Boy Erased: A Memoir
by Garrard Conley
A poignant account by a survivor of a church-supported sexual orientation conversion therapy facility that claimed to "cure" homosexuality, describes its intense Bible study program and the daily threats of his abandonment by family, friends and God, an experience that transformed the author's relationships and self-understandings.
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The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir
by Betsy Lerner
A 50-year-old bridge game, and the secrets it held, provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between the author and her mother.
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Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years
by J. A. Guy
Based on new archival material, a biography of the ambitious Tudor queen focuses on her life at the height of her power, including revolts in Ireland, riots in the London streets of London and a conspiracy to overthrow her.
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Federer and Me: A Story of Obsession
by William Skidelsky
The influential sportswriter and literary editor of The Observer traces the career of Roger Federer and his own story against a history of professional tennis, exploring such topics as the Swiss star, the psychology of fandom and the techniques that shaped Federer's victories and rivalries.
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For the Glory: Eric Liddell's Journey From Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr
by Duncan Hamilton
An account of the lesser-known post-Olympics life of the gold medalist made famous in the film, "Chariots of Fire", explores how he dedicated his life to missionary work in China and spent his final years interned at a Japanese work camp where he practiced his faith and organized games for fellow prisoners.
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Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep
by Michael Schulman
A thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep—nominated for 19 Oscars, winning three—explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism and her astonishing talent.
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In the Name of Gucci: A Memoir
by Patricia Gucci
Aldo Gucci's daughter chronicles the gripping family drama--and never-before-told love story--surrounding the rise and fall of her late father, the man responsible for making the legendary fashion label the powerhouse it is today.
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Joe Gould's Teeth
by Jill Lepore
A New Yorker staff writer and Harvard historian chronicles the discovery of Joe Gould's long-lost manuscript, “The Oral History of Our Time,” and the violence, betrayals and madness that led to its concealment.
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The Long Game: A Memoir
by Mitch McConnell
A candid memoir by the Republican Senate Majority Leader traces his childhood battle with polio and the philosophies that have shaped his career, sharing his views on such topics as the strained relationship between Congress and the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton's moderate stance and the government shutdowns surrounding the Obamacare battles.
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Paul McCartney: The Life
by Philip Norman
An official biography approved by the former Beatle himself covers the whole span of his life, from losing his mother in childhood to his often troubled partnership with John Lennon to his personal trauma after The Beatles' breakup, as well as his time with Wings and his marriage to Linda McCarthy and time spent dealing with her death.
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Porcelain: A Memoir
by Moby
The DJ and musician chronicles his life and career through the New York city club scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, where his white, Christian, vegan and teetotaling ways were a sharp contrast to the vice-fueled hedonism of the time.
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The Romanovs: 1613-1918
by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The acclaimed author of Young Stalin and Jerusalem gives readers an accessible, lively account--based in part on new archival material--of the extraordinary men and women who ruled Russia for three centuries.
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The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father
by Kao Kalia Yang
The author of The Latehomecomer delivers a powerful memoir of her father, a Hmong song poet who sacrificed his gift for his children's future in America.
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Voyager: Travel Writings
by Russell Banks
A revelatory collection of travel essays by the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of Cloudsplitter includes pieces on his interview with Fidel Castro in Cuba, his hippie reunion with college friends in Chapel Hill and his Edinburgh elopement with his fourth wife.
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The Apache Wars
by Paul Andrew Hutton
Describes the violent history between the frontiersmen and the Native Americans in the Southwestern borderlands by following Mickey Free, a mixed-blood warrior who played a pivotal role in the fighting as he pursued the Apache Kid.
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies: The Patriots
by David Fisher
A companion to Bill O'Reilly's docudrama by the same name shares insights into how the American Revolution was a civil war, exploring such events as the child's murder that led to the Boston Massacre, the return of Ben Franklin from the Continental Army's first victory under Washington and the "Swamp Fox" guerilla campaign.
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
by Dan Barry
A full-length account of the author's prize-winning New York Times story chronicles the exploitation and abuse case of a group of developmentally disabled workers, who for 25 years, were forced to work under harrowing conditions for virtually no wages until tenacious advocates helped them achieve their freedom.
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Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age
by Lawrence Goldstone
From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes another hidden history of entrepreneurship--a true tale of invention and competition that will forever change the way readers view the creation of the vehicle that forever changed America, and sets the record straight on Henry Ford.
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The Gene: An Intimate History
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies comes a magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn to “read” and “write” our own genetic information?
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The Happy Medium: Life Lessons from the Other Side
by Kim Russo
The medium star of Lifetime's "The Haunting Of…" shares her personal story and behind-the-scenes details from some of her celebrity séances, counseling readers on how to harness energy from one's surrounding world to gain better understandings of life's biggest questions.
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I'd Know that Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries
by Frank Deford
The award-winning "Morning Edition" weekly commentator presents an anthology of top-selected sports commentaries from more than 30 years of his career, exploring topics ranging from sex scandals and steroids to the NCAA and sport's capacity for transcending celebrity.
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The Nazi Hunters
by Andrew Nagorski
Describes the small group of men and women who sought out former Nazis all over the world after the Nuremberg trials, refusing to let their crimes be forgotten or allowing them to quietly live inconspicuous, normal lives.
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Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service
by Devin Leonard
Describes the storied history of the USPS, founded by Benjamin Franklin and molded into a vast patronage machine by Andrew Jackson, and its aggressive development of new technology through mechanical sorting machines and to the optical character readers of today.
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O Great One!: A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition
by David Novak
The best-selling author of Taking People With You presents a business parable about the secret to engaging and motivating people from all walks of life to do great things, depicting the heir to a failing company who gains inspiration through a birthday gift from his grandson.
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Paper: Paging Through History
by Mark Kurlansky
The best-selling author of Cod and Salt presents a history of paper and the unexpected ways it shaped a modern world transitioning toward digital technologies, tracing the role of paper and paper making in education, media, religion, commerce and art.
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Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor
by Clinton Romesha
A comprehensive account of the 13-hour firefight at the Battle of Keating describes the harrowing events of the October 3, 2009 attack and how the sacrifices and victories of heroic men raised questions about whether the strategically vulnerable outpost should ever have been built.
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The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
by Max Hastings
From the best-selling author of Inferno comes a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II--intelligence--showing how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Germany and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome.
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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
by Chris Anderson
Citing the powerful potential of short inspirational talks, an insider's guide by the successful TED curator draws insights from such popular associates as Sir Ken Robinson, Amy Cuddy and Bill Gates to explain how to tap and develop one's unique public-speaking and communication skills.
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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger
The best-selling author of The Perfect Storm takes readers on an investigation of how we overcome trauma and seek something bigger than ourselves.
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Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life
by Amy Herman
A guide to seeing and communicating more clearly in accordance with the guidelines taught to FBI agents, police officers, CEOs, ER doctors and other professionals draws on the seminars of art historian Amy Herman to explain how to become more observant to recognize and convey important information.
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The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Superbomb
by Neal Bascomb
Documents the Allied raid against occupied Norway's Vermork hydroelectric plant, the world's only supplier of an essential ingredient needed by the Nazis to build an atomic bomb, citing the teamwork of British Special Ops, a brilliant scientists and refugee Norwegian commandos that foiled Hitler's nuclear ambitions.
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