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New Nonfiction Releases November, 2019
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Acid for the Children: A Memoir
by Flea
The co-founder of the "Red Hot Chili Peppers" documents his rise from a Los Angeles street youth to a famous rock artist, reflecting on the experiences and relationships that forged him as a musician and person.
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Beautiful on the Outside
by Adam Rippon
The medal-winning Olympics figure skater reveals the early poverty and discrimination that challenged his career as an openly gay athlete, describing his homeschooled childhood in Pennsylvania and the setbacks and successes that shaped his achievements.
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The Beautiful Ones
by Prince
In a book that started before his tragic and untimely death, the popular and influential musician describes his life as a young boy who absorbed the world around him, crafted a persona, developed an artistic vision and worked tirelessly to become a musical superstar.
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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
by Jung Chang
As China battled through a hundred years of wars and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. By the author of Wild Swans.
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Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter
by Kerri Greenidge
A portrait of the lesser-known, turn-of-the-20th-century civil rights activist explores how he used his influence as an emancipator and the editor of "The Guardian" to promote gradualist politics and rally black working-class Americans throughout the post-Reconstruction era.
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Edison
by Edmund Morris
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a new biography of the prolific American inventor-genius, exploring his many roles, including botanist, naval strategist, iron miner, chemist, telegrapher and audio producer, created by virtue of his remarkable inventions.
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Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
by Julie Andrews
In a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Home, the beloved performing artist reflects on her Hollywood career and the creations of three of her most iconic films, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and Victor/Victoria.
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In the Dream House: A Memoir
by Carmen Maria Machado
The award-winning author of Her Body and Other Parties shares the story of her relationship with an abusive partner and how it was shaped by her religious upbringing, her sexual orientation and inaccurate cultural beliefs about psychological trauma.
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It's Garry Shandling's book
by Garry Shandling
From the director of such films as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Trainwreck comes an intimate portrait of his mentor, the legendary stand-up comic and star of "The Larry Sanders Show," Garry Shandling.
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Jay-Z: Made in America
by Michael Eric Dyson
Examines the biggest themes of JAY-Z’s career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making statements about race, criminal justice and black wealth. By the author of Tears We Cannot Stop.
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Leave Something on the Table
by Frank A Bennack
The executive vice-chairman and former CEO of Hearst provides an original guide to getting ahead.
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Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
by Amaryllis Fox
A chronicle of an extraordinary life, and one woman’s courage and passion, follows the author as she spends 10 years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting down the world’s most dangerous terrorist while marrying and becoming a mother.
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A Month in Siena
by Hisham Matar
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return comes a moving contemplation of the relationship between art and life.
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On Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Biography
by D. J. Taylor
The Orwell Foundation trustee and award-winning author of Orwell: The Life traces the history and enduring legacy of Orwell’s landmark dystopian novel, offering insight into the personal experiences that shaped its creation.
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Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone De Beauvoir, and Me: a Memoir
by Deirdre Bair
The National Book Award-winning biographer explores her 15-year relationship with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, sharing insights into the biographical nature of their achievements and their long-standing feud against a backdrop of Parisian culture.
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Tell Me a Story: My Life With Pat Conroy
by Cassandra King
The award-winning author of The Sunday Wife chronicles her marriage to the late Pat Conroy, discussing their long-distance friendship, their eventual marriage and his passionate relationship with the Carolina Lowcountry.
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Where I Come from: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef
by Aarón Sánchez
The award-winning co-star of "MasterChef" shares stories from his family life and culinary journey, detailing his upbringing by a fiercely talented restaurateur mother and his work beside some of New York’s most distinguished chefs.
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by Joshua Foer
A completely revised and updated second edition of the best-selling guide to the planet’s most unusual and mysterious locations incorporates 120 new entries and a full-color gatefold road trip map outlining an itinerary for ultimate enthusiasts.
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Don't Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion into Your Career
by Cathy Heller
The creator of the award-winning podcast of the same name shares inspirational advice for transforming personal passions into a fulfilling and profitable career, offering expert anecdotes and practical suggestions for garnering motivation, navigating rejection and achieving happiness.
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The Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture
by Orlando Figes
Using documents, letters and archival materials an acclaimed historian and author describes the first age of cultural globalization in the 1800s that led to heightened cosmopolitanism across a Europe that freely shared ideas and artistic creations between nations.
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The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate
by Tom Brokaw
The Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning former NBC host and author of the best-selling The Greatest Generation draws on his experiences as a young White House correspondent to recount the endgames of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency.
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Homewreckers
by Aaron Glantz
An author describes the transformation of the mortgage industry from straightforward lending to loosened regulations that allowed unscrupulous bankers to pray on the working and middle classes and ultimately led to the 2008 market collapse.
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In Defense of Open Society
by George Soros
A philanthropist and the chairman of Soros Fund Management offers an impassioned defense of open society, academic and media freedom and human rights.
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The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
The best-selling author of Leaders Eat Last explains the importance of recognizing the infinite dynamics of business and politics, revealing how leaders who embrace dynamic realities can build stronger, more innovative organizations.
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Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar
by Steve Murphy
A memoir by the legendary DEA agents who inspired the hit series, "Narcos," describes the challenges and innovative strategies that marked their Colombian-U.S. task force’s successful 18-month manhunt for narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar.
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Palm Beach, Mar-A-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu
by Les Standiford
The best-selling author of Last Train to Paradise presents a colorful history of the Florida resort community and its role in redefining class, wealth and celebrity, citing the contributions of such influencers as Henry Flagler, Paris Singer and Addison Mizner.
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Running With Sherman: The Donkey With the Heart of a Hero
by Christopher McDougall
When the author decides to train his rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, he calls upon the wisdom of burro racers, goat farmers, Amish running club members and a group of female long-haul truckers, showing us the life-changing power of animals, nature and community.
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Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
by Adam Minter
From the author of Junkyard Planet comes a global exploration of the hidden market for used stuff and a travelogue that follows unwanted, obsolescent objects’ journeys into a reusable future.
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Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey
by Mikhal Dekel
The author of The Universal Jew draws on personal family experiences to trace the lesser-known story of the more than one million Jewish-Polish refugees who fled Nazi terror through the Soviet Union into Muslim lands.
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This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
by Yancey Strickler
Challenging popular assumptions that today’s adversarial world is natural and inevitable, the co-founder of Kickstarter and regular guest speaker outlines a blueprint for a society that looks beyond money to maximize the values that make life worth living.
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A Warning
by Anonymous
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital.
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The Witches Are Coming
by Lindy West
The best-selling author of Shrill presents a laugh-out-loud, incisive cultural critique of the #MeToo movement and how the deceptions at the heart of the white male mythos have led to today’s open practices of misogyny and prejudice.
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Busted in New York and Other Essays
by Darryl Pinckney
A collection of 25 essays from the celebrated literary critic and novelist provides a view of our recent racial history that blends the social and personal and wonders how we arrived at our current moment.
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The Depositions: New and Selected Essays on Being and Ceasing to Be
by Thomas Lynch
The award-winning author of The Undertaking presents a compassionate selection of essays reflecting on mortals and mortality, drawing on his personal experiences as a funeral director to explore the less-recognized connections between the literary and mortuary arts.
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Dictionary of the Undoing
by John Freeman
"The Literary Hub" executive editor and author of Tales of Two Americas assembles an alphabetical selection of inspirational words for active citizen and community engagement in support of threatened civil rights and cultural principles in today’s politically divided world.
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Essays One: Reading and Writing
by Lydia Davis
The award-winning author of Varieties of Disturbance presents a selection of essays, commentaries and lectures on the art of reading and writing, exploring subjects ranging from John Ashbery’s translation of Rimbaud to the paintings of Alan Cote.
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Letters from an Astrophysicist
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The astrophysicist and best-selling author offers a follow-up to Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
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The Little Book of Bob
by James Bowen
The author of the best-selling A Street Cat Named Bob shares feline-inspired advice and wisdom about friendship, steadfastness, balance and joy that can result from being kinder to oneself and others.
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