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New Nonfiction Releases March, 2018
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Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968
by Ryan H. Walsh
The award-winning video director and member of the Hallelujah the Hills band documents the story of the creation of Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" album against a backdrop of the political and cultural turmoil of 1968 Boston, examining how other famous or lesser-known period artists raised awareness about key historical events and issues.
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Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
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Falling With Wings: A Mother's Story
by Dianna De La Garza
The mother of global superstar Demi Lovato describes how her own musical ambitions were challenged by an eating disorder, addictions and unhealthy relationships, sharing perspectives on her daughters' fame and the ways their family has endured adversity through faith.
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Gator: My Life in Pinstripes
by Ron Guidry
The legendary Yankees pitcher reflects on his years playing for one of the most storied teams in sports history, tracing his relationships with such contemporaries as Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson.
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The Little Book of Feminist Saints
by Julia Pierpont
A collection of inspiring, illustrated profiles of 100 groundbreaking women includes famous and lesser-known notables, from Marie Curie and Maya Angelou to Ada Lovelace and Malala Yousafzai.
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Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown
by Lauren Hilgers
A deeply reported analysis of the Chinese immigrant community in the United States offers revisionist insights into how their experiences in China and America have reflected and transformed the American dream.
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Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World
by Miles Unger
Traces the story of Picasso's rise from an obscure young painter in Barcelona to one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, documenting the events of his first visit to Paris, his emergence as a leader of a group of bohemian artists, his gradual recognition by collectors and the 1906 creation of the disturbing masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
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Pretty Mess
by Erika Jayne
A tell-all memoir by the popular music performer and star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" traces her rise to fame, her decision to accept a role on reality television, the ups and downs of her family life and the obstacles she overcame to achieve success.
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Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang
by U-God
A dramatic account of the lesser-known story behind the meteoric rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, written by one of its founding members, traces his early years in 1970s Brownsville, New York, and how he and his fellow group members escaped the projects to make hip-hop history.
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Unmasked: A Memoir
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Published to coincide with his 70th birthday, a memoir by the award-winning composer, producer and impresario of some of the most recognized musicals in theater history traces his half-century career, sharing insights into his eccentric, diverse family; his Oxford education; his creative process; and the events that shaped his characters and productions.
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The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
by Sebastian Abbot
Traces the audacious scouting program known as Football Dreams that for the past decade has strategically recruited young African boys to become the sport's future elites, describing the experiences of a group of talented hopefuls who train, compete and pursue their fortunes at Europe's top clubs.
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Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World
by Joshua Benjamin Freeman
A global history of the rise of the factory and its positive and negative effects on society traces the Industrial Revolution textile mills, through the massive steel and car plants of the 20th century, to the massive retail producers of today's world, offering insights into the views, debates and innovations of Alexander Hamilton, Henry Ford, Charlie Chaplin and others.
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Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.
by Beverly Bond
A lavishly designed tribute to the achievements of black women throughout the world shares anecdotes, affirmations and inspirational essays from a diverse range of contributors, including Kerry Washington, Serena Williams and Michelle Obama.
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The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
by Warren Farrell
The best-selling authors of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus examine issues challenging today's young men in the areas of education, mental health, sexuality and leadership, outlining a comprehensive blueprint for how parents, teachers and policymakers can help today's boys lead purpose-driven lives.
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The Corporation : an epic story of the Cuban American underworld
by T. J. English
A multi-generational history of the Cuban mob in the U.S., written by the best-selling author of Havana Nocturne, examines the role of South Florida's exile community in building a criminal empire as part of a plot to reclaim Cuba from the Castro regime.
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Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage
by Brian Castner
A decorated Iraq War veteran and author of The Long Walk describes his journey in the footsteps of 18th-century explorer Alexander Mackenzie and his discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage that Mackenzie never realized he had found.
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Don't Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life
by Peggy Orenstein
Presents a collection of essays, drawn from three decades of writing, that traces the progress and setbacks of women and girls as reflected in areas ranging from princess culture and miscarriage to breast cancer and motherhood
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Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America
by Vegas Tenold
Traces the dark story of how white supremacist and nationalist groups rose in influence to achieve political support at the highest levels of government, examining in particular the contributions of Traditionalist Workers Party leader Matthew Heimbach to transforming once-small groups into threatening mainstream organizations.
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A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
by T. Christian Miller
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists present the true story of two detectives who teamed up to discern the truth about a case involving a teen who was charged with falsely reporting a rape, an investigation that revealed the work of a serial rapist in multiple states.
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The Genius Within: Unlocking Our Brain's Potential
by David Adam
Draws on the latest research in cognitive enhancement to explore how new revelations in neuroscience are changing the way the mind works to render it more focused and more intelligent, sharing case studies and stories from the author's own personal experimentations with "smart pills" and electrical brain stimulation.
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Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams
by Seth Davis
The acclaimed sports commentator and author of the best-selling When March Went Mad presents a guide for coaching leadership that identifies the characteristics of exemplary coaches and how to implement the examples of such forefront individuals as Urban Meyer, Dabot Swinney and Brad Stevens.
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How Luck Happens: Using the New Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life
by Janice Kaplan
The best-selling author of The Gratitude Diaries and a Rhodes Scholar examine the science that is popularly regarded as luck to reveal how celebrities achieved their stardom and how everyday people can use strategic techniques to tip the scales in favor of their relationships, career, health and family life.
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How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind
by Leah Weiss
Based on the author's Stanford Graduate School of Business "Leading with Mindfulness and Compassion" course as well as principles by the Dalai Lama, a practical guide to bringing one's whole self into professional arenas outlines mindfulness techniques for bringing clarity, honesty, balance and satisfaction into everyday work environments.
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
by Michelle McNamara
An account of the unsolved Golden State Killer case, written by the late author of the TrueCrimeDiary.com website and featuring an afterword by her husband, comedian Patton Oswalt, traces the rapes and murders of dozens of victims and the author's determined efforts to help identify the killer and bring him to justice.
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Murder Beyond the Grave
by James Patterson
Released in conjunction with Discovery’s "Murder is Forever" television series, this book features two true-crime thrillers from a #1 best-selling author including the tale of a man sealed in a box and two developers who run afoul of some California locals.
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No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria
by Rania Abouzeid
An award-winning journalist chronicles the tragedy of the Syrian War through the dramatic stories of four young people, including a creator of online video protests, a father who hides his radical beliefs, an unlikely poet commander in a Free Syrian Army militia and a child who opened her family's door to a military raid that forced her father to flee.
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Semitism: Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump
by Jonathan Weisman
A literary assessment of how Jewish people are regarded in America in the aftermath of Trump's election reveals the upsurge of threats to Jewish communities throughout the administration's first year, relating the author's direct experience with anti-Semitic attacks on social media while sharing recommendations for reversing hate trends.
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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Swan comes a new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility.
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Soon: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me
by Andrew Santella
A lighthearted, fact-filled defense of the universal tendency to procrastinate draws on the stories of history's most notable habitual postponers and on the insights of successful psychologists, philosophers and behavioral economists to explain why procrastination happens and how it can help promote healthy priorities.
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Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television
by Joy Press
A leading cultural journalist traces the rise of the female showrunner and how women have become an integral part of today's television, sharing the stories of such boundary-breaking performers as Roseanne Barr, Diane English and Tina Fey.
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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide
by Geneen Roth
The best-selling author of Women, Food and God describes her longtime battle with self-worth in the face of societal messages that criticized her feelings, needs and weight before she discovered that weight loss did not improve her happiness, a realization that prompted her investigation into the true sources of women's empowerment and fulfillment.
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We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
by Adam Winkler
Traces the 200-year history of Citizens United and corporate America's battle to achieve constitutional freedom from federal control, examining the civil rights debates, key events and lawyers that shaped the controversial 2010 Supreme Court decision to extend the same constitutional protections to businesses that are in place for people. By the author of Gunfight.
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The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
by Elaine F. Weiss
An uplifting account of the 1920 ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted voting rights to women traces the culmination of seven decades of legal battles and cites the pivotal contributions of famous suffragists and political leaders.
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