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Biography and Memoir June 2017 |
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| Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted by Laura Caldwell and Leslie S. Klinger, editorsIn this anthology, well-known mystery writers relate the experiences of 15 innocent people who were convicted of serious crimes and served time in prison before being exonerated. The short "as told to" biographies by authors such as Lee Child, Sara Paretsky, and S.J. Rozan vividly detail the perversion of justice in each case; the book's editors add contextual information. For a full-length memoir recounting a similar experience, try Damien Echols' Life after Death. |
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| Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the '70s by Tom DoyleIn time for Elton John's 70th birthday, author Tom Doyle presents a thoroughly researched biography, covering the rock star's glittering successes, his difficulties with drugs, struggles with his homosexuality, and spectacular conflicts with collaborators. Captain Fantastic capitalizes on interviews with John and his long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin to create a vivid and insightful portrait of the man inside the elaborate costumes. |
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| The Outrun by Amy LiptrotAfter a decade of desolate work weeks and long-lasting hangovers in London, author Amy Liptrot, a native of the Orkney Islands off Scotland's coast, completes addiction rehab and returns to the severe landscape of her childhood. In this lyrical memoir, she describes finding peace in a place where the winds are so strong that they can move tons of rock. Fans of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea will be enthralled. |
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| Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani ShapiroHourglass presents a thoughtful, intimate consideration of novelist Dani Shapiro's marriage. Having grown tired of making up stories, she looks for truth in the minutiae of her life: her husband's new rifle; the clutter and dilapidation of their house; the diary (which she had completely forgotten) from their honeymoon. Drawing the reader irresistibly into her world, she reveals the universality of individual experience. |
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| Born Both: An Intersex Life by Hida ViloriaIn Born Both, author Hida Viloria provides an up-close account of he/r life as an intersex person and a chronicle of he/r activism. Although s/he was raised as a girl, s/he learned at age 20 that he/r genitalia were not typically female, eventually discovering the intersex community. This courageous memoir offers affirmation for intersex people and their friends and family, as well as information for intersex advocates. |
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They Left Their Homelands
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| The Perfect Gentleman: A Muslim Boy Meets the West by Imran AhmadFrom an early age, Pakistani immigrant Imran Ahmad had to struggle to fit in to English culture. In The Perfect Gentleman, Ahmad chronicles his family's immigration, his coming of age, and his eventual success in international business consulting. His low-key, self-deprecating humor provides a light tone as he discusses serious matters, making this a charming as well as enlightening account of cultural accommodation. |
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| Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by W. Bernard CarlsonScientific genius Nikola Tesla emigrated to the U.S. from his native Serbia in 1884. Known as a leading innovator in electronics and telephony, Tesla was regarded by many as an eccentric. In this well-researched biography author Bernard Carlson balances Tesla's showmanship with his scientific brilliance. Those curious about his achievements and intrigued by science history will find this to be an engaging and informative portrait. |
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| Young Eliot: From St. Louis to The Waste Land by Robert CrawfordDrawing on recently available resources, author Robert Crawford paints a complex portrait of poet T.S. Eliot from his St. Louis childhood through his emigration to England and the publication of his 1922 poem, "The Waste Land." Young Eliot also depicts influences on the poet's development, his collaboration with Ezra Pound, and his disastrous marriage to Vivien Haigh-Wood. This 1st of a planned two volumes is sure to please aficionados of 20th-century poetry. |
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| The Distance Between Us: A Memoir by Reyna GrandeIn The Distance Between Us, award-winning novelist Reyna Grande chronicles her childhood in Mexico and eventual emigration to the U.S. Becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college, Grande achieved success that's light-years away from the deprivation and abandonment that characterized her early years. Her memoir brings to life her traumas and triumphs, recapitulating themes from her novels, Across a Hundred Mountains and Dancing with Butterflies. |
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| Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma LakshmiBest-known for her work as a judge on television's Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, originally from Madras, India, portrays her sense of taste as an aspect of navigating a complex world. While on camera, she's a woman of few words, but this candid memoir includes details of her marriage to (and divorce from) Salman Rushdie, her love affair with billionaire Teddy Forstmann, her health struggles, and her joy in her daughter. |
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