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Biography and Memoir April 2023 |
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Private Power, Public Purpose : Adventures in Business, Politics, and the Arts
by Thomas D'aquino
In this monumental memoir, Thomas d'Aquino offers personal insights on four decades of bold leadership at the apex of power. A transforming force in redefining the role of business and the shaping of responsible capitalism, Canada's private sector leader in advancing the free trade agreement with the United States, valiant defender of national unity, and passionate environmentalist, he has been at the centre of every major policy debate that has influenced contemporary Canada.
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Down and Back : On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey
by Justin Bourne
Bob Bourne was everything a son wants to emulate--an NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year," a Stanley Cup champion. Justin Bourne followed in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islanders' training camp--the same team his father had played for. But Bourne was also following his father down a darker path. Though he hadn't begun drinking until he was 21, by 36 his drinking had nearly swamped his career and his marriage. In an act of brutal self-honesty--which may not have been possible if not for his understanding of how lying spurred by alcoholism can cause a family pain--Bourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him.
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LeBron
by Jeff Benedict
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tiger Woods turns his attention to basketball, providing the definitive biography of one of the greatest athletes of all time that chronicles not only LeBron James' meteoric rise to fame but also his solid family, political activism and business empire.
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Brown boy : a memoir
by Omer Aziz
"In a tough neighborhood on the outskirts of Toronto, miles away from wealthy white downtown, Omer Aziz struggles to find his place as a first-generation Pakistani Muslim boy. As he falls in love with books, and makes his way to Queen's University in Ontario, Sciences Po in Paris, Cambridge University in England, and finally Yale Law School, he continually confronts his own feelings of doubt and insecurity at being an outsider. In Brown Boy, Omer Aziz has written a book that eloquently describes the complex process of creating an identity that fuses where he's from, what people see in him, and who he knows himself to be"
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Love, Pamela
by Pamela Anderson
The actress and model best known from her role in Baywatch and Playboy pictorials presents a memoir detailing her rise to fame and many relationships, as well as her work on behalf of animal rights and other causes.
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Paris : the memoir
by Paris Hilton
In this deeply personal memoir, the ultimate It Girl shares, for the first time, the hidden history that traumatized and defined her and how she rose above a series of heart-wrenching challenges to find healing, lasting love and a life of meaning and purpose.
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The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph
by Oksana Masters
The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and road cycling competitions.
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The King : the life of Charles III
by Christopher P. Andersen
"Since the day Charles Philip Arthur George was born, he has been groomed to be King. After more than seventy years of waiting, he finally ascends the throne. The King examines the private life of this historically important and controversial figure, setagainst the grand, thousand-year sweep of the British monarchy. This richly detailed biography covers it all, from his military training to his marriage to Lady Diana, through their separation and her tragic death to his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles. In the process, it provides a balanced but fully honest look into the life of the new monarch"
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