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Biography and Memoir November 2025 |
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| Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America by Jeff ChangBruce Lee’s arrival on the big screen was seismic, as recounted here by Asian American author Jeff Chang. Lee leveraged a potent mix of “magnetism and physical talents” (Kirkus Reviews) to gain renown as a martial arts teacher and later as an actor in Hong Kong and Hollywood, soon becoming the original Asian megastar. |
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107 Days
by Kamala Harris
Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer. You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States. On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection. The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024. You have 107 days. Written with candor, a unique perspective, and the pace of a page-turning novel, 107 Days takes you inside the race for the presidency as no one has ever done before.
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| Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America by Beth MacyAuthor Beth Macy tells her life story framed within a recent visit to her hardscrabble Midwestern hometown. Although Macy’s childhood was marked by trauma, she remembers Urbana, Ohio, as a place where neighbors had each other’s backs, a situation since compromised by declining opportunities, opioid addiction, and social polarization. |
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Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum
by Michael J. Fox
A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. " Drawing on interviews with cast and crew members, as well as Fox's own memories, the memoir is an engaging and often hilarious walk through a golden moment in time that any entertainment fan will enjoy." (Library Journal)
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| Joyride by Susan OrleanCelebrated nonfiction author Susan Orlean chooses her own life as subject in Joyride. Orlean openly reveals her bumpy road through the often challenging life of a professional writer, including her years developing a strong journalistic voice, and as a bonus provides indispensable advice to aspiring writers throughout. "A spry, entertaining memoir/writing workshop by a nonfiction artist at the top of her game." (Kirkus Reviews) |
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Last Rites
by Ozzy Osbourne
Osborne reflects on his extraordinary life and career, including his marriage to wife Sharon, as well as his reflections on what it took for him to get back onstage for the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time. Unflinching, brutally honest, but surprisingly life-affirming, Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as 'The Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.
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Awake: A Memoir
by Jen Hatmaker
a brutally honest, funny, and revealing memoir about the traumatic end of the author's twenty-six-year-long marriage, and the beginning of a different kind of love story. "Hatmaker has the remarkable ability to appreciate the lighter side of life even as she describes the shattering of her family and the terrifying loneliness of her divorce. Awake is a gift to her readers, a steadying hand through the highs and lows of seismic life transitions." (Shelf Awareness)
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Truly
by Lionel Richie
In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don't matter. Lionel chronicles lessons learned during his unlikely story of remarkable success his dramatic transformation from painfully shy, tragically late bloomer to world-class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played as the soundtrack of our lives.
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Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir
by Alyson Stoner
Raised on soundstages and studio lots from the time they were six, shuffling between auditions for Disney Channel, Cheaper by the Dozen, or a Missy Elliott music video, Alyson experienced their defining moments of childhood inside the bizarre fishbowl of Hollywood. Here, Alyson connects the dots across the entertainment industry ecosystem, child development, and media culture, exposing the 'toddler to trainwreck pipeline' of child stars and sparking timely conversations about success and society's enchantment with fame.
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