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Biography and Memoir July 2019 |
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| From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi LockeWhat it's about: After the death of her chef husband Saro, Tembi Locke visits Saro's tiny Sicilian hometown to cook family recipes alongside his widowed mother, discovering the healing powers of food and community.
For fans of: Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun, and Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking.
Book buzz: Reese Witherspoon named From Scratch her Reese's Book Club pick for May 2019. |
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Accidental presidents : eight men who changed America
by Jared Cohen
Illuminates the evolution of American presidential power through the unique lens of the eight successors to presidents who died in office, sharing insights into the significant historical contributions of leaders who came to the office indirectly. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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| How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir by Kate MulgrewWhat it is: actress Kate Mulgrew's moving account of her father's death from lung cancer and her mother's decline from Alzheimer's.
What happened: After her parents received their diagnoses, Mulgrew returned to her hometown of Dubuque, Iowa to care for them, confronting both old wounds and new challenges.
Don't miss: the well-earned moments of levity, including Mulgrew's mother knocking back eight whiskeys in a New York City bar. |
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African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
by Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard
Who it's about: Yasuke, the 16th-century African slave who served as a vassal to powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga and became Japan's first foreign-born samurai.
Read it for: the action-packed narrative; the evocative depiction of feudal Japan.
Movie buzz: Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is set to play Yasuke in a forthcoming film.
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Focus on: Space Exploration
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| No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon by Buzz Aldrin with Ken AbrahamWhat it is: Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin's inspiring memoir/self-help guide, peppered with the author's humorous mottoes ("second comes right after first") and motivational lessons.
Want a taste? "If you are afraid to fail, you will probably not accomplish much in life."
Did you know? Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Moon. |
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| Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight by Jay BarbreeWhat it's about: Neil Armstrong's aviation career, from his service in the Korean War to the Apollo 11 mission, where he became the first person to walk on the moon.
What sets it apart: NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree is the only reporter to have covered all 166 American manned space missions; he was also a friend of Armstrong's.
Is it for you? Though it offers glimpses into its notoriously private subject's personal life, Neil Armstrong is a mostly career-centric account. |
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| Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia HoltIntroducing: Barby Canright, Macie Roberts, Helen Yee Chow, Barbara Lewis, Janez Lawson, Susan Finley, and others.
Why they mattered: From the 1940s to the 1960s, this talented group of women calculated rocket trajectories, designed satellites, and analyzed massive amounts of experimental data for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
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| Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyWhat it is: the inspiring New York Times bestselling biography of NASA's African American female mathematicians, whose work in the 1950s and '60s played a pivotal role in launching American astronauts into orbit.
Media buzz: The 2016 film adaptation of Hidden Figures was a big hit with both audiences and critics, earning three Academy Award nominations (including one for Best Picture). |
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