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Biography and Memoir July 2024
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Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It's Never Been Told Before
by James Patterson
This first full-scale biography chronicles the impossible life of Tiger Woods whose phenomenal success, despite potentially career-ending injuries and multiple public scandals, led to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, becoming a lasting influence who continues to inspire every rising generation.
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What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
by Prentis Hemphill
In this groundbreaking book, an expert embodiment practitioner, therapist and activist demonstrates a future in which healing is done in community, weaving together stories from their own experience as a trauma survivor with clinical accounts and lessons learned from their time as a social movement architect.
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The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards: A Memoir
by Jessica Waite
"A widow's life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of tragedy and betrayal. In the midst of mourning her husband's sudden death, writer Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man she'd loved and trusted. From uncovered affairs to drug use and a pornography addiction, Waite was overwhelmed reconciling this devastating information with her new reality as a widowed single mom. Then, to further complicate matters, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced her to consider whether her husband was reaching back from beyond the grave. With her signature candor and unflinching honesty, Waite details her tumultuous love story and the pain of adjusting to the new normal she built for herself and her son. A riveting, difficult, and surprisingly beautiful story, The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of grief, mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories aren't perfect-they're flawed and poignantly real"
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Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine
by Brock Yates
"Genius? Tyrant? Power broker? Enzo Ferrari is the impressively researched, fully detailed biography of one of the most powerful men of the twentieth century. Brock Yates penetrated Ferrari's inner circle and reveals everything, from his early days in the town of Modena to his bizarre relationship with his illegitimate son; from his fanatic passion for speed to his brilliant marketing of the famous Ferrari image; from his manipulative but enormously effective management tactics to his own frustrated dreams. Fast, fun, and scandalous, Enzo Ferrari more than lives up to its remarkable subject."
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| Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann PowersNPR music critic Ann Powers plumbs the life and career of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in this thoughtful and lyrical portrait named one of Observer's Best New Biographies of 2024. Further reading: Joni: The Anthology edited by Barney Hoskyns. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Recapturing the lost world of Hellenistic Egypt and tracing the kingdom's final centuries before its fall to Rome, a noted historian tells the dramatic story of the seven Cleopatras who styled themselves as goddess-queens, ruling through the canny deployment of arcane rituals, opulent spectacles and unparalleled wealth.
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Solito
by Javier Zamora
What it's about: In 1999, nine-year-old Javier Zamora migrated unaccompanied from El Salvador to the United States, a journey that spanned over two months and three thousand miles.
Book buzz: This Read with Jenna Book Club pick offers a heart-wrenching account of found family, second chances, and survival.
For fans of: Children of the Land, written by Zamora's fellow Undocupoets Campaign founder Marcelo Castillo Hernandez.
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Audrey Hepburn in Paris
by Meghan Friedlander
A gorgeous, sophisticated celebration of Audrey Hepburn's lifelong connection to the City of Light, featuring all the places in Paris she loved most, illustrated with vivid photographs, and featuring never-before-published stories about her films, family, friendships, photoshoots, and fashions. One of the world's most iconic actresses and one of the world's most iconic cities together in one extraordinary volume.
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