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New Biographies & MemoirsOctober 2025 |
Our Librarians have selected some of the newest biographies in the collection. |
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Mistakes That Made Me a Millionaire: How to Transform Setbacks into Extraordinary Success by Kim PerellExamining the mistakes that served as pivotal catalysts for change, the serial entrepreneur, investor, business leader, motivational speaker, storyteller and author of two bestselling business books demonstrates how her journey provides real-life examples from experience working with companies and business leaders in tech, digital advertising, investing, AI and consumer products.
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Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television by Todd S. PurdumPurdum applauds the visionary, trailblazing Cuban American entertainer and entrepreneur who overcame exile to revolutionize television, popularize Latin music and bring laughter to millions as Lucille Ball's husband and co-creator on I Love Lucy, pioneering the multi-camera sitcom format and leaving a lasting impact on American entertainment.
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Sea Bean: A Beachcomber's Search for a Magical Charm by S. HubandHuband recounts her experiences beachcombing in the Shetland Islands, where climate change is making marked impacts on the natural world, coming to grips with a painful chronic illness, struggling as a young mother whose husband is gone for unpredictable periods, volunteering for Shetland's beached bird survey and becoming intrigued with the environmental issues revealed on the beaches and, specifically, with finding an elusive sea bean (a drift seed that can wash ashore in northern climates).
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Anonymous Male: A Life among Spiesby Christopher WhitcombFormerly the most visible FBI agent in the world and author of Cold Zero disappeared for fifteen years into global chaos and personal collapse, navigating mercenary missions, betrayal and spiritual crisis before a near-death experience forced him to reckon with his past and fight for redemption and peace.
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Portraits of Peacemakers: Americans Who Tell the Truth by Robert ShetterlyThis third volume in the series features striking color portraits, profiles and essays of fifty peace activists who have told the truth about the lies enabling war: They have protested, been jailed, made art imbued with the suffering, stupidity and cruelty of war, taught the curricula of peace, and shown how environmentally and psychologically wars never end and how warmongers promote and profit from the business of industrial killing.
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Gwyneth: The Biography by Amy OdellThe New York Times bestselling author offers this deeply researched biography, based upon exclusive conversations with more than 220 sources, including close current and former friends and colleagues, providing insight and behind-the-scenes details of her relationships, family, friendships, iconic films and tenure as the CEO of Goop - to reveal the basis of her motives, desires, strengths, faults and vulnerabilities.
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