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New Biographies & MemoirsApril 2024
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Our Librarians have selected 10 of the newest biographies in the collection.
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This American Ex-wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life by Lyz LenzWeaving reportage with sociological research, literature with popular culture, and personal stories of coming together and breaking up, this journalist and proud divorcée preaches the good gospel of the power of divorce - in a validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage.
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Whiskey Tender: A Memoir by Deborah Jackson TaffaReflecting on her past and present, a citizen of the Quechan (Yuma) Nation and Laguna Pueblo reminds us of how the cultural narratives of her ancestors have been excluded from the central mythologies and structures of the "melting pot" of America, revealing all that is sacrificed for the promise of acceptance.
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Audrey in Paris: The Fashion Icon in the City of Light by Caroline YoungYoung brings together over 100 stunning photographs of Hepburn's most iconic moments in the city, from film stills and behind-the-scenes shots to candid images of the actress enjoying the city as a visitor - plus fun tips on exploring Audrey's Paris yourself, along with an illustrated map showing her favorite spots.
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Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad GoochThe renowned biographer chronicles the life of an artist known for his NYC chalk drawings in the 1980s, as well as other works that provoked and called for radical change - one of the most emblematic artists of the times, a figure described by his contemporaries as "a prophet in his life, his person, and his work", who broke down the barriers between high art and popular culture, creating work that was accessible for all.
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Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class by Rob Kim HendersonBorn to a drug-addicted mother, Henderson recounts his growing up In foster care, his military career, undergraduate education at Yale and PhD from Cambridge, concluding that stability at home is more important than external accomplishments - in this unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation and determination.
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American Mother by Colum McCannIn 2014, after being held hostage by ISIS for almost two years, freelance journalist Jim Foley was beheaded in a horrific video that was seen all over the world. In this chronicle of Jim's, life, death and legacy, National Book Award-winning novelist McCann shares the story of Jim's mother Diane as she survived her son's murder.
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Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes by Moshe KasherTelling the story of the lives he spent careening from one to the next - from Alcoholics Anonymous to the techno warehouse party scene to Burning Man - the author deftly weaves together memoir and propulsive cultural history as he takes readers on a rollicking ride through deep American subcultures.
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The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System by D. S. LaurettaThe Principal Investigator of NASA's historic OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return Mission offers a behind-the-scenes account of his team's daring quest to retrieve an asteroid sample - one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins, but also to avert an unprecedented disaster.
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