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New Biographies & MemoirsOctober 2019
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Travel light, move fast
by Alexandra Fuller
The best-selling author of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight explores how her late father’s service during the Rhodesian War, work as a banana farmer in Zambia and preference of unpredictability over security inspired her life.
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Cruel to be kind : the life and music of Nick Lowe
by Will Birch
The author of No Sleep Till Canvey Island draws on his four-decade relationship with Lowe in an insider’s portrait of the cult music artist that includes coverage of Lowe’s second-act achievements as a balladeer.
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Inside Out : A Memoir
by Demi Moore
As Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. As her success grew, Demi found herself questioning if she belonged in Hollywood, if she was a good mother, a good actress and, always, if she was simply good enough.
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The education of an idealist : a memoir
by Samantha Power
The Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.N. Ambassador traces her journey from an Irish immigrant to a human rights activist, sharing insights into her career as a war correspondent and her influential views on foreign policy.
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Call sign chaos : learning to lead
by James N. Mattis
A former secretary of Defense and a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine join forces to offer an account of how they learned to lead in a chaotic world. Illustrations. Maps.
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Know my name : a memoir
by Chanel Miller
Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting "Emily Doe" on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement went viral and inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Now Miller reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. She tells of her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial, reveals the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios, and illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators.
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Into the planet : my life as a cave diver
by Jill Heinerth
A renowned cave diver and expert consultant presents a firsthand account of a trailblazing career spent exploring the hidden depths and sunken caves of the world’s oceans, detailing the field’s important scientific and historical discoveries.
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Permanent record
by Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government's system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
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The Weil conjectures : on math and the pursuit of the unknown
by Karen Olsson
The author of the award-nominated Waterloo draws on personal experiences as a Harvard math student to offer insights into the lives and achievements of French philosopher and social activist Simone Olsson and her influential but overlooked mathematician brother, André.
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Prince Albert : the man who saved the monarchy
by A.N. Wilson
Published to coincide with the subject’s 200th birthday, a companion biography to Victoria offers a deeply textured, ambitious portrait of Prince Albert that includes coverage of his influential role in England’s intellectual advancement.
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River of fire : my spiritual journey
by Helen Prejean
An activist nun known for campaigning to end the death penalty describes her spiritual journey from a person who prayed for God to solve the problems of the world to someone who works to transform social injustices herself.
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Alexander the Great : his life and his mysterious death
by Anthony Everitt
A reconstruction of the life of the ancient Greek conqueror highlights his contradictory depictions throughout history, placing his achievements against a backdrop of his own historical time to discuss his growing empire, respect for regional traditions and mysterious death. Illustrations. Maps.
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Gertrude Stein has arrived : the homecoming of a literary legend
by Jr. Morris, Roy
A focused biography, this book details the celebrated author and expatriate Gertrude Stein in her triumphant homecoming to America in 1934, following the surprise success of her disguised memoir, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, the previous year. The book shows how Stein's first visit to America in thirty years renewed her emotional and artistic connection to her homeland.
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