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New Nonfiction & Biography August 2017
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The Kelloggs : The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek
by Howard Markel
The author of An Anatomy of Addiction traces the story of brothers Harvey and Will Kellogg, one of whom became a revered doctor and founder of the famous Battle Creek Sanitarium, the other of whom founded the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which eventually became General Mills.
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The Cooking Gene : A Journey Through African-American Culinary history in the Old South
by Michael Twitty
Sifting through stories, recipes, genetic tests and historical documents, a renowned culinary historian, in a memoir of Southern culinary tradition and food culture, traces his ancestry through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom, and the charged politics surrounding the origins of soul food, barbecue and all Southern cuisine.
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Selected New Biography and Memoir
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Stanton : Lincoln's War Secretary
by Walter Stahr
The award-winning author of the best-selling Seward documents the story of the 16th President's controversial secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, detailing his role in raising the Union army, directing military movements, imposing penalties on Confederates and organizing the search for assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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Playing Hurt : My Journey from Despair to Hope
by John Saunders
A candid memoir by the late ESPN and ABC Sports broadcaster reveals his longtime battle with depression and his investigations into modern medical and homeopathic treatments, exploring how the disease affected his career and relationships and gave him insight into living a positive life.
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Freud : The Making of an Illusion
by Frederick C Crews
A critical assessment of psychoanalysis and the views of its creator draws on previously restricted archives to reveal Sigmund Freud's blunders with patients, his misunderstandings about the psychological controversies of his time and how he advanced his career on the appropriated findings of others.
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Rabbit : The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
by Patricia Williams
The popular comedian traces her youth in Atlanta's most troubled neighborhood at the height of the crack epidemic, discussing the experiences with an alcoholic mother, four siblings, petty crime and prostitution that led to her becoming a mother at age 13 before resolving to secure a better life for her children.
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The Shadow in the Garden : A Biographer's Tale
by James Atlas
A biographer describes what it’s like to document the lives of other, more famous people and revisits the experiences and work of the classical biographers who brought the lives of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell to life.
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After Andy : Adventures in Warhol Land
by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni
The former European editor for Harper's Bazaar recounts her formative apprenticeship in Andy Warhol's studio, sharing insider perspectives into the iconic artist's enduring influence on the art world, pop culture, society and fashion.
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