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New Nonfiction & Biography February 2018
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark : One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
by Michelle Mcnamara
An account of the unsolved Golden State Killer case, written by the late author of the TrueCrimeDiary.com website and featuring an afterword by her husband, comedian Patton Oswalt, traces the rapes and murders of dozens of victims and the author's determined efforts to help identify the killer and bring him to justice.
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High-risers : Cabrini-green and the Fate of American Public Housing
by Ben Austen
The story of Chicago's iconic public-housing project to trace its evolution from a 1940s slum to a towering community only blocks from the Gold Coast, where crime and government failures impacted the lives of countless families before the razing and dispersals of 2011.
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Selected New Biography & Memoir
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Brave
by Rose McGowan
The Charmed star and award-winning director traces her remarkable childhood escape from an Italian cult and her meteoric rise to one of Hollywood's most famous actresses, describing how she endured nightmarish exposure and sexualization before committing herself to feminist causes.
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Educated : A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond. |
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Without Precedent : John Marshall and his Times
by Joel R Paul
A portrait of the influential chief justice, statesman, and diplomat illuminates his pivotal role in the establishment of the Constitution and Supreme Court and recounts his work as an advisor to multiple presidents.
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Hiding Out : A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives
by Tina Alexis Allen
An actress and playwright reveals her struggle growing up as a gay woman amidst a strict Catholic upbringing, until, at 18, her dad found out she liked women—and revealed to her that he was gay as well—leading them to live their double lives together without their family's knowledge—until a dark secret about her father was revealed to the author.
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