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Biography and Memoir January 2019
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
by Jane Sherron De Hart
What it is: Comprehensive and timely, the first full-length biography of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an insightful look into her trailblazing life and career.
Read it for: the anecdotes and interviews that reveal Ginsburg's sly wit.
Media buzz: In addition to her starring role in this summer's documentary RBG, Ginsburg is the subject of the feature film On the Basis of Sex, also released this month.
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Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's...
by Stephen L. Carter
What it is: the page-turning story of Eunice Carter, the African American lawyer who overcame gender and racial barriers in 1930s New York City to prosecute mobster Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
About the author: Yale law professor and bestselling novelist Stephen L. Carter (The Emperor of Ocean Park) is Eunice Carter's grandson.
For fans of: inspiring stories of unsung heroes (think Liza Mundy's Code Girls and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures).
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| The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant; edited by Elizabeth D. SametWhat it is: the classic 1885 autobiography of America's 18th president, freshly updated with vivid footnotes, maps, and illustrations.
About the editor: Elizabeth D. Samet is a Professor of English at The United States Military Academy.
What sets it apart: Samet's insightful introduction discusses Grant's literary influences, including Washington Irving and John Wesley. |
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All that heaven allows : a biography of Rock Hudson
by Mark Griffin
Offers a biography of a deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood’s Golden Age. With unprecedented access to private journals, personal correspondence, and production files, Griffin pays homage to the idol whose life and death had a lasting impact on American culture.
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Eat the Apple: A Memoir
by Matt Young
What it's about: In his bold debut, Matt Young recounts his experiences as a Marine, from his enlistment at age 18 to his three tours in Iraq. At turns darkly humorous and shocking, Eat the Apple frankly reflects Young's transformation from rebellious teen to damaged man.
What's inside: Now a creative writing professor, Young puts his considerable skills to use in fragmenting the narrative: short chapters are punctuated by drawings, conversations between past and present selves, switching points of view, screenplays, and even an apology letter.
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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
What it's about: Raised in a fundamentalist Mormon family who prepped for the "end of days," Tara Westover grew up without an education. Hungering for knowledge, she began educating herself, eventually pursuing an elite academic career at Harvard and Cambridge.
Why you might like it: "With no real comparison memoir" (Library Journal), Educated stands in a class all its own, though fans of The Glass Castle and Hillbilly Elegy should appreciate it.
Read it for: Westover's wrenching, vivid exploration of her family history, rendered in evocative and unsparing prose.
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
What it's about: Artist and social justice activist Patrisse Khan-Cullors divulges the story of her life, from her 1980s childhood in suburban Los Angeles to her involvement in founding the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Is it for you? This passionate and candid coming-of-age memoir is for readers with a strong interest in social activism, LGBT issues, and human rights.
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Sick : a memoir
by Porochista Khakpour
Porochista Khakpour shares her journey as a sufferer of undiagnosed health problems as she, finally diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease, learns to accept the diagnosis she had searched for over the course of her adult life.
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