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Biography and Memoir June 2020
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| Officer Clemmons by Dr. François S. ClemmonsWhat it is: a heartwarming memoir from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood cast member François S. Clemmons, who famously broke down racial barriers by sharing a foot bath with Rogers in a 1969 episode.
Topics include: Clemmons' Grammy Award-winning music career, which began at Oberlin College in the 1960s; his life-affirming 30-year friendship with Rogers, which was tested when the latter advised the openly gay Clemmons to repress his sexuality to avoid scandal.
Did you know? Clemmons was the first African American performer to have a recurring role on a children's TV program. |
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The girl on the velvet swing : sex, murder, and madness at the dawn of the twentieth century
by Simon Baatz
A chronicle of the events surrounding the 1906 murder trial of millionaire Harry Thaw details the scandalous victimization of teen actress Evelyn Nesbit and Thaw's vengeance-fueled, public murder of legendary architect Stanford White, a case that tested the limits of the free press and raised awareness of the disproportionate power of Gilded Age tycoons. 40,000 first printing.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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Navigate your stars
by Jesmyn Ward
The two-time National Book Award-winning author of Sing, Unburied, Sing presents a sumptuously illustrated meditation on the power of tenacity in the face of hardship as well as the importance of respect of the self and others. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir
by Esther Safran Foer
What it's about: As the child of Holocaust survivors reticent to discuss their experiences, Esther Safran Foer grew up with lingering questions about her family history. After learning that her father's first family (including Esther's half-sister) had been killed by Nazis, Esther traveled to Ukraine in search of answers -- and catharsis.
Read it if: you liked Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, a fictionalization of his mother's heartwrenching journey to Ukraine.
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The rise and fall of Charles Lindbergh
by Candace Fleming
The award-winning author of The Family Romanov shares insights into the more complicated aspects of celebrated aviator Charles Lindbergh’s life, from his Nazi sympathies and anti-Semitic beliefs to his support of controlled breeding and his advocacy of environmental causes. Simultaneous eBook.
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