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Biography and Memoir October 2018
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| Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-JobsWhat it is: a poignant memoir about the complicated family dynamics between the author and her father, Apple founder Steve Jobs.
What sets it apart: the pair's lifelong rocky relationship was instigated by Jobs' denial of paternity, a claim later rebuked by DNA testing.
Further reading: Artist Chrisann Brennan (Brennan-Jobs' mother) wrote the 2013 memoir The Bite in the Apple, also about her relationship with Jobs. |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg : a life
by Jane Sherron De Hart
An extensively researched portrait of the 107th Supreme Court justice—written in cooperation with Ginsburg, associates, friends and family members—explores her passionate advocacy of gender equality, role in key historical changes and transformative legal influence.
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| The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell KingWhat it's about: This admiring biography of children's television icon Fred Rogers celebrates his cultural impact while also plumbing the hidden depths and contradictions of his work.
Did you know? "The man who conveyed a Zen-like calm on television saw a psychiatrist for decades."
Author alert: Maxwell King is a former Philadelphia Inquirer editor who knew Rogers. |
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Lessons : my path to a meaningful life
by Gisele Bündchen
The Brazilian supermodel, entrepreneur, activist and philanthropist traces her remarkable discovery and meteoric career, sharing stories about her marriage to Tom Brady, her perspectives as a mother and the lessons that have helped shape her life.
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| Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli SaslowWhat it's about: Derek Black grew up espousing white nationalist views under the tutelage of his father, Stormfront founder Don Black, and his godfather, Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. Everything changed when he enrolled in college, meeting classmates from all walks of life who challenged and transformed his beliefs.
About the author: Eli Saslow is a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter for the Washington Post and the author of Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia by Sandra AllenWhat it's about: In 2009, Sandra Allen received an incomprehensible 60-page manuscript from her estranged uncle Bob, a paranoid schizophrenic seeking her help to tell his story. Allen relished the challenge, digging into her family history as well as the history of schizophrenia itself.
Why you might like it: This thoughtful page-turner offers an intimate glimpse into living with a mental illness for which there remains no consensus on effective treatment. |
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| I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'FarrellWhat it is: a contemplative, nonlinear collection of 17 essays detailing novelist Maggie O'Farrell's near-death experiences, accompanied by her intense, awe-inspiring will to survive.
Essays include: "Neck (1990);" "Baby and Bloodstream (2005);" "Cause Unknown (2003)"
For fans of: Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking. |
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| Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura ThompsonWhat it is: an insightful biography of mystery author Agatha Christie, whose elusiveness rivaled that of her own fictional creations.
Topics include: the media circus surrounding Christie's perplexing 11-day disappearance in 1926; Christie's fondness for attending her husband's spotlight-free archaeological digs later in life.
Don't miss: interviews with Christie relatives, including her daughter and grandson. |
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