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Popular Culture September 2020
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| Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris FrantzWhat it is: a vivid and upbeat memoir from Talking Heads drummer and co-founder Chris Frantz.
Topics include: Frantz's marriage to bandmate Tina Weymouth, with whom he co-created the new wave band Tom Tom Club in 1981; touring with the Ramones in 1977; Talking Heads' breakup in 1991.
Don't miss: juicy dish on former bandmate David Byrne, whom Frantz paints as an egotistical jerk. |
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| I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons by Loni LoveWhat it's about: comedian and Emmy Award-winning The Real host Loni Love's hard-won path to success.
Read it if: you're looking for a lighthearted memoir peppered with inspiring advice (including "Find Your Hustle" and "If God Sends You a Sign, You Better Pay Attention").
For fans of: Tiffany Haddish's The Last Black Unicorn. |
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| You Look So Much Better in Person: True Stories of Absurdity and Success by Al RokerWhat it's about: the life lessons beloved Today co-host Al Roker has learned throughout his four-decade career in TV.
Read it for: a heartwarming and conversational blend of memoir and self-help.
Want a taste? "It doesn't matter that you're not the star; it matters that you're part of the constellation." |
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Alternate Channels : Queer Images on 20th-century Television
by Steven Capsuto
An up-close, behind-the-scenes history of gay and lesbian images on 20th-century television and the era's handful of early bi and trans portrayals. From invisibility to stereotypes to leading characters, this acclaimed book explores television's sexual-minority images, the people who put them onscreen, and the activists who fought hard for more and better depictions.
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And in the end : the last days of the Beatles
by Ken McNab
A Scotland Evening Times journalist and lifelong fan reconstructs the seismic events of 1969 that shaped The Beatles' acrimonious final collaborations, from filmed rehearsals and the Get Back documentary to creative disagreements and Lennon's heroin use.
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Dopeworld : adventures in the global drug trade
by Niko Vorobyov
A Russia Today journalist and former dealer explores the use of recreational drugs in cultures throughout the world and how humanity's intimate relationship with psychoactive substances has played a major role in history.
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Finding freedom : Harry and Meghan and the making of a modern royal family
by Omid Scobie
With unique access and written with the participation of those closest to the couple, the insider authors offer an honest, up-close and disarming portrait of a confident, influential and forward-thinking couple who are unafraid to break with tradition, determined to create a new path away from the spotlight, and dedicated to building a humanitarian legacy that will make a profound difference in the world.
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Good time party girl : the notorious life of Dirty Helen Cromwell, 1886-1969
by Helen Cromwell
Dirty Helen Cromwell takes you through her life and adventures-from her small-town dreams to how she earned her name. This long-lost autobiography of a woman who lived life with no regrets from the 1880s to the 1960s offers a rare look into the colorful criminal underworld from New York to San Francisco and every whorehouse, tavern, and mining camp in between.
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The happily ever after : a memoir of an unlikely romance novelist
by Avi Steinberg
The Happily Ever After chronicles Steinberg's travels through a brave new world of books. He offers a grand tour of romance, from major industry conferences to writing groups at the local bar. He gives the inside scoop from a major romance publishing house, follows a fan fiction writer on her quest to meet megastar Sylvia Day, and analyzes the epic rivalry between cover hunks Fabio and CJ Hollenbach.
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Science fictions : how fraud, bias, negligence, and hype undermine the search for truth
by Stuart Ritchie
Stuart Ritchie's own work challenging an infamous psychology experiment helped spark what's now widely known as the "replication crisis," the realization that many supposed scientific truths cannot be relied upon. Now, he reveals the very human biases, mistakes, and deceptions that undermine the scientific endeavor: from contamination in science labs to the secret vaults of failed studies that nobody gets to see; from outright cheating with fake data to the more common but still ruinous temptation to exaggerate mediocre results for a shot at scientific fame.
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Trejo's Tacos : Recipes and Stories from L.a.: a Cookbook
by Danny Trejo
The legendary actor and L.A. restauranteur shares his favorite—and badass—recipes for bold, fun and versatile Mexican dishes along with stories about his lifelong love of food, in this cookbook that is symbolic of L.A.’s vibrant Latino culture.
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