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Biography and Memoir June 2024
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| Did I Ever Tell You? by Genevieve KingstonGenevieve Kingston expands on her 2021 "Modern Love" essay in her affecting debut memoir about the milestone-themed letters and gifts her mother left behind after dying from cancer when the author was 11. For fans of: My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me by Jason B. Rosenthal. |
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| Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life by Nicholas D. KristofTwo-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof chronicles his life and 40-year journalism career in this candid and inspiring memoir. Try this next: Reporter by Seymour M. Hersh. |
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| Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty by Alexander LarmanDrawing on previously unpublished materials, the final volume in Alexander Larman's trilogy about the House of Windsor chronicles the British royal family's post-World War II exploits, culminating in the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Further reading: Young Elizabeth: The Making of the Queen by Kate Williams. |
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Roctogenarians : Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs
by Mo Rocca
Celebrating the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life, this entertaining and unexpected collection stars an amazing cast of characters—some long gone and some very much still living, including John Goodenough, who scored a Nobel Prize at 97 for inventing the lithium-ion battery. Illustrations.
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Entrances and exits
by Michael Richards
The three-time Emmy Award-winning actor best known for playing the beloved Cosmo Kramer on the TV series Seinfeld looks back on his long comedy career and the challenges he faced along his road to stardom.
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Focus on: Fascinating Lives |
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Out of the Sierra : a story of Rarâamuri resistance
by Victoria Blanco
"A displaced family charts a path forward in this testament to the power of perseverance and the many forms resistance can take. The Rarâamuri people of Chihuahua, Mexico, make up one of the largest Indigenous tribes of North America. Renowned for maintaining their language and cultural traditions in the face of colonization, they have weathered numerous hardships-climate disaster, poverty, cultural erasure-that have only worsened during the twenty-first century. Based on more than a decade of oral history and participatory field work, Out of the Sierra paints a vivid and vital portrait of Rarâamuri displacement."
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The loves of Theodore Roosevelt : the women who created a president
by Edward F. O'Keefe
Celebrating the five extraordinary yet unsung women who profoundly shaped the life of one of America's most significant presidents, this spirited and poignant family love story reveals Theodore Roosevelt, an icon of rugged American masculinity, as we've never seen him before. Illustrations.
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
In this affecting blend of biography, memoir, and history, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reveals the tumult of the 1960s as experienced by her husband, speechwriter Dick Goodwin, who died in 2018. Materials from the Goodwins' personal archives offer an evocative portrait of the era. Try this next: Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History by Ted Sorensen.
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Just add water : my swimming life
by Katie Ledecky
In this candid and inspiring memoir of a true competitor, a three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist and a world record-holder in individual swimming events charts her life in swimming, from discovering the joy of the pool to developing a champion's mindset that has allowed her to persevere. Illustrations.
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