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Biography and Memoir April 2025 |
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| One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El AkkadIn his frank and thought-provoking blend of history and memoir, award-winning novelist Omar El Akkad (American War) examines the West's apathy and inaction toward Israel's ongoing destruction of Gaza. Try this next: The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates. |
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Pieces you'll never get back : a memoir of unlikely survival
by Samina Ali
The author nearly died at twenty-nine, falling into a coma while giving birth, waking up with no memories of her husband or baby, only able to speak her native Urdu, and took years to piece herself together and reconnect with her identity as author, wife, and mother.
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Dirtbag queen : a memoor of my mother
by Andy Corren
This humorous and heartfelt family portrait explores the life of a wildly unconventional mother, her eccentric children and their chaotic bonds, blending love and forgiveness in a celebration of the imperfect yet unbreakable ties that connect them.
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Letters
by Oliver Sacks
"The letters of one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his intimate thoughts on life and work, friendship and art, medicine and society, and the richness of his relationships with friends, family and scientists over the decades A prolific correspondent, Dr. Oliver Sacks wrote letters throughout his life to his parents, his beloved Aunt Lennie, to friends and colleagues from London, Oxford, California, and around the world. The pages begin with his arrival in America as a young man, eager to establish himself away from the confines of postwar England, and carry us through his bumpy early career in medicine and the discovery of his writer's voice and mâetier; his weightlifting, motorcycle-riding years and his explosive seasons of discovery with the patients who populate his book Awakenings; his growing interest in matters of sight and the musical brain; his many friendships and exchanges with fellow writers, artists and scientists (to say nothing of astronauts, botanists, and mathematicians), and his deep gratitude for all these relationships at the end of his life. From Francis Crick and Jane Goodall to W. H. Auden and Susan Sontag, from lovers to patients, and ordinary folk who wrote to him with their odd symptoms and questions, all are treated equally to Sacks' lyrical, ferocious, penetrating and at times hilarious observations."
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I'll have what she's having
by Chelsea Handler
"At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized she'd make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacation-leaving her parents and siblings in coach. Chelsea Handler has never been one to hold back. But this life of adventure and absurdity is only part of her story. Chelsea's truest calling is showing up for her family-canine and human, biological and chosen. She's come to embrace spending time with herself, meditating, remaining open to love, and ending relationships with grace when that's what's called for. She is a sister to the many women who rely on her"
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Bibliophobia : a memoir
by Sarah Chihaya
A Japanese American woman explores how books shaped her identity, battling depression and societal expectations, while reflecting on the transformative, sometimes painful impact of literature in challenging personal beliefs and navigating an inhospitable world.
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The last manager : how Earl Weaver tricked, tormented, and reinvented baseball
by John W. Miller
Chronicles the life and career of the innovative and fiery Baltimore Orioles manager who revolutionized baseball with data-driven strategies, colorful theatrics and groundbreaking decisions that shaped the modern game while navigating the sport's transition into the free agency era. Illustrations.
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We tell ourselves stories : Joan Didion and the American dream machine
by Alissa Wilkinson
Chronicles the iconic writer's journey from journalist to Hollywood screenwriter, examining how her fascination with American mythmaking and cinematic motifs shaped her work and her critique of Hollywood's role in sensationalizing the nation's fears and dreams.
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Say everything : a memoir
by Ione Skye
A Gen X icon bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. Illustrations.
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