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Biography and Memoir May 2020
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| Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney BoylanWhat it is: a funny and moving ode to the dogs that have helped author Jennifer Finney Boylan navigate pivotal moments in her life, including the death of her father and her gender transition.
Want a taste? "Everything I know about love I learned from dogs."
Is it for you? Readers unfamiliar with Boylan's life and work may want to start with her bestselling memoir She's Not There, which chronicles her transition in greater depth. |
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| I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir by Esther Safran FoerWhat 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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| Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert KolkerWhat it is: a haunting and compassionate family biography that explores the relationship between biology and mental illness.
Starring: the Galvins, a Colorado family with 12 children, six of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1970s.
Book buzz: This "exceptional, unforgettable, and significant work" (Booklist) was recently named an Oprah's Book Club Pick. |
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| Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person by Anna Mehler PapernyWhat it is: journalist Anna Mehler Paperny's candid memoir about her experiences with depression.
What's inside: a well-researched investigation that explores stigma, treatment, and mental health care biases.
Who it's for: This informative guide will resonate with readers who have grappled with depression, though discussions of the author's suicide attempts may be triggering. |
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| Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes & Stories by Fanny SingerWhat it's about: author Fanny Singer's coming of age as the daughter of famed Chez Panisse restaurateur and food activist Alice Waters.
Read it for: Singer's lush writing and heartwarming relationship with her mother.
Recipes include: egg fettuccine; garlicky noodle soup; persimmon pudding; quince meringue ice cream. |
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young : the biography
by Peter Doggett
Focusing on their highly influential early years, a 50th anniversary portrait of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young at their most successful and influential heights includes discussions of the personal and political inspirations behind their music. 50,000 first printing.
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The American story : conversations with master historians
by David M. Rubenstein
The philanthropist and co-founder of The Carlyle Group shares lively dialogues with leading historians on the subjects they most understand, from Ron Chernow’s views on Alexander Hamilton to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s insights into Abraham Lincoln. 75,000 first printing.
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Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
by Gordon S. Wood
What it's about: the unlikely friendship between two of America's Founding Fathers, whose disparate personalities and conflicting ideologies often put them at odds.
Did you know? Adams and Jefferson died within hours of each other on July 4, 1826.
About the author: Historian Gordon S. Wood is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Radicalism of the American Revolution.
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