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Biography and Memoir November 2023 |
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| Every Man for Himself and God Against All by Werner HerzogLegendary film director and Academy Award-nominated documentarian Werner Herzog dishes on his life and career in this reflective memoir told in his signature idiosyncratic style: "As far as I'm concerned, the twentieth century, in its entirety, was a mistake." Read-alike: This Is Not My Memoir by André Gregory and Todd London. |
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| A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial by Viet Thanh NguyenPulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) incisively explores "the thin border between / history and memory" in his nonlinear memoir detailing how colonization, war, and a fractured sense of self have impacted him as the child of Vietnamese refugees. Read-alike: The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui. |
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| Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton with Holly George-Warren; curated by Rebecca SeaverBeloved country superstar Dolly Parton shares the stories behind her favorite fashion moments in this charming full-color memoir featuring 450 photographs, never-before-seen images from her personal archives, and insights from her designers and stylists. Read-alike: Supreme Glamour by Mary Wilson. |
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| How to Say Babylon by Safiya SinclairWhiting Award-winning poet Safiya Sinclair (Cannibal) recounts her flight from her strict Rastafarian upbringing in this evocative Read with Jenna Book Club Pick. For fans of: Educated by Tara Westover. |
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| Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly Stone with Ben GreenmanGroundbreaking funk musician and Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone reflects on the trials and triumphs of fame in his engaging and insightful tell-all. Read-alike: Too Hot: Kool & the Gang & Me by George Brown with Dave Smitherman. |
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Focus on: Indigenous Voices
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| A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray BelcourtThis thought-provoking and lyrical memoir-in-essays from Canada's first First Nations Rhodes Scholar explores themes of colonialism, trauma, queer identity, and freedom. Read-alike: Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age by Darrel J. McLeod. |
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| Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry by Joy Harjo (editor)Joy Harjo, the United States' first Native Poet Laureate, edited this moving collection of poetry penned by Indigenous Americans, featuring work from both emerging and established authors. Read-alike: Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America by Matika Wilbur. |
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| Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity by Leah MyersIn her melancholy debut, Leah Myers, the last person in her family enrolled as a member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, examines what it's like to be "a Native woman at the end of a culture." Read-alike: Black Indian by Shonda Buchanan. |
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| Walking the Ojibwe Path: A Memoir in Letters to Joshua by Richard WagameseOriginally published in Canada as For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son in 2002, this moving memoir is a series of letters the late Richard Wagamese wrote to his then six-year-old son, from whom he was estranged. Read-alike: Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory by David Robertson. |
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| White Magic: Essays by Elissa WashutaSioux author Elissa Washuta (My Body Is a Book of Rules) offers funny and thought-provoking musings on Native identity, politics, and popular culture in this engaging memoir in essays. Read-alike: Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's by Tiffany Midge. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, John W. Risley, Jr., Chairman |
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