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Biography and Memoir July 2024
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Once upon a time : the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
by Elizabeth Beller
Drawing on in-depth research and exclusive interviews with those closest to her, a journalist explores the real Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy behind the tabloid headlines and frenzy amidst today's cultural reckoning about the way our media treats women, revealing a multifaceted woman worthy of our attention regardless of her husband and untimely death.
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The Friday afternoon club : a family memoir
by Griffin Dunne
"A memoir and coming-of-age story chronicling the successes and disappointments, wit and wildness of Dunne and his multigenerational family of larger-than-life characters"
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Calvin Peete : golf's forgotten star
by Gordon Hobson
"Calvin Peete is the first-ever biography of an often-overlooked Professional Golfers' Associaton (PGA) star, one of the best Black golfers in history. His story is unprecedented in the world of golf. Born to a family of migrant laborers, Peete dropped out of school, went to work picking crops, and first swung a golf club at the age of 23-and rose to the top of the PGA"
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| I've Tried Being Nice: Essays by Ann LearyBestselling novelist Ann Leary's (The Foundling) debut essay collection offers a witty and self-deprecating account of the author's attempts to stop being a self-proclaimed "people pleaser," with varying (and relatable) degrees of success. For fans of: Well, This Is Exhausting: Essays by Sophia Benoit. |
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The chair and the valley : a memoir of trauma, healing, and the outdoors
by Banning Lyon
In this no-holds-barred story about healing from trauma and starting over, the author recounts how he was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital for 353 life-altering days, and after years of highs and lows, found hope in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park where he discovered a new purpose.
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Origin story : the trials of Charles Darwin
by Howard Markel
A renowned medical historian recounts the two-year period (1858-1860) of Darwin's On the Origin of Species through its spectacular success and controversy, while delving into the mysterious health symptoms Darwin developed, combing the literature to emerge with a cogent diagnosis of a case that has long fascinated medical historians.
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What a fool believes : a memoir
by Michael McDonald
In his candid, laidback memoir, written with his friend, Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Paul Reiser, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning and platinum-selling icon tells the story of his life and music, relaying the lessons he's learned along the way.
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| Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann PowersNPR music critic Ann Powers plumbs the life and career of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in this thoughtful and lyrical portrait named one of Observer's Best New Biographies of 2024. Further reading: Joni: The Anthology edited by Barney Hoskyns. |
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Our fight
by Ronda Rousey
The MMA, UFC and WWE superstar, in this candid chronicle of her last decade, explores the great of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her life into something better in the aftermath by replacing her pursuit of perfection with the pursuit of happiness, finding an opportunity in disguise among the wreckage.
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