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Biography and Memoir December 2020
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| Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie TateWhat it's about: After years spent battling suicidal ideation and bulimia, lawyer Christie Tate entered group therapy, where she found a renewed sense of self-worth.
Why you might like it: Tate's candid and hopeful account "empowers readers to better understand their own lives" (Booklist).
Book buzz: This New York Times bestselling debut was named a Reese's Book Club pick in November. |
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| This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline WinspearWhat it is: an evocative and richly detailed memoir of novelist Jacqueline Winspear's childhood in post-World War II Kent.
Want a taste? "Mist hangs across the land like a silk scarf -- not quite touching the earth, but not rising high enough to join a cloud."
Who it's for: Fans of Winspear's Maisie Dobbs mysteries will enjoy spotting real-life inspirations for the series; readers who appreciate family histories will also find much to savor in this reflective coming-of-age tale. |
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A promised land
by Barack Obama
A deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.
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Paper bullets : two artists who risked their lives to defy the Nazis
by Jeffrey H. Jackson
Documents the story of the French activist couple best known by their artistic pseudonyms, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, describing their “paper bullet” anti-Nazi PSYOPS campaign and role in promoting resistance, Jewish culture and LGBTQ awareness. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The last days of John Lennon
by James Patterson
Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Lennon’s assassination and based on insider interviews, a chronicle of the iconic music artist’s final days includes coverage of his last album and the life of Mark David Chapman. 300,000 first printing.
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Bluegrass ambassadors : the McLain Family Band in Appalachia and the world
by Paul O. Jenkins
"Bluegrass Ambassadors is the first book-length study of the McLain Family Band, which has spread the gospel of bluegrass for more than fifty years. An act rooted in bluegrass that also collaborated with classical composers and performed folk, jazz, gospel, and even marches, the McLain Family Band traveled to sixty-two foreign countries in the 1970s, touring under the auspices of the State Department. After retiring as full-time performers, most members of the group became educators, with patriarch Raymond K. McLain's work at Berea College playing a particularly important role in bringing bluegrass to the higher education curriculum"
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Virginia 22701 540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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