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Biography and Memoir March 2020 Special eBook/eAudiobook edition! You must have a current Wilton Library card to use these services. If you are a non-Wilton resident, please check with your hometown library for these services.
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson
What it is: The best-selling author of Dead Wake draws on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence in a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting England.
Kirkus Reviews called it: "A captivating history of Churchill's heroic year, with more than the usual emphasis on his intimates." (February 1, 2020)
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Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time
by Philip Clark
Why it's intriguing: The author draws on a landmark interview and his time spent touring with the Dave Brubeck Quartet to share insights into Brubeck’s creative approaches to jazz, the controversies that shaped his career and his encounters with jazz legends.
Why it's important: Pianist and composer Dave Brubeck -- and Wilton resident -- led a jazz quartet that produced the pop hit "Take Five" and achieved acclaim during an illustrious career that spanned from the 1940s through his death in 2012 at the age of 91.
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| Uncanny Valley by Anna WienerWhat it is: a fast-paced memoir of author Anna Wiener's experiences working for a series of Silicon Valley startups.
Why you might like it: Though she's careful to avoid naming her former workplaces, Wiener's dishy context clues will have readers eager to figure it out for themselves.
Read it for: a glimpse of tech industry life that's equal parts humorous ("perks" included an office theme park and speakeasy) and horrifying (Wiener and other female employees were told to "trust karma" when they were passed up for promotions). |
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An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the Miracle Drug, Cocaine
by Howard Markel
What it is: The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.
Publisher's Weekly said: "Markel's extraordinary achievement combines first-rate history of medicine and outstanding cultural history." (April 2011)
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| The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath by Leslie JamisonWhat it is: a galvanizing memoir of Leslie Jamison's recovery from the alcohol addiction that dominated her 20s.
What's inside: perceptive profiles of famous alcoholics throughout history -- including writer Raymond Carver and singer Billie Holiday -- that explore the link between addiction and creativity.
Try this next: Olivia Laing's The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking. |
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I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
by Kevin Hart
What it's about: The award-winning actor and comedian presents an inspirational memoir on the importance of believing in oneself, sharing stories about the addiction and abuse that marked his childhood and how his unique way of looking at the world enabled his survival and successful career.
Kirkus Reviews says: "Hart is an incredibly magnetic storyteller, on the page as he is onstage, and that's what shines through here." (May 2017)
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Inside Out: A Memoir
by Demi Moore
What it's about: The iconic actress reflects on her Hollywood career, her relationship with her mother, her marriages, and the struggles with addiction, body image problems, and childhood trauma that plagued her even as she achieved professional success.
Media mentions include: the Ellen Show, the Tonight Show on NBC (September 2019)
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Wishful Drinking
by Carrie Fisher
What it's about: A memoir based on the author's one-woman show describes growing up with celebrity parents, her early success in "Star Wars," battle with addiction and mental illness, turbulent romances, role as a single mother, and struggle for recovery and healing.
Publisher's Weekly says: "There are more juicy confessions and outrageously funny observations packed in these honest pages than most celebrity bios twice the length."
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These titles may be downloaded in the Libby app or viewed online on our OverDrive page. For more information on borrowing eContent, visit http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/ebooks-eaudiobooks-and-emagazines |
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