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Biography and Memoir June 2020 Special eBook 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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Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir
by Madeleine Korbel Albright
What it's about: The former Secretary of State—one of the world’s most admired and tireless public servants—reflects on the final stages of her career and how she has blazed her own trail in her later years.
Media mentions: ABC's The View; CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS; MSNBC's Morning Joe; CBS's This Morning and Sunday Morning
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To Me, He Was Just Dad: Stories of Growing Up With Famous Fathers
by Joshua David Stein
What it is: An exploration of the complex and profound relationships between kids and their fathers, in a collection of forty first-person essays written by children of some of the world’s most fascinating men, including Christopher Reeve’s son, Evel Knievel’s son and Cesar Chavez’s son.
Author alert: Stein is the editor-at-large for the website Fatherly
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Inspiring eBooks You Might Have Missed |
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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
What it is: An Ivy League-trained, award-winning young neurosurgeon describes how after receiving a terminal diagnosis with lung cancer he explored the dynamics of his roles as a patient and care provider, the philosophical conundrums about a meaningful life and how he wanted to spend his final days.
Accolades won: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Goodreads Choice Award, one of Library Journal's Best Memoirs, and the New York Times Notable Nonfiction Books list
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
What it's about: The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Then see the 2019 movie: starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
by Michelle McNamara
What it is: An account of the unsolved Golden State Killer case that traces the rapes and murders of dozens of victims and the author's determined efforts to help identify the killer and bring him to justice.
Publisher's Weekly said: "With its exemplary mix of memoir and reportage, this remarkable book is a modern true crime classic." (January 2018)
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Elon Musk : Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance
What it is: an authorized portrait of one of Silicon Valley's most dynamic entrepreneurs.
Why you might like it: this book evaluates Musk's role in the successes of such innovations as Tesla and SpaceX while appraising America's technological competitiveness in today's world.
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H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
What it's about: The story of how an experienced falconer, grieving the sudden death of her father, purchases and raises a dangerous goshawk predator as a means to cope with her loss.
Why you might like it: "Whether you call this a personal story or nature writing, it's poignant, thoughtful and moving -- and likely to become a classic in either genre." (Kirkus Reviews)
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