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New Biographies & Memoirs
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After the eclipse : a mother's murder, a daughter's search
by Sarah Perry
A searing memoir of the author's efforts to understand her late mother's life and murder describes the traumatic loss of her mother in childhood, the 12-year manhunt for the killer and the author's investigations into her mother's past in the dark corners of a small Maine community. 35,000 first printing.
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Educated : a memoir
by Tara Westover
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
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Elizabeth Warren : her fight. Her work. Her life
by Antonia Felix
Traces the iconic Senator's rise from her hardscrabble origins in the American Midwest to a leader in progressive politics, sharing stories from her career as well as her insights into the economic realities of today. By a New York Times best-selling author
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Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan
by Ruby Lal
The historian author of Coming of Age in Nineteenth Century India presents a deeply researched portrait of the 17th-century Mughal Empire ruler that illuminates her genius as a designer, architect, politician, hunter and partner
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The fabulous Bouvier sisters : the tragic and glamorous lives of Jackie and Lee
by Sam Kashner
Draws on candid interviews with Jackie Kennedy Onassis' sister, Lee, to share dramatic insights into the complicated relationship the two shared, discussing their artistic interests and the rivalries that complicated their bond. By the New York Times best-selling authors of Furious Love. 100,000 first printing
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Fashion climbing : A Memoir With Photographs
by William J Cunningham
The iconic New York Times photographer and creative force behind the columns On the Street and Evening Hours presents a sophisticated, visual account of his early education in New York City's high-fashion circles. Illustrations
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Life in motion : an unlikely ballerina
by Misty Copeland
Documents the author's emotionally dynamic effort to become the third African-American soloist in the history of the American Ballet Theatre, describing the harsh family difficulties she overcame including her mother's highly publicized custody battle to halt her career.
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Live long and-- : what I learned along the way
by William Shatner
The Star Trek legend and New York Times best-selling author reflects on his career and the health scare that informed and reinforced his beliefs about living a good life, sharing engaging stories about his childhood, personal setbacks and iconic successes
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Lust & wonder
by Augusten Burroughs
The best-selling author of Running with Scissors continues the story that began in Dry to examine the rise and fall of his relationships while living in New York and his beliefs about being in love, in lust and in a state of figuring things out.
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Small fry : a memoir
by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
The duaghter of Steve Jobs offers a firsthand account of the difficult relationship she had with her father and the poignant story of a childhood spent between two imperfect but extraordinary homes.
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Who is Michael Ovitz?
by Michael Ovitz
The successful talent agent known for ruthless negotiation and client loyalty describes his path from the William Morris mailroom to co-founder of Creative Artists Agency to become one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. Illustrations.
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Young Benjamin Franklin : The Birth of Ingenuity
by Nick Bunker
The Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of Making Haste from Babylon presents an account of Ben Franklin's early life to share insights into the challenges he overcame in a harsh colonial world and the passion for knowledge that inspired his scientific achievements
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