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New Biographies & Memoirs
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The abominable Mr. Seabrook
by 1966- Ollmann, Joe
Presents the life of the controversial journalist who popularized the term "zombie" in the Western world
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Becoming
by Michelle Obama
An intimate and uplifting memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
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Fire!! : the Zora Neale Hurston story
by Peter Bagge
In graphic novel format, retells the life of the author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," highlighting her early life, role in the Harlem Renaissance, and personal tragedies
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Handel in London : a genius and his craft
by Jane Glover
The veteran conductor and author of Mozart's Women presents an evocative portrait of German composer George Freidrich Handel that places his achievements against a rich backdrop of 18th-century music and society
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Joy enough : a memoir
by Sarah McColl
An editor-in-chief of Yahoo Food presents a life-affirming memoir of her experiences with dual loss, recounting how she endured the end of her marriage and her mother's cancer diagnosis by reconnecting with her childhood home and preparing elaborate, nourishing meals.
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Late-life love : a memoir
by Susan Gubar
An acclaimed writer contemplates and celebrates her relationship with her husband, describing how she learned to confront and deal with the many obstacles faced by senior couples, including retirement, adult children, sexuality and memory issues.
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The life of Saul Bellow : love and strife, 1965-2005
by Zachary Leader
The second volume of the biography of the storied author describes how he expanded his collection of awards in his later years and continued to lead a dramatic, volatile love life, fathering his fourth child at age 81.
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Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
by Stephanie Land
An economic-hardship journalist describes the years she worked in low-pay domestic work under wealthy employers, contrasting the privileges of the upper-middle class to the realities of the overworked laborers supporting them. 75,000 first printing.
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The truths we hold : an American journey
by Kamala D Harris
"From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country. By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in The Truths We Hold a master class in problem solving, in crisis management, and leadership in challenging times. Through the arc of her own life, on into the great work of our day, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values. In a book rich in many home truths, not least is that a relatively small number of people work very hard to convince a great many of us that we have less in common than we actually do, but it falls to us to look past them and get on with the good work of living our common truth. When we do, our shared effort will continue tosustain us and this great nation, now and in the years to come"
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Uncomfortably happily
by Yeon-sik Hong
The cartoonist presents a graphic exploration of his move with his wife from the hustle and bustle of Seoul to a small house in the mountains, where they attempt to live a simple life but find anxieties creeping in nonetheless
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An unlikely journey : waking up from my American dream
by Julián Castro
The keynote speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, former San Antonio mayor and secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama tells his remarkable and inspiring life story. 40,000 first printing.
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