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Biography and Memoir March 2020
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The escape artist
by Helen Fremont
"Helen Fremont's bestselling memoir, After Long Silence, published in 1991 and still very much in print, vividly recounts her discovery in adulthood that her parents were not Catholics, as she thought (having herself been raised in that faith), but Jewish Holocaust survivors living invented lives. Not even their names were their own. In her frank, moving, and often surprisingly funny new memoir, Fremont delves even deeper into the family dynamic that produced such a startling devotion to secret-keeping.
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Magnificent Women and Their Revolutionary Machines
by Henrietta Heald
In 1919, in the wake of the First World War, a group of extraordinary women came together to create the Women's Engineering Society. They were trailblazers, pioneers and boundary breakers, but many of their stories have been lost to history. This is not just the story of the women themselves, but also the era in which they lived. Beginning at the moment when women in Britain were allowed to vote for the first time, and to stand for Parliament - and when several professions were opened up to them
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Different strokes : Serena, Venus, and the unfinished Black tennis revolution
by Cecil Harris
"As Cecil Harris takes you back in time to highlight the struggles of past players and officials, he expertly notes the struggle today is just as harsh and much more subtle as he navigates you through the topic. Harris takes the reader by the mind in teaching a well-needed lesson. When he's done, you are surprisingly well educated on the subject, whether you realize it or not. Professor Harris gets an A+."--Tony Paige, former sports talk show host for WFAN Radio, New York"Different Strokes closely examines how African Americans collectively are faring in tennis, on the court and off"
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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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Between breaths : a memoir of panic and addiction
by Elizabeth Vargas
The beloved 20/20 anchor presents this candid memoir of anxiety, addiction and recovery in which she addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety and the guilt she felt as a working mother who had never found the right balance. 75,000 first printing.
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Darkness to light : a memoir
by Lamar Odom
The two-time NBA champion presents a candid account of the highs and lows of his life, sharing insights into his marriage to Khloe Kardashian, his struggles with addiction and the watershed event that transformed his perspectives.
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| A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness... by Patrick J. Kennedy and Stephen FriedWhat it's about: former Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy's battles with bipolar disorder and painkiller addiction.
Why you might like it: Kennedy's candid call to action will resonate with readers hoping for an empathetic approach to mental health policy and advocacy.
Don't miss: the resource guide that concludes the book. |
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Ordinary Girls
by Jaquira Díaz
What it's about: Growing up closeted and biracial in dysfunctional households in Puerto Rico and Florida, Jaquira Díaz found a much-needed fresh start when she enlisted in the United States Navy at 18.
What sets it apart: the thought-provoking insights into Boricua culture and Puerto Rico's history of colonialism.
Try this next: For another candid coming-of-age memoir exploring themes of sexual identity, addiction, and abuse, check out T Kira Madden's Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls.
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Crux : a cross-border memoir
by Jean Guerrero
The author chronicles her quest to find and save her charismatic, troubled and elusive father, a self-mythologizing Mexican immigrant who travels across continents—and across the borders between imagination and reality—fleeing real and invented persecutors. A PEN America Literary Award winner.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E Jefferson St Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 (517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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