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| How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie JordanWhat it is: A folksy memoir-in-essays from Emmy Award-winning actor Leslie Jordan, whose laugh-out-loud Instagram videos catapulted him to viral stardom during the early days of quarantine.
Why you might like it: Jordan's dishy collection offers equal parts Southern charm and dry irreverence.
Essays include: "The Time Debbie Reynolds Called My Mother," in which Carrie Fisher arranged a phone call between Jordan's mother and her own after Jordan's drag show gaffe made The National Enquirer. |
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| Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied... by Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher What it is: A compelling chronicle of the 18 Black athletes who represented the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin; a companion to the 2016 documentary of the same name.
What sets it apart: Though Jesse Owens remains the most famous of the profiled athletes, this accessible history also spotlights lesser-known Olympians whose trailblazing accomplishments have been overlooked. |
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| The Sixth Man by Andre Iguodala with Carvell WallaceWhat it's about: NBA swingman, 2012 All-Star, and 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala's remarkable life both on and off the court.
Topics include: Iguodala's gold medal win in the 2012 Summer Olympics, his three NBA championship wins with the Golden State Warriors, and his success as a Silicon Valley investor.
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| Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian, My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph by Yusra MardiniWhat it is: A moving account of swimmer Yusra Mardini's flight from war-torn Syria in 2015 and her subsequent asylum in Germany.
About the author: At age 18, Mardini was a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Reviewers say: "A rousing, exciting true story of remarkable resilience" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Forward by Abby WambachWhat it is: A heartfelt chronicle of soccer player Abby Wambach's perseverance in the face of gender discrimination, homophobia, and substance abuse to become one of soccer's highest goal scorers of all time and one of its most beloved players.
Why you might like it: Forward is as much about Wambach's relationships off the field as it is about hers on the field, as she grapples with balancing private and public selves. |
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