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Biography and Memoir February 2022 |
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| Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom by Carl BernsteinWhat it's about: Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Carl Bernstein's experiences working as a teen copyboy and reporter for the Washington Star in the 1960s.
Read it for: An amusing and nostalgic look back at a bygone era of newspaper journalism; a clear-eyed portrait of Washington, D.C. during a time of social and political unrest.
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| Garbo by Robert GottliebWhat it is: A revealing and extensively researched biography of Greta Garbo, who rose above her impoverished Swedish origins to become one of Classic Hollywood's most enigmatic (and reclusive) stars.
Featuring: "A Garbo Reader," which compiles profiles, quotes, and articles about Garbo; hundreds of eye-catching photographs. |
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| Madam C.J. Walker: The Making of an American Icon by Erica L. BallWhat it is: The rags-to-riches story of beauty and hair care entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C.J. Walker, who was born to formerly enslaved parents and became America's first self-made woman millionaire.
About the author: Historian Erica L. Ball is the Mary Jane Hewitt Department Chair in Black Studies at Occidental College. |
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| Odetta: A Life in Music and Protest by Ian ZackWho it's about: Influential folk musician Odetta Holmes, who became known as the "Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" after performing at the 1963 March on Washington.
Why you should read it: This thoughtful and well-researched chronicle draws from interviews and Holmes' personal papers to explore how she defied the era's racism through her music.
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