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Biography and Memoir April 2025 |
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Say everything : a memoir
by Ione Skye
A Gen X icon bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. Illustrations.
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Connecting dots : a blind life
by Joshua Alexander Miele
This powerful memoir of resilience and innovation details a blind scientist's journey from childhood trauma to work in accessibility while embracing identity, overcoming challenges and shaping revolutionary technologies with humor and love. 30,000 first printing.
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The Maverick's Museum : Albert Barnes and His American Dream
by Blake Gopnik
Explores the life of a self-made art collector who amassed a groundbreaking collection and sought to democratize art access, blending progressive ideals with fierce individuality amidst the contradictions of his ambitions and relationships.
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Average Joe : The Memoirs of a Blue-Collar Entertainer
by Joe Piscopo
Joe Piscopo has been making both live and living room audiences laugh for five decades. He is often recognized as one of the actors who replaced the original cast on 'Saturday night live,' rescuing the show from cancellation. In 'Average Joe,' Piscopo shares behind-the-scenes stories from his multifaceted career as a stand-up comedian, actor, radio talk show host, and musician.
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Heartbreaker : a memoir
by Mike Campbell
"A fast-paced, tender-hearted rock 'n' roll memoir for the ages, Mike Campbell's Heartbreaker is part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-the-pants adventure, recounting Campbell's life and times as lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers"
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Paper Doll : Notes from a Late Bloomer
by Dylan Mulvaney
In her memoir, Paper Doll, Dylan pulls back the curtain of her "it girl" lifestyle with an honest, witty, and intimate reflection of her life post-transitioning. She covers everything from her first big break in theater to the first time her dad recognized her as a girl to how she handled scandals, cancellations, and tucking. Dylan's humor and honesty is woven throughout this colorful memoir, uncovering a life beyond the 365 days that will delight her fans and create new ones alike.--
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Do Not Cry When I Die : A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter's Survival in Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-belsen
by Renee Salt
Renee Salt, BEM, was born Rywka Ruchla Berkowitz in Zduńska Wola, Poland, in 1929, and is a Holocaust survivor and educator. Renee and her mother survived both Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. After the Holocaust, Renee returned to Poland to try and find any surviving members of her family and found an aunt who was living in Łódź, who she moved in with. From there they moved to Paris, where Renee met her husband Charles, who was a British military policeman who helped to liberate Bergen-Belsen. They married in 1949 and had two children. Renee lives in northwest London and has 5 grandchildren. She regularly speaks in schools, organizations, and to the government about her experiences during the Holocaust.
Kate Thompson is a journalist and bestselling author. As well as being passionate about capturing lost voices and untold social histories, Kate's also a library campaigner. Her 100 libraries project celebrates the richness and complexity of librarians' work and the vital role of libraries in our communities. Alongside her journalism and writing, Kate is also a podcaster and recently launched her own podcast, From the Library With Love.
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Waiting on the Moon : Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses
by Peter Wolf
"From the legendary musical figure and former vocalist of the J. Geils Band, whose career spans more than six decades, a treasure trove of revealing vignettes, all told with gentle humor and heartrending poignancy. ... Told as a series of encounters with remarkable people over the course of a long and equally remarkable musical career, Waiting on the Moon provides a revealing glimpse of both iconic and lesser-known creative giants as they work--the forces that drive them to achievement, the demons they battle, the patterns of their human relationships"--
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Firstborn : a memoir
by Lauren Christensen
A heartbreaking yet hopeful memoir of love, loss, and resilience, recounting the joy of impending parenthood, the devastating loss of a child and the profound journey of grappling with grief while finding meaning in life's deepest paradoxes Illustrations.
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Careless People : A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
by Sarah Wynn-Williams
An insider account charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.
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