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Biography and Memoir August 2024
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Billionaire, nerd, savior, king : Bill Gates and his quest to shape our world
by Anupreeta Das
Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder next morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates forever influenced how we think about tech founders, as the products they make and the ideas they sell continue to dominate our lives. Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he also set a new standard for high-profile, billionaire philanthropy. But there is more to Gates’s story, and here, Das’s revelatory reporting shows us that billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side.
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The boys of Riverside : a deaf football team and a quest for glory
by Thomas Fuller
The Boys of Riverside looks back at the historic 2021 and 2022 seasons in which the California School for the Deaf chased history, following the personal journeys of Keith Adams (their dynamic deaf head coach), a student who spent the majority of the season sleeping in his father’s car parked in the Target lot, a fiercely committed player who literally played through a broken leg in order not to miss a crucial game, and myriad heart-wrenching and uplifting stories of the players who had found common purpose. Through their eyes, Fuller reveals a portrait of high school athletics, and deafness in America.
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Drawn Testimony : My Four Decades As a Courtroom Sketch Artist
by Jane Rosenberg
This memoir from a veteran courtroom sketch artist features her looks at history as its happening, with illustrations of such figures as Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, Martha Stewart, Robert DeNiro and Tom Brady. Readers will learn how she has honed her unique powers of perception and also what her portraits reveal, not only about her subjects, but about the human condition in general.
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White Robes and Broken Badges : Infiltrating the KKK and Exposing the Evil Among Us
by Joe Moore
In this pulse-pounding, real-life thriller, a former FBI informant, recounts how he successfully infiltrated the KKK in the backwoods of Florida. Moore recounts the steep personal costs of immersing himself in their racist ideology and twisted rituals while identifying modern far-right spinoffs with the same goal of inciting a violent second civil war.
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Focus on: Olympic Athletes
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Just add water : my swimming life
by Katie Ledecky
In this candid and inspiring memoir of a true competitor, a three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist and a world record-holder in individual swimming events charts her life in swimming, from discovering the joy of the pool to developing a champion's mindset that has allowed her to persevere.
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The longest race : inside the secret world of abuse, doping, and deception on Nike's elite running team
by Kara Goucher
Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and in 2004, was invited to join a secretive, lavishly funded new team, dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar, it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime.
Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal, going to the Olympics, and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons, just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes, Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti-doping rules & created a culture of abuse, the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile, Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices.
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| One Life by Megan RapinoeRapinoe was four years old when she kicked her first soccer ball. Her parents encouraged her love for the game, but taught her that winning was much less important than how she lived her life. In her frank and inspiring memoir, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe discusses her soccer career and dedication to social justice activism, offering a hopeful outlook on addressing inequality on and off the field. |
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| Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream by Ibtihaj MuhammadIbtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on the U.S. women's saber team, she had to push past stereotypes, misconceptions, and negativity to find her own path to success and Olympic Glory. Her reflection provides an unflinching and honest portrayal of how she managed to stay true to herself and still play by the rules. |
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26 marathons : what I learned about faith, identity, running, and life from my marathon career
by Meb Keflezighi
Four-time Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi shares his lessons on life, family, faith, and running through a reflection on each of the 26 marathons he's run in his storied career. Meb will be remembered as the only person in history to win both the Boston and New York City marathons as well as an Olympic marathon silver medal. Meb's last marathon was also his 26th, and each of those 26 marathons has come with its own unique challenges, rewards, and outcomes for him. Through a focused narrative, he reflects on each of the 26 marathons he's run during his career and shares the lessons on life, family, faith and running he learned along the way.
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