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The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza GriffithsIn 2021, Rachel Eliza Griffiths married her husband, the novelist Salman Rushdie. On the day of her wedding Griffiths' closest friend, the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, died suddenly. Eleven months later, a brutal attack nearly killed her husband. Griffiths realized that in order to survive her grief, she would need to mourn the woman she had been on her wedding day, a woman who had also died that day.
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Junglekeeper: What It Takes to Change the World by Paul RosolieJunglekeeper is for any reader yearning to be led on an expedition into the wild of life in that strange world on which all life on Earth depends. Then discovering in that wild, the deepest truths of human existence, calling, purpose, connectedness, and hope.
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La Lucci by Susan LucciWhen Susan Lucci's husband, Helmut, passed away unexpectedly in 2022, she faced one of the greatest challenges of her life - overcoming grief and striving to live with hope and joy again while still honoring her memories. At turns entertaining, funny, sad, healing, and genuinely informative, her stories are not just about mourning loss, they are about grabbing and living life with gusto at every stage... on every stage.
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The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution by Gregory E. O'MalleyIn 1762, at the age of 19, David George escaped from a plantation in Virginia, embarking on a decades-long journey in and out of captivity that spanned multiple colonies and thousands of miles. Piecing together archival records and David George's own brief account of his life, O'Malley presents a thrilling and unique perspective on our nation's origins, principles, and contradictions.
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A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides by Gisèle PelicotThe sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for "shame to change sides." For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.
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Travels with Agatha Christie by David SuchetI n 1922, Agatha Christie was invited to tour the British Empire to help prepare for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, a journey that profoundly shaped her life and writing. Nearly a century later, David Suchet famed for portraying Hercule Poirot, retraces her travels. Blending history, personal insight, and photography, this book reveals a side of Agatha Christie that few know.
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Focus on: Black History Month
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John Lewis : In Search of the Beloved Community by Raymond ArsenaultIn this first book-length biography of John Lewis, Raymond Arsenault traces Lewis’s upbringing in rural Alabama, his activism as a Freedom Rider and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, his championing of voting rights and anti-poverty initiatives, and his decades of service as the “conscience of Congress”.
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Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights by Dovey Johnson RoundtreeLegendary African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her trailblazing life in this inspiring, beautifully told story that shows how one remarkable woman changed history, and how urgent it is to continue her work today.
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Lovely One by Ketanji Brown JacksonKetanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, reveals her triumphs and trials as a legal professional in her candid debut.
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Full of myself : Black womanhood and the journey to self-possession by Austin Channing BrownBlending personal stories with sharp social insight, an antiracism educator reclaims joy, identity and self-worth by confronting the expectations placed on Black women and choosing to live freely, fully and unapologetically in a world that resists it.
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