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Biography and Memoir October 2024 |
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| Connie by Connie ChungBroadcast journalist Connie Chung dishes on her trailblazing life and career in her engaging memoir that is equal parts irreverent and inspiring. "From her marriage to talk-show host Maury Povich to her late-in-life motherhood to her role as primary caregiver for her demanding parents, Chung’s personal life is as dynamic as her professional experiences. A groundbreaker in the truest sense of the word, Chung is as delightful, forthright, and candid on the page as she is on air." (Booklist) |
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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. Kirkus Reviews calls it "a well-written, intriguing, and quintessentially American story about a fascinating woman who is truly the embodiment of what is possible in the United States because of its freedoms and in spite of its flaws—lovely indeed. A terrific memoir." |
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The dragon from Chicago : the untold story of an American reporter in Nazi Germany
by Pamela D. Toler
Drawing on extensive archival research, this captivating look at one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the growing dangers of Nazism shows how she exposed the Nazis for misreporting the news to their own people—a powerful example for how we can reclaim truth in an era of disinformation and “fake news.”
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| Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist by Jane RosenbergJane Rosenberg debuts with a conversational, you-are-there memoir detailing her career spent working as a courtroom sketch artist for high-profile criminal cases involving Harvey Weinstein, John Gotti, Donald Trump, and many more. "Readers interested in true crime or the legal system will be delighted with Rosenberg's narrative gift. They won't want to miss her memoir's unique perspectives." (Library Journal) |
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| Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System -- and... by Tanya SmithIn this fast-paced and suspenseful crime caper, debut author Tanya Smith details her exploits as a grifter in the 1970s and '80s, during which she stole more than $40 million before she was caught and sentenced to 13 years in prison. "It’s a gripping real-life caper from a charismatic antihero." (Publiser's Weekly) For fans of: Diamond Doris, The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel Thief by Doris Payne. |
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| Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie TendlerIn her incisive and unsparing New York Times bestseller, multimedia artist Anna Marie Tendler chronicles her battles with depression, disordered eating, and self-harm as well as her journey towards healing and hope. For fans of: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. |
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| Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir by Mary L. TrumpClinical psychologist Mary L. Trump, the niece of Donald Trump, follows up her 2020 tell-all memoir Too Much and Never Enough with further intimate reflections on her family's dysfunction that offers "an astute and occasionally explosive plunge into an American dynasty's heart of darkness" (Publishers Weekly). |
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