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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. For fans of: Going There by Katie Couric. |
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| Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline GumbsAward-winning poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs lyrically examines the life and legacy of lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde in this "scintillating tour de force" that unfolds in "a free-ranging style as distinctive as its subject" (Publishers Weekly). Further reading: The Selected Works of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde and edited by Roxane Gay. |
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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. For fans of: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor. |
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| Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour by Elton JohnIconic musician Elton John chronicles his globetrotting farewell tour in this richly detailed memoir that includes never-before-seen photographs and heartfelt reflections of his life on stage. Try this next: Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the '70s by Tom Doyle. |
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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. Try this next: Clay and Bones: My Life as an FBI Forensic Artist by Lisa G. Bailey. |
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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. 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; In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. |
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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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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman |
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