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Undaunted: My Fight Against America's Enemies, at Home and Abroad
by John O. Brennan
The former director of the CIA chronicles his thirty-year career, detailing his experiences with different presidents and discussing major U.S. national security policies and actions during his tenure, particularly his eight years serving in the Obama administration.
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The Adventurer's Son
by Roman Dial
An Alaska Pacific University scientist and National Geographic Explorer recounts his two-year effort to uncover the fate of his adventurer son, who, in 2014, disappeared into the untracked rainforest of Corcovado National Park.
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Deaf Utopia: a Memoir – and a Love Letter to a Way of Life
by Nyle DiMarco
A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community. Through his stories and those of his Deaf brothers, parents, and grandparents, Nyle opens many windows into the Deaf experience. Deaf Utopia is intimate, suspenseful, hilarious, eye-opening, and smart – both a memoir and a celebration of what makes Deaf culture unique and beautiful.
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Out of the Corner
by Jennifer Grey
The star of the iconic movie Dirty Dancing richly evokes the places and times that defined a nation, looks back on her unbridled romantic adventures in Hollywood, shares the fallout from a plastic surgery procedure that negatively impacted her career and reveals how she took her life back.
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The Beauty in Breaking
by Michele Harper
A female African American ER physician describes how her own life and encounters with her patients led her to realize that every human is broken and recognizing that and moving towards a place of healing can bring peace and happiness.
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
by Anthony Ray Hinton
A revelatory memoir by a man who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit describes how he became a victim of a dangerously flawed legal system, recounting the years he shared with dozens of fellow inmates, who were eventually executed before his exoneration, and his post-release decision to commit his life to prison reform.
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Heavy: an American Memoir
by Kiese Laymon
An essayist and novelist explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse.
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy
The iCarly and Sam & Cat star, after her controlling mother dies, gets the help she needs to overcome eating disorders, addiction and unhealthy relationships – and finally decides what she really wants for the first time in her life
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Know My Name
by Chanel Miller
Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting "Emily Doe" on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral; translated globally; and read on the floor of Congress. It inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Now, Miller reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. She tells of her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial, reveals the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios, and illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators.
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My Vanishing Country
by Bakari Sellers
The CNN analyst and record-setting South Carolina State Representative chronicles the past, present, and likely future of the American South, discussing his father's civil rights heroism and the ignored harsh realities of the black working class.
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Beautiful Country: a Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood
by Qian Julie Wang
An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's five years living undocumented after immigrating with her parents from China to New York City in 1994. In Chinese, the word for the United States, Mei Guo, translates directly to "beautiful country," but, when seven-year-old Qian is plucked from her warm and happy childhood surrounded by extended family in China, she finds a world of crushing fear and poverty instead. Searing and unforgettable, Beautiful Country is an essential book about the cost of making a home in a hostile land from an astonishing new talent.
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Solito
by Javier Zamora
A young poet reflects on his 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States when he was nine years old, during which he was faced with perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions during two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who became an unexpected family.
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