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Biography and Memoir July 2025 |
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| How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-FastMolly Jong-Fast, the daughter of Fear of Flying author Erica Jong, chronicles her "wildly conflicted" relationship with her mother, whose neglect spurred Jong-Fast's battles with addiction and whose dementia diagnosis in 2023 helped the two reconnect. For fans of: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden. |
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Greta : The Work, Life, and Style of Greta Gerwig
by Selena Fragassi
Find inspiration and empowerment as you explore the life, career, and influences of Greta Gerwig.
The actor, writer, and director probably best known (at the moment) for the ground-breaking blockbuster film Barbie, Greta Gerwig, is an icon to young women who hope to follow in her footsteps and pursue their own creative passions. But what has driven her to create such timely and socially conscious films, and what inspires her artistic vision?
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| Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America by Sam TanenhausFormer New York Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus' incisive and richly detailed biography surveys the life and legacy of public intellectual William F. Buckley, Jr., whose philosophies shaped the modern conservatism movement. Further reading: Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism by Carl T. Bogus. |
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Coming up short : a memoir of America
by Robert B. Reich
"From political economist, cabinet member, beloved professor, media presence, and bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good, a deeply-felt, compelling memoir of growing up in a baby-boom America that made progress in certain areas, fell short in so many important ways, and still has lots of work to do. A thought-provoking, principled, clear-eyed chronicle of the culture, politics, and economic choices that have landed us where we are today-with irresponsible economic bullies and corporations with immense wealth and lobbying power on top, demagogues on the rise, and increasing inequality fueling anger and hatred across the country. With his characteristic spirit, humor, and inherent decency, he lays out how we can reclaim a sense of community and a democratic capitalism based on the American ideals we still have the power to salvage."-- Provided by publisher
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Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to stay on the celebrity A-list for decades. New York Times bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential and polarizing celebrities of the modern era -- complete with exclusive new stories about her childhood, acting career, romances, and her lifestyle brand Goop. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| Bibliophobia by Sarah ChihayaBook critic and essayist Sarah Chihaya plumbs her bookish obsessions in this thought-provoking memoir exploring how literature shaped her identity as a Japanese American in a predominantly white Ohio suburb, helped her navigate mental health woes and destructive relationships, and bolstered her career as an academic. Thy these next: Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me by Glory Edim; Asian/Other: Life, Poems, and the Problem of Memoir by Vidyan Ravinthiran. |
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The migrant rain falls in reverse : a memory of Vietnam
by Vinh Nguyen
Chronicles the author's search for his vanished father, unraveling family secrets and the enduring trauma of the Vietnam War through a journey across continents, refugee histories and silenced memories to reconcile with a fractured past.
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