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Biography and Memoir Februrary 2024 |
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| Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice by Ben RothenbergJournalist and Racquet senior editor Ben Rothenberg's engaging biography of four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka chronicles the tennis phenom's highs and lows both on and off the court. Try this next: My Dream Time by Ash Barty. |
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| Songs on Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes by Anthony Veasna So; foreword by Jonathan DeeNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and more, Anthony Veasna So's second posthumous collection of both new and previously published essays is "a bittersweet testament to an astounding talent" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. |
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| Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory J. WallanceHistorian Gregory J. Wallance's compelling and richly detailed biography of George Kennan chronicles the American explorer's 1885 expedition to Siberia, where he investigated Russia's penal colony system. Further reading: Kennan's own account of his expedition, Tent Life in Siberia: An Incredible Account of Adventure, Travel, and Survival. |
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President Garfield : from radical to unifier
by C. W. Goodyear
"In this magisterial biography, C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the Presidency. Progressive firebrand and conservative compromiser; Union war hero and founder of the first Department of Education; Supreme Court attorney and abolitionist preacher; mathematician and canalman; crooked election-fixer and clean-government champion; Congressional chieftain and gentleman-farmer; the last president to be born in a log cabin; the second to be assassinated. James Abram Garfield was all these things and more. Over nearly two decades in Congress during a polarized era--Reconstruction and the Gilded Age--Garfield served as a peacemaker in a Republican Party and America defined by divisions. He was elected President to overcome them. He was killed while trying to do so"
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Focus on: Black History Month
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| Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad by Andrew K. DiemerTowson University professor Andrew K. Diemer penned this evocative and well-researched biography of Philadelphia abolitionist William Still, who was responsible for creating the Underground Railroad's escape routes and helped hundreds of enslaved people find freedom. Further reading: William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia by William C. Kashatus. |
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| Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend by Jackie KayFormer National Poet of Scotland Jackie Kay's intimate and lyrical biography of Bessie Smith explores how the trailblazing blues singer's legacy endures, particularly for Kay herself. Try this next: Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters by Lynnée Denise. |
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| The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of... by Leta McCollough SeletzkyLeta McCullough Seletzky's compelling debut offers a nuanced portrait of her father, undercover police officer Marrell "Mac" McCollough, who was present during the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and who famously appeared in photographs of the event giving aid to King. Try this next: A Spy in Canaan: How the FBI Used a Famous Photographer to Infiltrate the Civil Rights Movement by Marc Perrusquia. |
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