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Lovely one : a memoir
by Ketanji Brown Jackson
In this unflinching account, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court pulls back the curtain to marry the public record of her life with what is less known, chronicling her extraordinary path to become a jurist on America's highest court.
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| That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda JonesIn her inspiring and incisive blend of memoir and manifesto, Louisiana middle school librarian Amanda Jones details her fight against censorship at her local public library, which led to death threats and social media smear campaigns. Further reading: Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge by Richard Ovenden; On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US by James LaRue. |
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The strategists : Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler : how war made them and how they made war
by Phillips Payson O'Brien
Profiling the five most impactful leaders of World War II, the author shows how the views and approach to warfare of Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Roosevelt remain with us to this day, in this history in which leaders—and their choices—matter, for better or worse.
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Focus on: Hispanic Heritage Month
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In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage
by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
A Latinx powerhouse in the tech world of Silicon Valley returns home to Peru and turns her life around by climbing the world’s highest peaks along with other victims of childhood trauma.
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My beloved world
by Sonia Sotomayor
The first Hispanic-American on the U.S. Supreme Court shares the story of her life before becoming a judge, describing such experiences as her youth in a Bronx housing project, her relationship with a passionately spiritual grandparent, the ambition that fueled her ivy-league education and the individuals who helped shaped her career.
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Ordinary girls : a memoir
by Jaquira Diaz
A biographical debut by a Pushcart Prize-winning writer traces her upbringing in the housing projects of Puerto Rico, her mother's battle with schizophrenia, her personal struggles with sexual assault and her efforts to pursue a literary career.
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The distance between us : a memoir
by Reyna Grande
The American Book Award-winning author of Across a Hundred Mountains traces her experiences as an illegal child immigrant, describing how her parents' dreams of better opportunities for their family were marked by her father's violent alcoholism, her efforts to obtain a higher education and the inspiration of Latina authors.
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My invented country : a memoir
by Isabel Allende
The author explores the landscapes and people of her native country; recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile; and shares her experiences as an immigrant in post-September 11 America.
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