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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou - Ballantine Books
Format: Paperback
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Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern... |
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Unfinished: A Memoir
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Format: Hardcover
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"I have always felt that life is a solitary journey, that we are each on a train, riding through our hours, our days, our years. We get on alone, we leave alone, and the decisions we make as we travel on the train are our responsibility alone. . . ."A remarkable life story rooted... |
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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
Ashley C. Ford - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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For as long as she could remember, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite having only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who understands her. She thinks she understands him too. He's sensitive like her, an artist,... |
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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Naoki Higashida - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid."--Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show" NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - "The Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg Businessweek - Bookish" FINALIST FOR THE BOOKS... |
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Between Two Kingdoms
Suleika Jaouad - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman's journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of healing and self-discovery.In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement... |
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My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir
Katherine Johnson - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine... |
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When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, this inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question... |
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His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
Jon Meacham - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of America John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched... |
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Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America's Bravest Warriors
James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The sacrifices of service are indescribable -- except by those who have made them. Their personal stories of battlefield life reveal: - The goal to "be ready every day, every single day," -- and how that can quickly descend into chaos. - The realization that every solider must... |
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Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son
Homeira Qaderi - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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An exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother's unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent... |
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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood
Danny Trejo - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He's been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he's a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans... |
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Just As I Am
Cicely Tyson - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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At last, the Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer, Cicely Tyson, tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life. |
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More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are
Elaine Welteroth - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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In this part-manifesto, part-memoir, the revolutionary editor who infused social consciousness into the pages of Teen Vogue explores what it means to come into your own--on your own termsThroughout her life, Elaine Welteroth has climbed the ranks of media and fashion, shattering... |
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