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New Titles - Biographies & Memoirs
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The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age
PATRICK PARR · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a cautious 19-year-old rookie preacher when he left Atlanta, Georgia, to attend seminary up north. At Crozer Theological Seminary, King, or "ML" back then, immediately found himself surrounded by a white staff and white professors. Even his dorm room... |
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Like Brothers
Mark Duplass · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The multitalented writers, directors, producers, and actors (as seen on The League, Transparent, and The Mindy Project) share the secrets of their lifelong partnership in this unique memoir. Whether producing, writing, directing, or acting, the Duplass Brothers have made their mark... |
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Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me
Janet Mock · Atria Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world - without a road map to guide her.The journey begins a few months before her twentieth birthday. Janet Mock is adjusting to her days as a first-generation... |
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Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father
Peter Stark · Ecco
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid and groundbreaking portrait of a young, struggling George Washington that casts a new light on his character and the history of American independence, from the bestselling author of AstoriaTwo decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young... |
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The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders
STUART KELLS · Counterpoint
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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"If you think you know what a library is, this marvellously idiosyncratic book will make you think again. After visiting hundreds of libraries around the world and in the realm of the imagination, bibliophile and rare-book collector Stuart Kells has compiled an enchanting compendium... |
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Paul Simon: The Life
Robert Hilburn · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A publishing event from music legend Paul Simon: an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written with Simon's participation - but without editorial control - by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn.Through such hits as "The Sound of Silence," "Bridge... |
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Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
YOSSI KLEIN HALEVI · Harper
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author of Like Dreamers directly addresses his Palestinian neighbors in this taut and provocative book, empathizing with Palestinian suffering and longing for reconciliation... |
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The Art of the Wasted Day
PATRICIA HAMPL · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"A sharp and unconventional book - a swirl of memoir, travelogue and biography of some of history's champion day-dreamers." - Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air"A spirited inquiry into the lost value of leisure and daydreamThe Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue... |
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And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
Meaghan O'Connell · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most anticipated books of 2018 -- Esquire, Elle, Nylon, Huffington Post, The Rumpus, GoodReads, The Millions, BookRiot, The Week."The biggest compliment of all: I used several hours of daylight childcare hours reading this book, just because I didn't want to put it down."... |
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