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New Titles - Biographies & Memoirs
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The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family
Bettye Kearse · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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In The Other Madisons, Bettye Kearse - a descendant of a slave named Coreen and, according to oral tradition, President James Madison - finally shares her family story, exploring legacy, race, and the powerful consequences of telling the whole truth. For thousands of years, West African... |
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More Myself: A Journey
Alicia Keys · Flatiron Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate, revealing look at one artist's journey from self-censorship to full expressionAs one of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the nation with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away... |
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Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now
Andre Perry · Two Dollar Radio
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
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"Beautiful, brilliant, bold... Tantamount to a slice from the Americana songbook." -- Christopher John Stephens, PopMattersWith luminous insight and fervent prose, Andre Perry's debut collection of personal essays, Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, travels from Washington,... |
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A Broken Tree: How DNA Exposed a Family's Secrets
Anderson, Stephen F. · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover
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All families have stories and all families have secrets. Some stories can be hidden forever. Others come out over time, or suddenly through revelation. With the advent of easy to obtain and cheap DNA kits, more and more people are stumbling across biological secrets they never suspected,... |
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Hiroshima
John Hersey · www.bnpublishing.com
Pages: 124
Format: Hardcover
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On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic... |
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