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New Titles - Biographies & Memoirs
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This Time for Me: A Memoir
Alexandra Billings - TOPPLE Books & Little A
Format: Hardcover
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An emotional, funny, and fabulous memoir by trailblazing and award-winning Trans actor and activist Alexandra Billings.Born in 1962, Alexandra Billings grew up in a decade in which being herself was illegal. When she started transitioning in 1980, the word "Transgender" was not commonly... |
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As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned
Paula Stone Williams - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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As a father of three, married to a wonderful woman, and holding several prominent jobs within the Christian community, Dr. Paula Stone Williams made the life-changing decision to physically transition from male to female at the age of sixty. Almost instantly, her power and influence in the evangelical... |
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Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir
Wil Wheaton - William Morrow; Annotated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom--and now for the first time in audio, narrated by Wil himself!From... |
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Never Give Up: My Life in the Wild
Bear Grylls - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Admired by millions as the star of Man vs. Wild and the acclaimed NGC series Running Wild, global adventurer Bear Grylls has explored places few would dare to go. Now, he shares time-honored lessons for leading an adventurous life through stories drawn from his personal experiences, as well... |
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Growing Up Biden: A Memoir
Valerie Biden Owens - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden's younger sister, trusted confidante and lifelong campaign manager. Valerie, one of the first female campaign managers in United States history, writes of the role of family, faith, and fate in shaping her life, and the power of empathy and kindness... |
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Nomad: A Spirituality for Traveling Light
BRANDAN ROBERTSON - Augsburg Books
Format: Paperback
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"The deeper I grow in my own faith as a Christian, the greater my desire to explore. My faith whets my appetite for discovering what God is doing in and through the world each and every day. This book is a chronicle of some of the most important lessons I have learned on my spiritual... |
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Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century
Stephen Galloway - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping and heartbreaking Hollywood biography about the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.In 1934, a friend brought fledgling actress Vivien Leigh to see Theatre Royal, where she would first lay eyes on Laurence Olivier in his brilliant performance as Anthony... |
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Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War
Deborah Cohen - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A prize-winning historian's "effervescent" (The New Yorker) account of a close-knit band of wildly famous American reporters who, in the run-up to World War II, took on dictators and rewrote the rules of modern journalism"As they follow Vladimir Putin's invasion... |
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Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
Jeremy Denk - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A beautifully written, witty memoir that is also an immersive exploration of classical music - its power, its meanings, and what it can teach us about ourselves - from the MacArthur "Genius" Grant-winning pianist"Jeremy Denk has written a love letter to the music, and especially... |
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