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• Deaf Utopia

  a Memoir--and a Love Letter to a Way of Life

  DiMarco, Nyle, 1989-

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  A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and Deaf culture anthem by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community.

• Just Pursuit

  a Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness

  Coates, Laura,

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  A powerful true story and groundbreaking account of bias in the courtroom from CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates, recounting her time as a Black female prosecutor for the US Department of Justice.

• The Storyteller

  Tales of Life and Music

  Grohl, David,

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  The legendary American musician, singer, songwriter and documentary filmmaker offers a collection of stories, written by his own hand, that focus on the memories of his life, from his childhood to today.

• Somebody's Daughter

  a Memoir

  Ford, Ashley C.,

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  One of the prominent voices of her generation, the author presents this coming-of-age recollection of a childhood defined by the ever looming absence of her incarcerated father and a traumatic event, revealing the threads between who you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Taste

  My Life Through Food

  Tucci, Stanley,

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  The food-obsessed, award-winning actor, reflecting on the intersection of food and life, presents a heartfelt and delicious memoir of life in and out of the kitchen that takes readers on a gastronomic journey through the good times and bad.

• House of Sticks

  a Memoir

  Tran, Ly, 1989-

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  A powerful memoir by 25-year-old Ly Tran about her immigrant experience and her recent family history in the aftermath of the war that spans from Vietnam to Brooklyn, and ultimately to the Ivy League.

• The Woman They Could Not Silence

  One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

  Moore, Kate (Writer and editor),

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  1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Her husband of twenty-one years is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Boy We Made

  a Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown

  Harris, Taylor (Freelance writer),

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  In this moving examination of the bond between mother and child, the author, a black mother, questions everything she thought she believed about science and medicine, about motherhood and about her faith as she searches for the cause of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Happiest Man on Earth

  the Beautiful Life of An Auschwitz Survivor

  Jaku, Eddie,

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  Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned upside-down. On November 9, 1938, during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, Eddie was beaten by SS thugs, arrested, and sent to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Dream House

  a Memoir

  Machado, Carmen Maria,

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  Shares the story of the author's relationship with an abusive partner and how it was shaped by her religious upbringing, her sexual orientation and inaccurate cultural beliefs about psychological trauma.

• Miss Me With That

  Hot Takes, Helpful Tidbits, and a Few Hard Truths

  Lindsay, Rachel, 1985-

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  A candid, witty, and inspiring collection of essays from The Bachelor's first Black Bachelorette, exploring everything from relationships and love to politics and race.

• Beautiful Things

  a Memoir

  Biden, Robert Hunter, 1970-

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  In Beautiful Things, Hunter recounts his descent into substance abuse and his tortuous path to sobriety. The story ends with where Hunter is today -- a sober married man with a new baby, finally able to appreciate the beautiful things in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Broken Horses

  a Memoir

  Carlile, Brandi,

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  The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammy winner opens up about a life shaped by music in this candid, heartfelt, and intimate story.

• Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue

  a Life's Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union

  Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020,

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  Tracing the long history of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's work for gender equality and a "more perfect Union".

• The Code Breaker

  Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

  Isaacson, Walter,

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  A gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children

• Between Two Kingdoms

  a Memoir of a Life Interrupted

  Jaouad, Suleika,

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  A writer and activist describes the harrowing years she spent in early adulthood fighting leukemia and how she learned to live again while forging connections with other survivors of profound illness and suffering.

• Broken (in the Best Possible Way)

  Lawson, Jenny, 1973-

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  The award-winning humorist and author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened shares candid reflections on such topics as her experimental treatment for depression, her escape from three bears and her business ideas for Shark Tank.

• A Promised Land

  Obama, Barack,

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  A deeply personal account of history in the making--from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.

• Owls of the Eastern Ice

  a Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

  Slaght, Jonathan C.,

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  A field conservationist tracks his five-year study of the elusive Blakiston’s fish owl of eastern Russia, where his small scientific monitoring team immersed themselves in local culture while learning about the species’ survival behaviors…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lady Bird Johnson

  Hiding in Plain Sight

  Sweig, Julia,

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  A magisterial portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, and a major reevaluation of the profound yet underappreciated impact the First Lady’s political instincts had on LBJ’s presidency.