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Biographies and autobiographies.
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Meacham, Jon American Lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history, the political crises and personal upheaval that surrounded him, and his legacy for the modern presidency. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:  At Home Reader March 2009 Pulitzer Prizes
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Sheff, David Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through his Son's Addiction From as early as grade school, the world seemed to be on Nic Sheff's string. Bright and athletic, he excelled in any setting and appeared destined for greatness. Yet as childhood exuberance faded into teenage angst, the precocious boy found himself going down a much different path. Seduced by the illicit world of drugs and alcohol, he quickly found himself caught in the clutches of addiction. Beautiful Boy is Nic's story, but from the perspective of his father, David.--From amazon.com. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:
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Tammet, Daniel Born On a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant: A Memoir "Born on a Blue Day" is a triumphant and uplifting story, starting from early childhood, when Daniel was incapable of making friends and prone to tantrums, to young adulthood, when he learned how to control himself and to live independently, fell in love, experienced a religious conversion to Christianity, and most recently, emerged as a celebrity. The world's leading neuroscientists have been studying Daniel's ability to solve complicated math problems in one fell swoop by seeing shapes rather than making step-by-step calculations. Here he explains how he does it, and how he is able to learn new languages so quickly, simply by absorbing their patterns. 2007 Appears on the following book lists: Biographies for Teens
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Clapton, Eric Clapton: The Autobiography With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography. More than a rock star, he is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Well known for his reserve in a profession marked by self-promotion, flamboyance, and spin, he now chronicles, for the first time, his remarkable personal and professional journeys. 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ollestad, Norman Crazy for the Storm : a Memoir of Survival Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him--and ultimately saved his life. 2009 Appears on the following book lists: At Home Reader September 2009
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Fuller, Alexandra Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood In Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with candor and sensitivity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller's endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate. Fuller's debut is unsentimental and unflinching but always captivating. In wry and sometimes hilarious prose, she stares down disaster and looks back with rage and love at the life of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. 2001 Appears on the following book lists: Women's Memoirs
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Weller, Sheila. Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon -- and the Journey of a Generation Girls Like Us is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition. 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Friend, Catherine Hit By a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn Coming-of-(middle)age story of a woman trying to close the divide between who she wants to be and who she really is. After helping a friend realize her dream, she eventually finds a way to recapture her own in her crash course in liffing off, and living with, the land. 2006 Appears on the following book lists:
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Greenberg, Michael Hurry Down Sunshine Tells the story of the extraordinary summer when, at the age of fifteen, Michael Greenberg's daughter was struck mad. It begins with Sally's visionary crack-up on the streets of Greenwich Village, and continues, among other places, in the out-of-time world of a Manhattan psychiatric ward during the city's most sweltering months. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:
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Bertinelli, Valerie Losing it: and Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time The actress recalls the challenges of maintaining a healthy self-image while coping with the stress of celebrity, her twenty-year marriage to rock star Eddie Van Halen, her battle with depression and weight, motherhood, and her determination to take control of her own life. 2008 Appears on the following book lists: At Home Reader November 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shields, Charles J. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee Charles J. Shields has brought to life the warmhearted, high-spirited, and occasionally hardheaded woman who gave us two of American literature's most unforgettable characters --Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout-- and who contributed to the success of her lifelong friend Truman Capote's masterpiece, In Cold Blood. At the center of Shields's lively book is the story of Lee's struggle to create her famous novel. 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Child, Julia My Life in France Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found her true calling. From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu. This memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. 2006 Appears on the following book lists: Food for Thought
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Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic-strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effect of war with Iraq. 2003 Appears on the following book lists: Good Reads for High School Quick and Easy Graphic Novels for Teens Alex Award - Nonfiction
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Lindeen, Laurie Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story The cofounder of all-girl rock band Zuzu's Petals effortlessly captures the indie-rock world of the 1980s and 1990s. 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cooper, Helene The House at Sugar Beach The author traces her childhood in war-torn Liberia and her reunion with a foster sister who had been left behind when her family fled the region. 2008 Appears on the following book lists: At Home Reader March 2009
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Bryson, Bill The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : a Memoir Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century -- 1951 -- in the middle of the United States -- Des Moines, Iowa -- in the middle of the largest generation in American history -- the baby boomers. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. Using his fantasy-life persona as a springboard, Bryson re-creates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality -- a life at once familiar to us all and as far away and unreachable as another galaxy. 2006 Appears on the following book lists:
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Preston, Douglas J. The Monster of Florence New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston teams up with Italian investigative journalist Mario Spezi to present a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy. The Monster of Florence is a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, and suicide--and at the center of it, Preston and Spezi are caught in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta.--From publisher description. 2008 Appears on the following book lists: At Home Reader September 2008 True Crime
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Carr, David The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of his Life: his Own The "New York Times" reporter embarks on a three-year fact-finding mission to revisit his harrowing past as a drug addict and discovers that the search for answers can reveal many versions of the truth. 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Schroeder, Alice The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life A portrait of the life and career of investment guru Warren Buffett sheds new light on the man, as well as on the work, ideas, business principles, strategies, and no-nonsense insights that have guided his phenomenally successful business endeavors. 2008 Appears on the following book lists: Recent Writings on Big Names in Business
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Posnanski, Joe The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America The author, a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star, spent a year on the road with the Negro Leagues player and manager recording the 94-year-old's encounters with scores of fans and his vast repertoire of entertaining stories. O'Neil, the first African-American to coach in the Major Leagues, was a tireless spokesman for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. 2007 Appears on the following book lists: Nonfiction: Sports |
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