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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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In this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, the award-winning actor and activist provides an intimate view into both her public and private worlds as she chronicles her life's journey thus far, sharing how she discovered her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging.
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An American icon and famed actor brings us on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, clearing up misconceptions; sharing dozens of never-before-told stories from both his personal and professional lives; and offering a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world.
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English
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Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. In My Name Is Barbra, she tells her own story about her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in New York nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl (musical and film) to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed....
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English
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In this inspirational and deeply personal book, an award-winning, American country music singer-songwriter shares the dark days following the death of his youngest son and how he found the strength and the faith to keep living after loss, showing that life is like a river, full of twists and turns.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Whoopi Goldberg lost her mother in 2010—and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later—she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, Whoopi shares many of the deeply personal stories of their lives together for the first time.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It So, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life--from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Brilliant, funny and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood, Henry shares in this achingly vulnerable memoir the truth of his childhood, the difficulties of a life with severe dyslexia, the pressures of a role that takes on a life of its own and the path forward once your wildest dream seems behind you. Since the glorious era of Happy Days fame, Henry has endeared himself to a new generation with roles in such adored shows as Arrested Development,...
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English
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"Reflecting on twenty years of investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, an NYC death investigator, the second woman ever hired for this role, shares how, in dealing with death every day, she learned surprising lessons about life--and how some of those lessons saved her from becoming a statistic herself"--
12) Coming home
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist comes a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this timely memoir, the author returns to the Ukraine to unravel a family mystery spanning several generations and to understand how her country’s tragic history of communist revolution, civil war, famine, world war, totalitarianism and fraught independence changed the course of their lives.
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Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Shahade, a two-time US Women's Chess Champion, spent her teens and twenties travelling the world playing chess. In this ultra male-dominated sport, Jennifer found shocking sexism, but she also found friendships, feminism and hope. Through her own story as well as interviews with international players, Jennifer invites us into the extremely competitive world of chess. She shows us the rivalry and the camaraderie; the ecstatic highs and the...
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Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, the internationally best-selling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries, confronting the dual challenges and pleasures of aging, tells her own adventurous life story, vividly describing her decades-long love affair with Italy and how its extraordinary beauty and magic still captivate her.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family's way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines. She didn't protest the strict model of patriarchy that her family followed. But as Jill got older,...
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English
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Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art-and finding the strength to stand up again.
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English
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The House Republican leader who dared to take a stand against the January 6th insurrection, which she witnessed first-hand, and then helped lead the ensuing investigation, tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, the betrayal of the American people and the Constitution and the risks we still face.
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