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Biography & Memoir

Biography & Memoir

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Coming Soon: Biography & Memoir Coming Soon: Biography & Memoir

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Highlights of forthcoming biography & memoir books on order.
Highlights of forthcoming biography & memoir books on order.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Trail Reading List Frank Lloyd Wright Trail Reading List

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In celebration of the new Frank Lloyd Wright Trail in Illinois, here are some top-shelf books about Wright for the whole family.
In celebration of the new Frank Lloyd Wright Trail in Illinois, here are some top-shelf books about Wright for the whole family.
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Milestones for Immigrants… Milestones for Immigrants…

By Janette
Our guest blogger and author Jian Ping shares her immigration experience and how her journey is continuing.
Our guest blogger and author Jian Ping shares her immigration experience and how her journey is continuing.
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#TBT: Happy 85th Birth Anniversary,… #TBT: Happy 85th Birth Anniversary,…

By Ashley
Ashley recommends titles celebrating James Brown's legendary career.
Ashley recommends titles celebrating James Brown's legendary career.
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Top Picks: Celebrating Maya Angelou Top Picks: Celebrating Maya Angelou

By Lindsay
Maya Angelou was a writer, poet, actress and singer born on April 4th, 1928.
Maya Angelou was a writer, poet, actress and singer born on April 4th, 1928.
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Bold Books by Black Women Bold Books by Black Women

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From #BlackLivesMatters to feminism, these recent titles written by black women will resonate with readers.
From #BlackLivesMatters to feminism, these recent titles written by black women will resonate with readers.
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Advice From Around the World Advice From Around the World

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From raising kids to cleaning to making a cozier home, check out these books on how to bring some habits from abroad home.
From raising kids to cleaning to making a cozier home, check out these books on how to bring some habits from abroad home.
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Real-Life Spy Stories Real-Life Spy Stories

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With espionage often in the news, we recommend the following real-life spy stories.
With espionage often in the news, we recommend the following real-life spy stories.
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Webber Turns 70 Webber Turns 70

The Broadway legend turns 70 on March 22. Check out his brand new memoir Unmasked.
The Broadway legend turns 70 on March 22. Check out his brand new memoir Unmasked.
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Memoirs Celebrating Paralympians Memoirs Celebrating Paralympians

By Jennifer
As you cheer on the U.S. Paralympic Team, learn about the achievements of other Paralympians with Jennifer's recommendations.
As you cheer on the U.S. Paralympic Team, learn about the achievements of other Paralympians with Jennifer's recommendations.
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Bill Gates' New Favorite Book of All… Bill Gates' New Favorite Book of All…

By Stephen
Few figures can make as much of a splash in endorsing books publicly as Bill Gates. Stephen checks in on Gates' latest picks.
Few figures can make as much of a splash in endorsing books publicly as Bill Gates. Stephen checks in on Gates' latest picks.
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Abraham Lincoln: Great Illinoisan Abraham Lincoln: Great Illinoisan

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Biographies, histories, novels, speeches: Explore the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln during the Illinois Bicentennial.
Biographies, histories, novels, speeches: Explore the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln during the Illinois Bicentennial.
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Best Books of 2017: Top Ten Best Books of 2017: Top Ten

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Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the top 10 books published in 2017 for adults.
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the top 10 books published in 2017 for adults.
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Best Books of 2017 Best Books of 2017

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Chicago Public Library recommends these as the best books published in 2017.
Chicago Public Library recommends these as the best books published in 2017.
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NAACP Image Awards for Literature NAACP Image Awards for Literature

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Check out the winners in the literature categories of this year's NAACP Image Awards.
Check out the winners in the literature categories of this year's NAACP Image Awards.
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Andrew Carnegie Medals 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals 2017

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These are the 2017 winners and finalists of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction.
These are the 2017 winners and finalists of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction.
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They Lived and Laughed and Sometimes Lef… They Lived and Laughed and Sometimes Lef…

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Bbruins highlights personal stories about cancer.
Bbruins highlights personal stories about cancer.
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NBCCA Nonfiction Finalists NBCCA Nonfiction Finalists

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These are the 2016 finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards in the nonfiction categories.
These are the 2016 finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards in the nonfiction categories.
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FT & McKinsey Business Book Award FT & McKinsey Business Book Award

Sebastian Mallaby has won the Financial Times award for best business book of the year for his book about Alan Greenspan.
Sebastian Mallaby has won the Financial Times award for best business book of the year for his book about Alan Greenspan.
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A Woman in Charge of Her Life A Woman in Charge of Her Life

By Bbruins
Going with the idea that the personal is political, those involved with women's liberation often write first-person narratives of their…
Going with the idea that the personal is political, those involved with women's liberation often write first-person narratives of their...

New in Biography & Memoir

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A Black Man's Journey From Sharecropper to College President
A Black Man's Journey From Sharecropper to College President
Scales-Trent, Judy
Places I Stopped on the Way Home
Places I Stopped on the Way Home
Fee, Meg
End of the Rope
End of the Rope
Redford, Jan
Wrestling With the Devil
Wrestling With the Devil
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
The Pact
The Pact
Garbrandt, Cody
From Broken Glass
From Broken Glass
Ross, Steve
Monsoon Mansion
Monsoon Mansion
Barnes, Cinelle
A Passionate Journey
A Passionate Journey
Mann, Robert
Unlikely General
Unlikely General
Stockwell, Mary
When the Center Held
When the Center Held
Rumsfeld, Donald
A Tiger Among Us
A Tiger Among Us
Adkins, Bennie G.
Francis I
Francis I
Frieda, Leonie
Pulse of Perseverance
Pulse of Perseverance
Three Black Doctors on Their Journey to Success
12 Rounds in Lo's Gym
12 Rounds in Lo's Gym
Snyder, Todd
Napoleon
Napoleon
Broers, Michael
Three Somebodies
Three Somebodies
Georges, Kat
The World's Most Travelled Man
The World's Most Travelled Man
Bown, Mike Spencer
The Bridge
The Bridge
Tomasi, Peter
Chosen Country
Chosen Country
Pogue, James
Proust's Duchess
Proust's Duchess
Weber, Caroline
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