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The restless wave: good times, just causes, great fights, and other appreciations
By Mark Salter, John McCain. 2018
"A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain--his most personal book in years--covering everything from 2008 up to the…
present."--Provided by publisher. Written while confronting a mortal illness, John McCain looks back with appreciation on his years in the Senate, his historic 2008 campaign for the presidency against Barack Obama, and his crusades on behalf of democracy and human rights in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Always the fighter, McCain attacks the 'spurious nationalism' and political polarization afflicting American policy. He makes an impassioned case for democratic internationalism and bi-partisanship. He tells stories of his most satisfying moments of public service, including his work with another giant of the Senate, Edward M. Kennedy. Senator McCain recalls his disagreements with several presidents and minces no words in his objections to some of President Trump's statements and policies. At the same time, he offers a positive vision of America that looks beyond the Trump presidency. Bestseller. 2018.What happened
By Hillary Rodham Clinton. 2017
Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections…
in history. Now free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rules. Bestseller. 2017.I can't make this up: life lessons
By Neil Strauss, Kevin Hart. 2017
Comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart's memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself. It…
begins in North Philadelphia. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. His father was a drug addict who was in and out of jail. His brother was a crack dealer and petty thief. And his mother was overwhelmingly strict, beating him with belts, frying pans, and his own toys. Hart takes the reader on a journey through what his life was, what it is today, and how he’s overcome each challenge to become the man he is today. Bestseller. 2017.Birds, art, life: a year of observation
By Kyo Maclear. 2017
When it comes to birds, Kyo Maclear isn't seeking the exotic. Rather she discovers joy in the seasonal birds that…
find their way into view in city parks and harbors, along eaves and on wires. In a world that values big and fast, Maclear looks to the small, the steady, the slow accumulations of knowledge, and the lulls that leave room for contemplation. Celebrates the particular madness of chasing after birds in the urban environment and explores what happens when the core lessons of birding are applied to other aspects of art and life. Moving with ease between the granular and the grand, peering into the inner landscape as much as the outer one, this is a deeply personal year-long inquiry into big themes: love, waiting, regrets, endings. Winner of the 2018 Trillium Book Award. Bestseller. 2017.Born to run
By Bruce Springsteen. 2016
Bruce Springsteen describes growing up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey, amid the poetry, danger, and darkness that fueled his imagination,…
leading up to the moment he refers to as "The Big Bang": seeing Elvis Presley's debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. He vividly recounts his relentless drive to become a musician, his early days as a bar band king in Asbury Park, and the rise of the E Street Band. With disarming candor, he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work, and shows us why the song "Born to Run" reveals more than we previously realized. Bestseller. 2016.Leonardo da Vinci
By Walter Isaacson. 2017
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Isaacson weaves a…
narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius. Bestseller. 2017.Juliet's answer: one man's search for love and the elusive cure for heartbreak
By Glenn Dixon. 2017
When Glenn Dixon is spurned by love, he does something unusual. He travels to Verona, Italy, to become a scribe…
of Juliet, Shakespeare's fictional character, all in an attempt to understand his heartbreak. Once there, he volunteers to answer the thousands of letters that arrive addressed to Juliet, letters sent from lovelorn people all over the world who long to understand the mysteries of the human heart. Bestseller. 2017.Scrappy little nobody
By Anna Kendrick. 2016
In this collection of autobiographical essays, the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air recounts memorable milestones…
from her New England upbringing to the blockbuster films that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses. She invites readers inside her brain, recounting the absurdities she's experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture. From her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her rise dazzling on the stage and screen, we enter her sharp and sweet, funny and serious (well, not that serious) world. Bestseller. 2016.A full life: reflections at ninety
By Jimmy Carter. 2015
In this autobiography, former President Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses…
his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life with second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world. Bestseller. 2015.More than two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Welsh revisits…
the bold claims of Fukuyama, who declared the triumph of Western liberal democracy and the advent of a more peaceful world. She identifies four main fault lines that threaten global security and economic and social stability: the return of barbarism with the rise of ISIS, the return of mass flight with the Syrian refugee crisis, the return of the Cold War with Vladimir Putin's Russia, and the return of staggering inequality within Western nations. Bestseller. 2016.Five presidents: my extraordinary journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
By Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin. 2016
Retired Secret Service agent Clint Hill walked alongside Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, seeing them through a long,…
tumultuous era: the Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate and the resignations of Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon. He delivers a unique insider's perspective of the most historic moments of the 20th century during his seventeen years protecting the most powerful office in the nation, sheds new light on the character and personality of these five presidents, reveals their humanity in the face of grave decisions. Bestseller. 2016.Where I live now: a journey through love and loss to healing and hope
By Sharon Butala. 2017
When Sharon Butala’s husband, Peter, died unexpectedly, she found herself with no place to call home. Torn by grief and…
loss, she fled southwest Saskatchewan and moved to the city, leaving almost everything behind. A lifetime of possessions was reduced to a few boxes, but a lifetime of experience went with her, and a limitless well of memory - of personal failures, of a marriage that everybody said would not last but did, of the unbreakable bonds of family. Reinventing herself in an urban landscape was painful, and facing her new life as a widow tested her very being. Yet out of this hard-won new existence comes an astonishingly frank, compassionate and moving memoir that offers not only solace and hope but inspiration to those who endure profound loss. Bestseller. 2017.The secrets of my life
By Buzz Bissinger, Caitlyn Jenner. 2017
This new memoir chronicles Caitlyn Jenner's childhood as Bruce Jenner and rise to fame as a gold-medal-winning Olympic decathlete, her…
brave transition into womanhood, and her experience as the world's most famous transgender woman. Bestseller. 2017.Al Franken, giant of the Senate
By Al Franken. 2017
The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long…
recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture. Bestseller. 2017.A house in the sky: a memoir
By Sara Corbett, Amanda Lindhout. 2013
Freelance journalist Lindhout recounts her career, tracing its roots to her childhood in Alberta, Canada, where she grew up reading…
National Geographic. Describes her worldwide travels; experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other hot spots; and 2008 kidnapping and fifteen-month captivity in Somalia. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2013.A stolen life: a memoir
By Jaycee Lee Dugard. 2011
The author describes her 1991 abduction at age eleven by parolee Phillip Garrido and his wife. Recounts her eighteen years…
of captivity, during which she endured sexual abuse and raised two daughters, and her 2009 discovery and rescue. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2011.How to stay sane
By Philippa Perry. 2012
Explores techniques to help you find emotional equilibrium, such as practising mindfulness, being emotionally honest in your relationships with others,…
challenging your brain in new and exciting ways, and finding cause for optimism. 2012.Educated: a memoir
By Tara Westover. 2018
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of…
Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home. Bestseller. 2018.The time of your life: choosing a vibrant, joyful future
By Margaret Trudeau. 2015
The author offers women an inspirational and practical approach to creating a healthy, happy, secure and satisfying future life. From…
dating and online romance to health practices and financial planning, she explores the fundamentals needed for the best future by discussing cornerstone issues such as housing, money, sex, friendship and children. Bestseller. 2015.Yes please
By Amy Poehler. 2014
A collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haiku from one of America’s most beloved entertainers, offers Poehler’s thoughts on…
everything from her “too safe” childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and “the biz,” the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a “face for wigs.” Bestseller. 2014.