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Book	Robert Oppenheimer : a life inside the center An exploration of the enigma of Robert Oppenheimer's life and personality and his contributions to the revolution in twentieth-century physics. Monk, Ray, author. BIO Added: May 16, 2013
Book	Burro genius : a memoir Highly gifted and imaginative as a child, Victor Villasen?or coped with an untreated learning disability and the frustration of growing up Latino in an English-only American school in the 1940s. Villaseñor, Victor. BIO Added: May 16, 2013
Book	Dossier K Kertész, Imre, 1929-, author. BIO Added: May 16, 2013
Book	The Friedkin connection : a memoir He was a maverick of American cinema in the late 60s and 70s, one of the leading auteurs of the New Hollywood whose groundbreaking films include 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection.' Now, the Academy Award-winning director looks back at his life, his career, and important films. Friedkin, William. BIO Added: May 16, 2013
Book	Traveling heavy : a memoir in between journeys Behar, Ruth, 1956- BIO Added: May 15, 2013
Book	Anyone who had a heart : my life and music Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach's songwriting has touched millions of listeners all over the world. Here, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his life--from his work with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello and many others, to his tumultuous marriages and the devastating fate of his beloved daughter. Growing up in Forest Hills, NY, during the 1930s and 1940s, Bacharach fell in love with music after sneaking into a Manhattan club to see the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. After a stint in the Korean War, he toured the world with Marlene Dietrich, wrote an endless string of hits, scored numerous Hollywood films, married movie star Angie Dickinson, and composed the music for the Broadway hit Promises, Promises. While he soared professionally, Bacharach's private life was dominated by the never-ending search for love--and the heartbreak that comes when it is lost--which is reflected in his greatest songs.--From publisher description. Bacharach, Burt. BIO Added: May 15, 2013
Book	An extraordinary theory of objects : a memoir of an outsider in Paris A series of illustrated essays that unfold in cinematic fashion, LaCava's book explores her girlhood in the Parisian suburb of Le Ve?sinet, where her feelings of anxiety and depression are lifted when she begins to discover the uncommon, uncelebrated beauty in common objects. LaCava, Stephanie. BIO Added: May 15, 2013
Book	Trailblazer : a biography of Jerry Brown In this first biography of Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. in more than thirty years, Chuck McFadden explores the unique persona of one of the most idiosyncratic politicians in California history. Son of California political royalty who forged his own political style against the tumultuous backdrop of a huge, balkanized state--and shoved to and fro by complex currents--Jerry Brown plumbed his visionary impulses as well as his grandiose ambitions. McFadden traces Brown's childhood in San Francisco, his time studying for the priesthood, his unusual political career, and his romances--including a long-term relationship with singer Linda Ronstadt. He describes Brown's first two terms as governor advocating for farm workers, women and minorities, his time roaming the world in a spiritual quest, and his return to the gritty world of politics as chairman of the California Democratic Party and then mayor of Oakland. Political experts weigh in with thoughts about the remarkable 2010 campaign that saw the 72-year-old Brown winning his third term in office while being vastly outspent by Republican Meg Whitman. Concise, insightful, and enlivened by the events and personalities that colored the history of California, Trailblazer provides an intimate portrait of the pugnacious, adept politician who has bucked national trends to become a leader of one of the largest economies in the world. McFadden, Chuck, 1937- BIO Added: May 15, 2013
Book	Franz Kafka : the poet of shame and guilt Friedländer, Saul, 1932- BIO Added: May 15, 2013
Book	Yokohama yankee : my family's five generations as outsiders in Japan "Yokohama Yankee is the first book to look at Japan across five generations with perspective that is both from the inside and through foreign eyes. Helm draws on his great grandfather's unpublished memoir and a wealth of primary source material to bring his family history to life."--Publisher's website. Helm, Leslie Donald. BIO Added: May 14, 2013
Book	Vivien Leigh : a biography Edwards, Anne, 1927- BIO Added: May 14, 2013
Book	Bad boy : my life on and off the canvas Fischl, Eric, 1948- BIO Added: May 14, 2013
Book	Citizen Lane : defending our rights in the courts, the capitol, and the streets "The autobiography of Mark Lane, who has been inspiring social consciousness, influencing history makers, and inciting controversy for more than six decades. Icons of the American political and social landscape appear throughout his narrative as cohorts and companions and as opponents"--Provided by publisher. Lane, Mark, 1927- BIO Added: May 13, 2013
Book	The way of the fight St-Pierre, Georges, 1981- BIO Added: May 13, 2013
Book	John Gilbert : the last of the silent film stars Golden, Eve. BIO Added: May 13, 2013
Book	I'm not gonna lie ; and other lies you tell when you turn 50 "Newly single and ready to embrace life, George Lopez was excited to turn fifty. He spent his entire forty-ninth year waiting for the calendar to flip to that magic number. It would be a welcome new phase in his life, a chance to say goodbye to a decade that included a kidney transplant and a divorce. But when he looked around a room full of his childhood friends, all gathered to celebrate his birthday, many now bald or overweight, it suddenly hit him: he was old. From dating younger women to fighting the uphill battle of staying in shape, George Lopez tells the unabashed, and often hilarious, truth about aging--as only he can"-- Lopez, George, 1961- BIO Added: May 10, 2013
Book	Man up! : tales of my delusional self-confidence In his first book, Ross Matthews tells listeners what it means to 'man up'--to realize, no matter how hard you may hope against hope, you are what you are. Admittedly still a work-in-progress, Ross recounts how he's benefited from this frame of mind his whole life. From growing up as an atypical kid in a small Northwestern farm town to living as an atypical adult in Los Angeles, to eventually being his loud, proud, unapologetically genuine self on national television. Mathews, Ross, 1979- BIO Added: May 10, 2013
Book	Saul Bellow's heart : a son's memoir Saul Bellow, the famous but fiercely private Nobel Prize winner, was known to be quick to anger and prone to argument, but he shared a tender bond with Greg, his firstborn. In this warm, affectionate, yet strikingly honest memoir, Greg Bellow offers a unique look inside the life of his father, one of America's greatest twentieth-century writers. Bellow, Greg. BIO Added: May 10, 2013
Book	Country girl : a memoir Edna O'Brien, the author of "The Country Girls" trilogy, "The Light of Evening," and "Byron in Love," portrays the events, people, emotions, and landscape that contributed to her rich and heady life. She is the recipient of the James Joyce Ulysses Medal, and an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. O'Brien, Edna. BIO Added: May 10, 2013
Book	Happy, happy, happy : my life and legacy as the Duck Commander "This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business"-- Robertson, Phil, 1946- BIO Added: May 10, 2013
Book	The invisible girls : a memoir "Sarah Thebarge, a female cancer survivor, befriends a family of displaced Somali refugees, battling cultural barriers and sharing their struggle for survival to establish unlikely love and friendship"--Provided by the publisher. Thebarge, Sarah. BIO Added: May 8, 2013
Book	Erwin Schrödinger and the quantum revolution "This books takes us into the heart of the quantum revolution. He tells the story of Schro?dinger's surprisingly colorful life (he arrived for a position at Oxford University with both his wife and mistress). And with his trade mark accessible style and popular touch explains the fascinating world of quantum mechanics, which underpins all of modern science"-- Gribbin, John, 1946- BIO Added: May 8, 2013
Book	Loving a leaping butterfly : a true story Browne, Debbie. BIO Added: May 6, 2013
Book	Taylor Swift : the rise of the Nashville teen Govan, Chloe. BIO Added: May 6, 2013
Book	An American caddie in St. Andrews : growing up, girls, and looping on the old course Oliver Horovitz had been accepted at Harvard, but he couldn't start for another year. A caddie since he was twelve and a golfer sporting a 1.8 handicap, Ollie decides to spend his gap year in St. Andrews, Scotland--a town with the U.K.'s highest number of pubs per capita, and home to the Old Course, golf 's most famous eighteen holes--where he enrolls in the St. Andrews Links Trust caddie trainee program. Initially, the notoriously brusque veteran caddies treat Ollie like a bug. But after a year of waking up at 4:30 A.M. every morning and looping two rounds a day, Ollie earns their grudging respect-- only to have to pack up and leave for Harvard. There, Ollie's new classmates are the sons of Albania's UN ambassador, the owner of Heineken, and the CEO of Goldman Sachs. Surrounded by sixth generation legacies, he feels like a fish out of water all over again and can't wait to get back to St. Andrews. Even after graduation, when his college friends rush to Wall Street, Horovitz continues to return each summer to caddie on the Old Course. A hilarious, irresistible, behind-the-scenes peek at the world's most celebrated golf course--and its equally famous caddie shack this book is certain to not only entertain golfers and fans of St. Andrews but also anyone who dares to remember stumbling into adulthood and finding one's place in the world. Horovitz, Oliver. BIO Added: May 6, 2013
Book	In the body of the world : a memoir The author of The Vagina Monologues describes being diagnosed and treated for uterine cancer and how her illness forced her to reconnect with her own body and gave her a better understanding of the resilience of humans. Ensler, Eve, 1953- BIO Added: May 6, 2013
Book	To stir a movement : life, justice, and Major League Baseball Affeldt, Jeremy, 1979- BIO Added: May 3, 2013
Book	Mojo hand : the life and music of Lightnin' Hopkins O'Brien, Timothy J. (Timothy Joseph), 1962-2011. BIO Added: May 2, 2013
Book	Knight : my story Knight, Bobby. BIO Added: May 1, 2013
Book	David Bowie is the subject BIO Added: April 30, 2013
Book	The Astor orphan : a memoir Aldrich, a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family, her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family's Hudson Valley Mansion, and her brave escape from the clan. Aldrich, Alexandra, author. BIO Added: April 30, 2013
Book	Bleeder : a memoir Smoak, Shelby. BIO Added: April 29, 2013
Book	Edward S. Curtis : the life and times of a shadow catcher Davis, Barbara A. BIO CURTIS DAVIS Added: April 29, 2013
Book	My animals and other family "Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. She and her younger brother came very low down the pecking order. Left to their own devices, they had to learn life's toughest lessons through the animals, and through their adventures in the stables and the idyllic Hampshire Downs. From the protective Candy to the pot-bellied Valkyrie and the frisky Hattie, each horse and each dog had their own character and their own special part to play. The running family joke was that "women ain't people". Clare has to prove them wrong, to make her voice heard - but first she had to make sure she had something to say"-- Balding, Clare. BIO Added: April 26, 2013
Book	Out with it : how stuttering helped me find my voice "A fresh, engaging account of a young woman's journey, first to find a cure for a lifelong struggle with stuttering, and ultimately to embrace the voice that has defined her character. Imagine this: you're a beautiful, blonde, stylish, highly intelligent, gregarious young woman curious about the world with a lot to say about it. But every time you open your mouth, a stutter comes out. In order to do something as simple as say your name, you must physically force the word. Which doesn't always look so pretty. At the age of seven, Katherine Preston learned that she was a stutterer. From that point on she battled the fear of communicating with the world by denying that her speech was an issue. Finally, a humiliating experience inspired her to take an unusual action. In Out With It she tells the hilariously heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting story of her year spent traveling around the United States to interview more than 100 stutterers, speech therapists, and researchers. What begins as a search for a cure becomes a journey that debunks the misconceptions that shroud the condition and a love story that changes her perspective on normality. Out With It offers a fresh perspective on our obsession with physical perfection and an exploration of what our voice, and our vulnerabilities, means to each of us. It sheds light on an ancient condition that afflicts approximately 4 million in the U.S. and 60 million people worldwide. In addition to experts, Katherine interviewed writers, actresses, musicians, social workers, psychologists, farmers, and financiers men and women of all walks of life who were working to overcome their speech problems. Combining memoir and investigative journalism, Out With It is an incredibly compelling, informative and heartwarming memoir about understanding and embracing one's self and the voice within"-- Preston, Katherine, 1984- BIO Added: April 26, 2013
Book	I'll see you again In a powerful and intimate memoir, Jackie Hance shares her story of unbearable loss, darkest despair, and -- slowly, painfully, and miraculously -- her cautious return to hope and love after the death of her three young daughters in a traffic accident. Hance, Jackie, author. BIO Added: April 26, 2013
Book	Flip : the inside story of TV's first Black superstar Chronicles Wilson's meteoric rise through the Chitlin' Circuit of segregated nightclubs to his breakthrough on Johnny Carson's Tonight show to his hit variety show, on which he created such outrageous characters as the sassy Geraldine and flock-fleecing Reverend Leroy. Cook, Kevin, 1956- BIO Added: April 25, 2013
Book	Hillbilly heart From his turbulent childhood in Kentucky to the trials and tribulations of raising a family, "Hillbilly Heart" shines a revealing light on one of country music's most enduring icons. Cyrus, Billy Ray, 1961- BIO Added: April 25, 2013
Book	Foley is good : and the real world is faker than wrestling Foley, Mick. BIO Added: April 25, 2013
Book	Nijinsky : [a life of genius and madness] "Vaslav Nijinsky stands alone as a dancer, interpretive artist, and choreographic pioneer. His breathtaking performances with the Ballet Russe took Western Europe by storm, and his avant-garde choreography for The Afternoon of the Faun and Rite of Spring caused riots in the streets. Both are now regarded as the foundation of modern dance. Through his liaison with the great impresario Diaghilev, he worked with the artistic elite of the time--Benois, Bakst, Debussy, Fokine, Karsavina, Pavlova, Stravinsky--and lived in an atmosphere of perpetual hysteria, glamour, and intrigue. When he married a Hungarian aristocrat, Diaghilev abruptly dismissed him from the Ballet Russe. Five years later, he was declared insane. The fabulous career of the greatest dancer who ever lived was over. Drawing on personal conversations with countless people who knew and worked with Nijinsky, including his sister and famed choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, Richard Buckle has written the definitive biography of Nijinsky"--Amazon.com, viewed May 24, 2012. Buckle, Richard. BIO Added: April 25, 2013

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