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• Brave the Wild River

  the Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

  Sevigny, Melissa L., 1986-

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  "What a joy to venture down the canyons with two new heroines so ahead of their time. A remarkable tale masterfully told. I loved every page." - Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix

• Alphonso Davies

  a New Hope

  Devji, Farhan

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  “The millions of viewers around the world who watch Bayern every week all know how special Canada’s Alphonso Davies is as a player. This book sheds new light on Davies the person and his amazing and inspirational story, while detailing how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Choosing to Run

  a Memoir

  Linden, Des, 1983-

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  “[Linden] provides a fascinating look at the training and culture of professional running…For seasoned runners and beginners alike, Linden’s book offers plenty of inspiration about the power of endurance in the face of obstacles. For all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elizabeth & Philip

  a Story of Young Love, Marriage, and Monarchy

  Dunlop, Tessa

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  This deeply moving story explores the attractions—and the tensions—that defined the most extraordinary royal marriage of the past seventy-five years. - Simon and Schuster

• The Absent Moon

  a Memoir of a Short Childhood and a Long Depression

  Schwarcz, Luiz

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  “This tender and lovely memoir of a child growing up in Brazil in a household whose characters were scarred by the Holocaust is unlike anything I can think of. It is also a lyrical and intimate portrait of the author’s lifelong, harrowing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• After the Miracle

  the Political Crusades of Helen Keller

  Wallace, Max

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  In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller’s journey after the miracle at the water pump, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Beauty in the World

  the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

  Bringley, Patrick

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  A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. - Simon and Schuster

• Brown Boy

  a Memoir

  Aziz, Omer

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  “This breathtaking, brilliant memoir had me from page one—I couldn’t put it down. Omer Aziz is a poet, his writing luminous. Brown Boy is eye-opening, achingly honest, alternately hilarious and heartbreaking—an unforgettable book.” —Amy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Birdgirl

  Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future

  Craig, Mya-Rose

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  British-Bangladeshi birder, environmentalist and activist Mya-Rose Craig is an international force. In her moving memoir, Birdgirl, she chronicles her mother’s struggle with mental illness, and shares her passion for social justice and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Minds

  a Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

  Rosen, Jonathan, 1963-,

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  “This engrossing memoir centers on the author’s childhood friend Michael Laudor, who developed schizophrenia and, in his thirties, committed a horrific murder . . . Rosen thoughtfully interweaves this story with an account of changing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Biting the Hand

  Growing Up Asian in Black and White America

  Lee, Julia Sun-Joo, 1976-

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  “An awe-inspiring memoir that traces Julia Lee’s search for her place in America. Lee sheds light on nuances of the Asian American experience that will ring familiar to anyone who has ever struggled to know where they stand. This book is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Almost Brown : A Mixed-Race Family Memoir

  Gill, Charlotte

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  “With humor and insight, Gill traces the quicksand of assimilation, her immigrant parents’ dogged pursuit of the American Dream, and the job uniquely left to first-generation children to rediscover the homeland they’ve never known. . . . A…Read moreRead more of this annotation