[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Biography and Memoir April 2008
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Biography and Memoir April 2008
""I have been uncompromising, peppery, intractable, monomaniacal, tactless,
volatile, and oftentimes disagreeable... I suppose I'm larger than life."
~ Bette Davis (1908-1989), Academy Award-winning American actress
New and Recently Released!
Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey - by Evander Holyfield with Lee
Gruenfeld
Publisher: Atria Books
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Pub Date: 2/19/2008
ISBN: 9781416534860
ISBN-10: 1416534865
Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield's professional boxing career
began in the mid-1980s, and now, at the age of 45, he continues to soldier
on inside the ring. In this autobiography, Holyfield discusses topics such as
his tough childhood, his matches against fighters like Lennox Lewis and Mike
Tyson (who can forget the infamous 1997 "Bite Fight"?), and his religious
beliefs. Boxing fans should also check out David Remnick's King of the World:
Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero and Jeremy Schaap's Cinderella
Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and The Greatest Upset in Boxing History.
First Chapter
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an
Animal Surgeon - by Nick Trout
Publisher: Broadway Books
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Pub Date: 3/11/2008
ISBN: 9780767926430
ISBN-10: 0767926439
If you're a fan of James Herriot's stories about his career as an English
country vet, you might also enjoy this day-in-the-life account by a modern
veterinary
surgeon. Seasoned vet Nick Trout, a staff surgeon at Boston's Angell Animal
Medical Center, begins his day at 2:47 a.m. when he is called to perform
emergency
surgery on Sage, a 10-year-old German shepherd. Many hours and patients later,
his workday concludes with Snowball, a cat who swallowed one of her own
teeth. Funny and heartrending by turns, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a compelling
read for animal lovers everywhere.
Telling It All : My Life As a Con Man - Levi, Steven C.
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
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Pub Date: 1/30/2007
ISBN: 9780979087868
ISBN-10: 0979087864
Dave Gray (Alabama Fats) Alabama Fats is a real person. For more than half a
century his job was to con people on the streets of America out of their money
- and he was VERY good at it. Every line in this book is true. That was the way
he wanted it. He wanted to make sure his children knew exactly what he
had done all those years when he was 'on the road' and away from Cleveland.
This book is an unrepentant look at the life of a con man.
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Born in April
Bette Davis - by Barbara Leaming
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
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Pub Date: 9/1/2003
ISBN: 9780815412861
ISBN-10: 081541286X
April 5, 1908. Over the course of her six-decade career, Academy Award-winning
actress Bette Davis graced the silver screen in an impressive array of feature
films. But aside from her professional achievements, she is also remembered for
her reputation as a demanding and egotistical star. In this psychologically
rich portrait, biographer Barbara Leaming draws on conversations with friends,
family members, and other actors to offer a frank appraisal of Davis' career
and personal life. Readers who enjoy celebrity dish are sure to like this
warts-and-all biography.
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - by Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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Pub Date: 1/1/1997
ISBN: 9780679444909
ISBN-10: 0679444904
April 13, 1743. American Sphinx is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joseph Ellis'
outstanding assessment of the life, image, and political career of Thomas
Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States. Ellis' narrative follows
Jefferson from his role as the principal drafter of the Declaration of
Independence
to his position as an elder statesman and former president. There are also
numerous surprising details scattered throughout, such as the fact that
Jefferson
only delivered two public speeches while in office. This extraordinary
biography won the National Book Award in 1997.
First Chapter
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Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II - by Robert Lacey
Publisher: Free Press
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Pub Date: 4/1/2003
ISBN: 9780743236690
ISBN-10: 0743236696
April 21, 1926. Born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II of
the United Kingdom has reigned for more than 50 years, a feat that only three
other English monarchs (Queen Victoria, King George III, and King Henry III)
have accomplished. Written by veteran royal biographer Robert Lacey, this
insightful portrait chronicles the private and public aspects of Elizabeth's
life, including her belief that "tradition and protocol represented something
greater than oneself." If you want to know more about other female sovereigns,
don't miss Maureen Waller's Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of
England.
First Chapter
Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee - by Charles J. Shields
Publisher: Henry Holt
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Pub Date: 5/30/2006
ISBN: 9780805079197
ISBN-10: 080507919X
April 28, 1926. Close to 50 years after the publication of To Kill a
Mockingbird, Harper Lee's first and only novel, scores of readers everywhere
continue
to be riveted by this Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Mockingbird paints a
fascinating portrait of the enigmatic and colorful woman behind the classic
work.
Among the topics that biographer Charles J. Shields examines are Lee's
childhood in Monroeville, Alabama; her dislike of the limelight; and her
friendship
with fellow writer Truman Capote. This first full-length biography of Lee won't
disappoint her many fans.
First Chapter
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Dual Portraits of Husbands and Wives
A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton - by Mary S. Lovell
Publisher: W.W. Norton
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Pub Date: 7/1/2000
ISBN: 9780393320398
ISBN-10: 0393320391
Sir Richard Francis Burton was an eminent 19th-century British explorer and
scholar, and Isabel Arundell Burton was his headstrong and equally adventurous
wife. In A Rage to Live, noted biographer Mary S. Lovell (The Sisters: The Saga
of the Mitford Family) describes the pair's courtship and shared travels
around the globe. She also examines Richard's interest in Eastern erotica and
demonstrates how Isabel was an unconventional Victorian woman who broke many
of the boundaries imposed upon her gender and class. Check out this biography
to learn more about this fascinating couple.
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Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier -
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Pub Date: 4/1/2004
ISBN: 9780446613804
ISBN-10: 0446613800
The 1956 wedding of American actress Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier III of
Monaco appeared to be the ultimate fairy tale to the thousands of television
viewers
who watched the ceremony unfold. But what was life really like behind palace
doors? Celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli explores the marriage of
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier and cites the factors that prompted Grace to
marry the prince and sacrifice her career and ambitions. Drawing on hundreds
of interviews with family members and friends, Once Upon a Time is a compelling
portrait of a famous marriage and a legendary woman.
First Chapter
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