[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Biography and Memoir December 2009
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New and Recently Released!
Lit: A Memoir - by Mary Karr
Publisher: Harper
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Pub Date: 11/03/2009
ISBN-13: 9780060596989
ISBN-10: 0060596988
In the contemporary classics The Liar's Club and Cherry, acclaimed poet and
memoirist Mary Karr dazzled readers with the story of her difficult childhood
and adolescence in small-town Texas; now, in Lit, Karr continues the
astonishing saga of her life, this time covering ages 17 to 50. During that
time period,
Karr gives birth, descends into alcoholism, reaches the brink of suicide, and
has a spiritual awakening that leads her to sobriety. Fans of Karr's earlier
volumes will be happy to know that Lit lives up to its predecessors; Kirkus
Reviews says it is "an absolute gem that secures Karr's place as one of the
best memoirists of her generation," and Library Journal calls it "nothing short
of a miracle."
Lebron James : the making of an MVP - Pluto, Terry
Publisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
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Pub Date: 11/30/2009
ISBN-13: 9781598510591
ISBN-10: 1598510592
#1 draft pick . . . Rookie of the Year . . . All Star . . . Olympic gold . . .
Most Valuable Player. No one has had a faster and more exciting ride to
superstardom.
This book takes a close-up look at LeBron James the player and the man and
tells how he has achieved so much so quickly. Plain Dealer sports columnist
Terry Pluto and NBA beat writer Brian Windhorst have covered the LeBron
phenomenon closely from the start. Drawing from a decade of reporting and scores
of personal interviews, their new book covers each stage of LeBron's
development: how his childhood shaped his personality and sparked his drive to
succeed;
how budding stardom in high school challenged him to grow up fast; how his
first steps in the NBA weren t always easy; how he quickly grew into a forceful
team leader in the NBA and on Team USA; and how he now works relentlessly to
improve his game.
You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas - by Augusten Burroughs
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 10/27/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312341916
ISBN-10: 0312341911
Just in time for the holidays, bestselling author Augusten Burroughs--whom
Entertainment Weekly has twice honored as one of the 25 funniest people in
America--is
here to bolster the "ho ho ho" in your yuletide spirit. In this collection of
autobiographical stories, Burroughs celebrates the best and worst of his
Christmas memories, including eating the face off of a six-foot wax Santa,
constructing a gingerbread tenement, and awakening with a hangover beside Kris
Kringle himself. "Another winner from a master of comic timing and poignant
reflection," says Kirkus Reviews.
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes : The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and
His Revolutionary Comic Strip - Martell, Nevin
Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Pub Date: 10/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780826429841
ISBN-10: 082642984X
For ten years, between 1985 and 1995, Calvin and Hobbes was one the world's
most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended.
Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the
strip but withdrew entirely from public life. There is no merchandising
associated
with Calvin and Hobbes: no movie franchise; no plush toys; no coffee mugs; no
t-shirts (except a handful of illegal ones). There is only the strip itself,
and the books in which it has been compiled - including The Complete Calvin and
Hobbes: the heaviest book ever to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
In Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson
and His Revolutionary Comic Strip, writer Nevin Martell traces the life and
career of the extraordinary, influential, and intensely private man behind
Calvin and Hobbes. With input from a wide range of artists and writers
(including
Dave Barry, Harvey Pekar, Jonathan Lethem, and Brad Bird) as well as some of
Watterson's closest friends and professional colleagues, this is as close
as we're ever likely to get to one of America's most ingenious and intriguing
figures - and a fascinating detective story, at the same time.
Only 3,160 Calvin and Hobbes strips were ever produced, but Watterson has left
behind an impressive legacy. Calvin and Hobbes references litter the pop
culture landscape and his fans are as varied as they are numerable. Looking for
Calvin and Hobbes is an affectionate and revealing book about uncovering
the story behind this most uncommon trio - a man, a boy, and his tiger.
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How To Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood - by William Mann
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Pub Date: 10/21/2009
ISBN-13: 9780547134642
ISBN-10: 0547134649
Without a doubt, violet-eyed Elizabeth Taylor is one of the biggest stars to
have emerged during Hollywood's Golden Age, if not the entire history of
filmmaking.
And at age 77, Taylor is still in the public eye, most recently talking with
fans on Twitter about her impending heart surgery. In this revealing biography,
author William Mann (Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn) pulls back the curtain on
the iconic actress, giving fans a surprising portrait of a woman with a
genius for stardom and a daring heroine whose rebellion changed Hollywood. For
another look at Taylor, pick up J. Randy Taraborrelli's Elizabeth.
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women - by Harriet Reisen
Publisher: Henry Holt
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Pub Date: 10/27/2009
ISBN-13: 9780805082999
ISBN-10: 0805082999
Most of us know Louisa May Alcott as the woman behind the beloved children's
classic Little Women. But what readers may be surprised to learn is that Alcott
secretly authored pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and served
as a nurse during the Civil War. In her detailed exploration of Alcott's
remarkable life, biographer Harriet Reisen offers a modern take on this
multi-faceted and prolific writer--and also provides an entertaining look at how
her famed Little Women came to be. If you want to know more about Louisa May
Alcott's life and times, check out John Matteson's Eden's Outcasts: The Story
of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for
Biography.
Born in December
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir - by Christopher Buckley
Publisher: Twelve
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Pub Date: 05/06/2009
ISBN-13: 9780446540940
ISBN-10: 0446540943
December 24, 1952. Between 2007 and 2008, 55-year-old bestselling author
Christopher Buckley buried both of his larger-than-life parents, William F.
Buckley,
Jr., the father of the modern conservative movement, and Patricia Taylor
Buckley, one of New York's most colorful socialites. Losing Mum and Pup is
Buckley's
account of their deaths and how he learned to cope with his grief, but it is
also about family, for Buckley recounts episodes of his parents' 57-year
marriage
as well as his own relationship with them. "Loving, exasperated and very
funny," says The New York Times.
Newton - by Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
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Pub Date: 04/15/2008
ISBN-13: 9780385507998
ISBN-10: 0385507992
December 25, 1642. Though born prematurely and abandoned into his grandmother's
care at the age of three, Isaac Newton went on to discover the laws of
gravitation
and to develop calculus, making him one of history's most important scientists.
In this slim but compelling biography, author Peter Ackroyd highlights
Newton's contributions to the fields of science and math and also examines his
foray into alchemy, his feuds with fellow scientists, and his relationship
with the church. If you're looking for a quick introduction to this
intellectual giant, Ackroyd's slender portrait is a great place to start; for a
more
in-depth treatment, try James Gleick's Isaac Newton.
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Walt Disney : the triumph of the American imagination - Gabler, Neal
Publisher: Knopf
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Pub Date: 10/31/2006
ISBN-13: 9780679438229
ISBN-10: 067943822X
December 5, 1901. A definitive portrait of a giant of twentieth-century
American popular culture offers a meticulously researched study of the private
life and public career of Walt Disney, from his deprived and disciplined youth,
to his seminal contributions to the art of animation, to his visionary
creation of the first synergistic entertainment empire, to his reclusive and
lonely private world.
First Chapter
Growing Up Again: Confronting My Diabetes - by Mary Tyler Moore
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 03/31/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312376314
ISBN-10: 0312376316
December 29, 1936. In 1969, when actress Mary Tyler Moore was 33 years old, she
was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes, a chronic disease that can lead to serious
health complications. With the help of her doctors and a carefully controlled
lifestyle, Moore has managed her disease for 40 years, though she freely
admits that she hasn't always been the best patient. In this frank memoir,
Moore speaks about her experience with diabetes and also gives insight into
her personal life, including her struggle with alcoholism. Readers who want to
delve deeper into the actress's story should grab her earlier memoir, After
All.
First Chapter
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The unknown Matisse : a life of Henri Matisse, the early years, 1869-1908 -
Spurling, Hilary
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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Pub Date: 11/01/1998
ISBN-13: 9780679434283
ISBN-10: 0679434283
December 31, 1869. More than 175 black-and-white and full-color illustrations
complement an incisive portrait of artist Henri Matisse that discusses his
early youth, his conflict with the art establishment of the time, and his
family's involvement in the scandalous "Humbert Affair." For the rest of
Matisse's
story, check out Spurling's 2005 book "Matisse the master : a life of Henri
Matisse, the conquest of colour, 1909-1954."
First Chapter
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Memoirs You Might Have Missed in 2009
Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story - by Isabel Gillies
Publisher: Scribner
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Pub Date: 03/24/2009
ISBN-13: 9781439110072
ISBN-10: 1439110077
Actress Isabel Gillies (you may recognize her from Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit) had a life that many of us might dream about: a happy marriage to
a promising poetry scholar, two healthy toddlers, and a beautiful home in
Oberlin, Ohio, where her husband had a tenure-track faculty position. But one
day, only a month after Gillies' husband lovingly wallpapered their bathroom
with family photos, he announced that he was leaving her for another woman.
This memoir is Gillies' account of the marriage she fought unsuccessfully to
save and her brave determination to start over on her own. "A smart, rueful
memoir of love, betrayal and survival," says O, The Oprah Magazine.
First Chapter
Crazy Love: A Memoir - by Leslie Morgan Steiner
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 03/31/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312377458
ISBN-10: 0312377452
While riding the New York City subway, 22-year-old Harvard graduate Leslie
Morgan Steiner met the man she thought was her soulmate: Conor, a 31-year-old
investment banker. But as their relationship and then marriage progressed,
Conor became increasingly violent, even choking Steiner to the point of
unconsciousness.
Yet, despite the escalating abuse, Steiner was determined to save her marriage
and rehabilitate her husband, who had been brutally abused as a child. In
the end, she realized that she wasn't willing to pay for her marriage with her
life, and she eventually managed to escape. Pick up Crazy Love for Steiner's
moving and courageous story.
First Chapter
Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption - by Jennifer
Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, with Erin Torneo
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 03/03/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312376536
ISBN-10: 0312376537
In 1984, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino was raped at knife-point by a black man who
broke into her apartment. In the aftermath of the attack, Thompson-Cannino,
who is white, identified her rapist from a police lineup; Ronald Cotton, who
claimed he was innocent, was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
But Thompson-Cannino and Cotton's stories don't end there, for as DNA evidence
would later prove, Cotton wasn't the man who raped her. This shocking and
ultimately uplifting story is Thompson-Cannino and Cotton's shared account of
how justice was miscarried, how Cotton was eventually freed, and the unlikely
friendship the two forged after his release.
First Chapter
The Poison King : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy -
Mayor, Adrienne
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Pub Date: 10/18/2009
ISBN-13: 9780691126838
ISBN-10: 0691126836
National book award finalist, Nonfiction 2008-2009. Machiavelli praised his
military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison.
His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and
playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues,
concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has
recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel
who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC. In this richly
illustrated book--the first biography of Mithradates in fifty years--Adrienne
Mayor combines a storyteller's gifts with the most recent archaeological and
scientific discoveries to tell the tale of Mithradates as it has never been
told before.
"The Poison King" describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement.
Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates
inherited
a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his
father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb
intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and
feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire
to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he
seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular
battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and
threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and
surge
back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons
allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. "The Poison
King" is a gripping account of one of Rome's most relentless but least
understood foes.
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