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Author Meyers skillfully weaves the biographies of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller into the story of their seemingly unlikely marriage. In creating this absorbing narrative, Meyers drew from his extensive research, numerous in-depth interviews, and his long-term friendship with Miller. The book also reflects a rich framework of cultural history, including details on the inner workings of Hollywood and the McCarthy era witch hunts.
Source: Library Journal, Feb 01, 2010
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Gabriel shares an estimable gift for introspection in this forceful account of the breast cancer caused by a potentially fatal inheritance, the BRCA gene. The mother of two small children and in the prime of life, Gabriel was forced to face her own mortality and the unspeakable trial of her body as a battlefield between medicine and cancer.
Source: Booklist, Feb 15, 2010
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Not My Boy: One Family's Journey With Autism
Peete, Rodney
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Former NFL star quarterback Peete sheds his macho gridiron side and pours his heart out in this no-holds-barred family memoir, recounting the stresses of having a child with severe autism and the daunting challenge of realigning parental expectations. His marriage almost collapses under the weight of the diagnosis while his valiant wife, Holly, emerges as the child’s advocate, working to overcome Rodney’s overwhelming anger and denial.
Source: Publishers Weekly, March 08, 2010
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Bryant, Howard
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Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN, delivers a definitive biography of Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron, whose reputation only grows as those of such modern-day sluggers as Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez become tainted. Aaron's compelling story starts with an impoverished but proud Mobile, Alabama, boyhood, then follows Aaron's long and steady trajectory as the greatest home-run hitter of his generation.
Source: Booklist, April 15, 2010
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703: How I Lost More Than a Quarter Ton
Makin, Nancy
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INancy Makin weighed an astounding 703 pounds in May 2000. She was forty-five years old and had diabetes and heart disease. Thanks in equal parts to shame and logistics, she'd been homebound for a dozen years. Today Nancy has lost more than 530 pounds. Her tale is one of redemption, a story of reevaluating her worth and insisting she had value simply because she was human.
Source: From the Publisher
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Jenniemae & James: A Memoir in Black & White
Newman, Brooke
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Newman’s mother, Ruth, was plagued with borderline schizophrenia and a tortured acceptance of her husband James’s philandering. Growing up, Newman witnessed how an amazing affinity for numbers formed the basis of an enduring and unlikely friendship between her father, a brilliant and erratic white mathematician, and Jenniemae, the illiterate black housekeeper who held their fragile family together
Source: Booklist, March 01, 2010
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Gringo Nightmare: A Young American Framed for Murder
Volz, Eric
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In 2005 author Volz, then in his early 20s, established a bilingual magazine with a friend in a small Nicaraguan town, and fell in love with the beautiful Doris Jimenez. Volz moved away but was stunned in late 2006 to receive a call informing him that Doris was dead and even more stunned to find himself charged for her murder. His subsequent trial involved tampered evidence, coerced testimony, police incompetence, and betrayals.
Source: Publishers Weekly, March 15, 2010
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Moses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator
Green, Abigail
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A world-famous humanitarian, philanthropist, and campaigner for Jewish emancipation, Sir Moses Montefiore was born into London's Sephardic merchant elite and knighted by Queen Victoria. Green offers a perceptive, solidly researched biography with expressive period illustrations attesting to Montefiore's global celebrity. His image graced the cover of Harper's Weekly for his 99th birthday.
Source: Publishers Weekly, Jan 24, 2010
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Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker-in-training
Jokinen, Tom
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On his first day as an intern at the Winnepeg crematorium, the undertaker tells Jokinen, a TV journalist, that "the traditional funeral is gone and it's never coming back." The industry's big bet is that 75 million North American baby boomers, afraid of death, will want unprecedented control over their funerals, illustrated in examples like a successful Milwaukee funeral home owner who calls Ritz-Carlton and Disney his models.
Source: PW Annex Reviews, March 01, 2010
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