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The beauty in breaking : a memoir2020
Summary: Michele Harper is a female, African American emergency room physician in a profession that is overwhelmingly male and white. Brought up in Washington, D.C., in a complicated family, she went to... more »- place hold (2)
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Resistance : a songwriter's story of hope, change, and courage2020
Summary: Since the release of her first career-defining solo album, Tori Amos as been one of the music industry's most enduring and ingenious artists. From her unnerving depiction of sexual assault in "Me and... more »- place hold (0)
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Incomparable2020
Summary: A raw, honest, and revealing co-memoir by Brie and Nikki Bella: twin sisters, WWE Hall of Fame inductees, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and stars of the hit E! shows "Total Bellas" and "Total Divas."- place hold (0)
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This is what America looks like : my journey from refugee to Congresswoman2020
Summary: Ilhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, her mother had died while Ilhan was still a little girl. She was being raised by her father and... more »- place hold (0)
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More myself : a journey2020
Summary: As one of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the nation with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from... more »- place hold (1)
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The upside of being down : how mental health struggles led to my greatest successes in work and life2020
Summary: An entertaining, humorous, and inspirational memoir -- think #GirlBoss meets Furiously Happy -- about harnessing your creativity and embracing your flaws to reach your goals. With humor and heart,... more »- place hold (0)
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Hell and other destinations : a 21st-century memoir2020
Summary: In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America's first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. "I don't want to be remembered," she... more »- place hold (0)
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Long live the tribe of fatherless girls : a memoir2020
Summary: T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where... more »- place hold (0)
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The Watergate girl : my fight for truth and justice against a criminal president2020
Summary: It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy and women stood up for equal treatment. At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women's movement... more »- place hold (0)
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Brother & sister2020
Summary: In the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Keaton and her younger brother, Randy, were best friends and companions. But as they grew up, Randy became troubled, then reclusive. By the time he reached... more »- place hold (0)
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Whistleblower : my journey to Silicon Valley and fight for justice at Uber2020
Summary: The unbelievable true story of the young woman who faced down one of the most valuable startups in Silicon Valley history -- and what came after. In 2017, twenty-five-year-old Susan Fowler published... more »- place hold (0)
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Rust : a memoir of steel and grit2020
Summary: A debut memoir of grit and tenacity, as one young woman returns to the conservative hometown she always longed to escape to earn a living in the steel mill that casts a shadow over Cleveland. To... more »- place hold (0)
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Half broke : a memoir2020
Summary: An alternative prison ranch in New Mexico conducts a daring experiment: setting the troubled residents out to retrain an aggressive herd of horses. The horses and prisoners both arrive at the ranch... more »- place hold (0)
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Scratched : a memoir of perfectionism2020
Summary: In a bold and brilliant memoir that reinvents the form, Elizabeth Tallent explores the ferocious desire for perfection which has shaped her writing life as well as her rich, dramatic, and constantly surprising personal life.- place hold (0)
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I was a doctor in Auschwitz2019
Summary: Gisella Perl's memoir is an extraordinarily candid account of women's extreme efforts to survive Auschwitz. Her story individualizes and, therefore, humanizes a victim of mass dehumanization. Perl... more »- place hold (0)
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What you have heard is true : a memoir of witness and resistance2019
Summary: Describes the author's deep friendship with a mysterious intellectual who introduced her to the culture and people of El Salvador in the 1970s, a tumultuous period in the country's history, inspiring her work as an unlikely activist.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickKnow my name : a memoir2019
Summary: Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting "Emily Doe" on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it... more »- place hold (2)
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Wolfpack : how to come together, unleash our power, and change the game2019
Summary: Abby Wambach became a champion because of her incredible talent as a soccer player. She became an icon because of her remarkable wisdom as a leader. As the co-captain of the 2015 Women's World Cup... more »- place hold (0)
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Maybe you should talk to someone : a therapist, her therapist, and our lives revealed2019
Summary: One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in... more »- place hold (0)
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Girl, stop apologizing : a shame-free plan for embracing and achieving your goals2019
Summary: Rachel Hollis is sounding a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people -- whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee -- instead of... more »- place hold (0)
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The princess saves herself in this one2017
Summary: A poetry collection in four parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen, and you. The first three sections piece together the life of the author while the final section serves as a note to the reader.... more »- place hold (0)
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