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• The Book of Grief and Hamburgers

  Ross, Stuart, 1959-

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  A writer friend once pointed out that whenever Stuart Ross got close to something heavy and "real" in a poem, a hamburger would inevitably appear for comic relief. In this hybrid essay/memoir/poetic meditation, Ross shoves aside the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Muggsy

  My Life From a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball

  Bogues, Tyrone "Muggsy"

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  In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of '80s and '90s hoops. He shares anecdotes from playoff runs in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Mother's War

  the Incredible True Story of How a Resistance Fighter Survived Three Concentration Camps

  Taylor, Eva,

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  The extraordinary story of Sabine Zuur, a beautiful, young Dutch resistance fighter who spent over two years in three concentration camps during World War Two, told by her daughter using an astonishing archive of personal letters. Read by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• George Soros. A Life In Full

  Various Authors

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  At age ninety-one, Soros still looms large on the global stage, and yet the man himself is surprisingly little understood. This official biography seeks to document his life. Read by George Newbern, Petrea Burchard, Shaun Grindell, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What's Good?

  a Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients

  Hoffman, Peter (Chef),

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  Along with personal stories from a life in restaurants, Hoffman braids in passionately curious explorations into the cultural, historical, and botani­cal backstories of the foods we eat. Read by the author. Duration: 16:51

• Daughters of Chivalry

  the Forgotten Children of Edward I

  Wilson-Lee, Kelcey,

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  Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized-and largely mythical-notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Blow Yourself Up

  the Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky

  Hickam, Homer H., 1943-

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  Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys and the movie adaptation October Sky have become one of the most popular stories in the world, inspiring millions to pursue a better life. But what happened to Homer after he was a West Virginia rocket…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Body Becoming

  a Path to Our Liberation

  Henderson-Espinoza, Robyn,

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  Mixing memoir and faith, somatics theory and body practice, Henderson-Espinoza steers us through territory both familiar and difficult-as we discover embodiment as the primary place of deep wisdom, where culture shifts originate and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ӕthelflӕd. The Lady of the Mercians

  Clarkson, Tim

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  This Dark Ages biography chronicles the life of one of the period's most famous women: the ruler of Mercia who took England back from the Vikings. Read by Hannah Curtis. Duration: 8:07

• Incompleteness

  the Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel

  Goldstein, Rebecca, 1950-

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  Probing the life and work of Kurt Gödel, Incompleteness indelibly portrays the tortured genius whose vision rocked the stability of mathematical reasoning-and brought him to the edge of madness. Read by Tom Perkins. Duration: 8:06