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• Becoming Ella Fitzgerald

  the Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song

  Tick, Judith,

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  A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator.

• Carson McCullers

  a Life

  Dearborn, Mary V.,

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  The first major biography in more than twenty years of one of America’s greatest writers, based on newly available letters and journals.

• Naomi Osaka

  Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice

  Rothenberg, Ben,

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  A revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, telling the untold story behind her Grand Slam-winning career, her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health, and the challenges of a life in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whiskey Tender

  A Memoir

  Taffa, Deborah

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  A memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and of the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance; assimilation and reverence for tradition.

• The Counterfeit Countess

  the Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust

  White, Elizabeth B.,

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  The astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat.

• The Doctor Was a Woman

  Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier

  Enss, Chris, 1961-

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  A colorful account of ten of the first female physicians on America’s Western frontier. They were highly determined individuals, whose resolve not only saw them through the medical schools that resisted admitting them, but also through the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hello Friends!

  Stories of Dating, Destiny & Day Jobs

  Sloan, Dulcé,

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  The up-and-coming comedy star and Daily Show correspondent reflects on her life in a collection of wildly entertaining and culturally resonant essays that chronicle her journey from an Atlanta childhood to standup comedy and acting.

• Errand Into the Maze

  the Life and Works of Martha Graham

  Jowitt, Deborah,

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  The definitive biography of the visionary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.

• I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt

  Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money

  Pendleton, Madeline,

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  A big-hearted memoir from TikTok superstar Madeline Pendleton about her journey from living paycheck to paycheck to creating a multi-million-dollar business that offers a compassionate alternative to capitalism.

• In a League of Her Own

  Celebrating Female Firsts in the World of Sports

  Laflin, Bonnie-Jill,

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  Shares the inspiring stories of nineteen groundbreaking women in the world of sports.

• The Manicurist's Daughter

  a Memoir

  Lieu, Susan,

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  An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother dies during plastic surgery.