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• The Wind in My Hair

  My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran

  ʻAlīʹnizhād, Masīḥ, 1976-

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  "Women all over Iran risked imprisonment and even their lives and safety to post pictures. Alinejad's stories of her illustrious career as a groundbreaking journalist challenging the Islamic Republic make for a fascinating narrative."―Publisher's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fearless and Free

  a Memoir

  Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975,

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  “Baker’s matchless character propels the reader. She exudes love and life on the page. And that voice! Her younger one, bright, witty, effervescent, and her older one, wiser, angrier, and still so funny. Her storytelling is writerly and precise,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art Spy

  the Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

  Young, Michelle (Michelle T.),

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  "Readers will relish this riveting tale of a clever war hero playing the long game against bumbling fascists." - Publisher's Weekly.

• Lovely One

  a Memoir

  Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970-

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  “A billowingly triumphant American tale... about Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson."—The New York Times Book Review.

• The Best We Could Do

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Bui, Thi,

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  "Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Paint

  the Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk

  LaPointe, Sasha taqwšeblu,

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  "[A] stirring debut . . . LaPointe writes in lucid vignettes that alternate between past and present as she reflects on her ancestors, Salish medicine workers who 'faced violence, disease, and genocide' . . . LaPointe’s fresh and urgent perspective…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oath and Honor

  a Memoir and a Warning

  Cheney, Liz, 1966-

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  " A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—by the House Republican leader…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bits and Pieces

  My Mother, My Brother, and Me

  Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-

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  Great storytelling! This is a love letter to Whoopi Goldberg's mother and brother. It's also a fascinating inside look at how her career.

• Daughter of Daring

  the Trick-riding, Train-leaping, Road-racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood's First Stuntwoman

  O'Meara, Mallory,

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  "A rip-roaring story of Hollywood’s first stuntwoman....dusts off Gibson’s remarkable legacy." —Christian Science Monitor

• Born Bright

  a Young Girl's Journey From Nothing to Something in America

  Mason, C. Nicole, 1976-

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  "'Standing on the stage, I felt exposed and like an intruder. In these professional settings, my personal experiences with hunger, poverty, and episodic homelessness, often go undetected. I had worked hard to learn the rules and disguise my…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Beloved World

  Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

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  "With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself." -- provided by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Malala

  the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

  Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

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  When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's

  Midge, Tiffany, 1965-

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  "Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's is a powerful and inviting collection of Tiffany Midge's musings on life, politics, and identity as a Native woman in modern America"-- provided by publisher.

• How Dare the Sun Rise

  Memoirs of a War Child

  Uwiringiyimana, Sandra,

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• Once I Was You

  a Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America

  Hinojosa, Maria, 1961-

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  "Emmy Award-winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy's coming-of-age journey at a time when our country's branding went from "The Land of the Free" to "the land of invasion." --…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Magic

  Essays

  Washuta, Elissa,

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  "In this collection of intertwined essays, she writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. She interlaces stories from her forebears with cultural…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl Who Smiled Beads

  a Story of War and What Comes After

  Wamariya, Clemantine,

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  "Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were thunder. " -- provided by publisher.

• Mean

  Gurba, Myriam,

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  "Gurba's writing makes you want to know the author better. Her voice is irreverent, lyrical, and sharply observant, even as her book offers dark commentary on what it means to be a woman in American society." - Library Journal.