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• Why Not Me?

  Kaling, Mindy,

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  Hollywood starlet Mindy Kaling shares her ongoing, hilarious journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life. Kaling shares insightful, deeply personal stories that turn the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

  Rae, Issa,

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  Issa Rae (creator of award-winning web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl) waxes humorously on what it’s like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool. Written in her witty and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bossypants

  Fey, Tina, 1970-

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  From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Just My Face

  Try Not to Stare

  Sidibe, Gabourey,

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  With full-throttle honesty, Gabourey Sidibe shares her one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she's played onscreen. Her memoir hits hard with self-knowing dispatches on friendship, depression,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming

  Obama, Michelle, 1964-

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  In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Education of Kevin Powell

  a Boy's Journey Into Manhood

  Powell, Kevin, 1966-

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  Writer and activist Kevin Powell vividly recounts the horrific poverty of his youth, his struggles to overcome a legacy of anger, violence, and self-hatred, and his journey to be a man and a voice for others. Driven by his single mother's dreams…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Failure

  a Memoir

  Shteyngart, Gary, 1972-

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  Gary Shteyngart shares his American immigrant experience, moving back and forth through time and memory with self-deprecating humor, moving insights, and literary bravado. The result is a resonant story of family and belonging that feels epic and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Born Bright

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

  Mason, C. Nicole, 1976-

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  Executive director of the Manhattan-based women's foundation, Center for Research and Policy in the Public Interest, Nicole Mason, approaches the topic of poverty in America from an insider's perspective. In this raw and intimate memoir, Mason takes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bare Bones

  I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book

  Bones, Bobby, 1980-

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  Bobby Estell tells about his journey from growing up in rural Arkansas with a young, addicted mom, abandoned by his father at age five, to become one of the biggest names in morning radio. In this funny, poignant memoir told in Bobby's distinctive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sound of Gravel

  a Memoir

  Wariner, Ruth

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  Ruth Wariner grew up on a farm in a polygamous Mormon community in rural Mexico, in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings were carted back and forth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Educated

  a Memoir

  Westover, Tara,

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  Raised in a dysfunctional, fundamentalist family as a survivalist in rural Idaho, Tara Westover didn't enter a classroom until she was 17. Formal schooling wasn't a priority because her parents believed that public education was government…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breaking Night

  a Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey From Homeless to Harvard

  Murray, Liz, 1980-

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  From runaway to Harvard student, Lisa Murray tells an engaging, powerfully motivational story about turning her life around after growing up the neglected child of drug addicts. Murray and her sister grew up in a Bronx apartment that gradually went…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Accidental Saints

  Finding God in All the Wrong People

  Bolz-Weber, Nadia

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  Nadia Bolz-Weber, pastor of the House for All Saints and Sinners in Denver, invites readers into a surprising encounter with what she calls 'a religious but not-so-spiritual life.' Tattooed, angry, and profane, this former stand-up comic turned…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Invisible Thread

  the True Story of An 11-year-old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and An Unlikely Meeting With Destiny

  Schroff, Laura

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  She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the street who asked for spare change - she kept walking. But then something stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Captain Fantastic

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  Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Glass Castle

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  Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family. A remarkable story of unconditional love. A young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father, found the fiery determination to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Disaster Artist

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  The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) as he and his best friend Greg (Dave Franco) defiantly pursue their dreams and embark on the hilarious odyssey of making the now-infamous cult classic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life, Animated

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  A coming-of-age story about an autistic boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship, and brotherhood. Based on the novel by Ron Suskind.

• Nina

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  Singer-songwriter and civil rights activist, Nina Simone appeared to have it all. Her struggle to balance music, family and politics ended up leaving her alone and in terrible debt. That is, until she met Clifton Henderson, who helped the high…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Laugh but It's True

  Trevor Noah : a Documentary ; a Journey From the Township to the Stage

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his experiences during Apartheid to prepare for the biggest show of his life.