These are 10 of the most popular titles in Adult Biography at KDL this year!
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A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard The woman abducted at age 11 by a man and woman who subsequently held her hostage and sexually abused her for 18 years discusses her life. Catalog Link |
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping. Catalog Link |
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Draws on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs, as well as interviews with family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues to offer a look at the co-founder and leading creative force behind the Apple computer company. Catalog Link |
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Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography by Rob Lowe The 1980s Brat Pack founder presents an account of his life in show business and politics, tracing his counter-culture youth in Malibu, his work on such productions as “The Outsiders” and “The West Wing” and his pursuits of family and sobriety. Catalog Link |
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How I Got This Way by Regis Philbin A beloved TV icon shares the secrets to success and happiness as he has learned them from his innumerable celebrity encounters, friendships and relationship with his loving wife and family Catalog Link |
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Blue Nights by Joan Didion A latest memoir by the author of The Year of Magical Thinking shares the author’s frank observations about her daughter, Quintana Roo, as well as her own thoughts and fears about having children and growing old, in a personal account that discusses such topics as her daughter’s wedding and her feelings of failure as a parent. Catalog Link |
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle,Scott McEwen,Jim DeFelice A member of Navy SEAL Team 3 describes his life as a father and husband, and as the serviceman with the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Catalog Link |
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An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff,Alex Tresniowski He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades. Catalog Link |
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress’s life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs. Catalog Link |
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Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath by Mimi Alford A former mistress of the 35th President breaks 40 years of silence to present a deeply personal and emotionally charged memoir of their 18-month relationship when she was a college intern at the White House. Catalog Link |