New Biographies - October 2009
Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff
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From Emmy award-winning journalist Kirtzman comes an in-depth personal look at Bernie Madoff--the architect of the biggest financial fraud in history. It was an inconceivable deception: over $65 billion stolen in the world's largest Ponzi scheme.
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
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In this groundbreaking book, Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedy's-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Explosive, revelatory, and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the 20th Century.
Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman
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Born in 1935, Floyd Patterson overcame poverty and prejudice to become the youngest world heavyweight championship in history. He would later become the first man to regain the crown after losing it. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali called Patterson the most skillful fighter he ever faced.
On the Line
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One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has captured every major title. Her 2009 Australia Open championship earned her the #1 world ranking for the third time in her illustrious career - and marked only the latest exclamation point on a life well and purposefully lived.
Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
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Refreshingly candid, unflinchingly honest, and full of hilarious Did she really say that? moments, Official Book Club Selection dishes about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show.
Confessions of a Video Vixen
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In this expos that's part tell-all, part cautionary tale, Steffans, once "the" music video girl, reveals how she came to be the confidante of so many stars and how she found herself in Hollywood after a life characterized by physical abuse, rape, and drugs, all by the age of 26.
L.M. Montgomery
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New material about the private life of Lucy Maud Montgomery has prompted a searching look at the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables. While her fictional characters inhabited a world where love and close community bonds overcame all tribulations, Montgomery's real life was marked by grief and loneliness.
True Compass: A Memoir
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In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story--of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the center of national events.
The Time of My Life
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Veteran actor Swayze recounts much more than his struggle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. In vivid detail, he describes his Texas upbringing, his personal struggles, his commercial success, and the soul mate who's stood by his side through it all: his wife, writer and director Lisa Niemi.
Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson
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New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin pens the definitive book on the final years of Michael Jackson's life.
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