Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys
lays her life bare in
More Myself: A Journey. Since Alicia rose to fame,
her public persona has contradicted a deep personal truth: she has spent years
trying to please others without realizing or honoring her own worth. She
started asking questions of herself after holding back for so long: Who am I
really? How can I become brave enough to embrace the answer? Part
autobiography, part narrative journey, Alicia’s true self is revealed not only
through her discoveries, but through the observations of those closest to her.
From her girlhood in Hell’s Kitchen and Harlem to the process of growth and
self-discovery that almost everyone goes through, this is a complete look at
the beautiful soul and talented spirit of Alicia Keys.
Eleanor--the biography of Eleanor Roosevelt
written by David Michaelis--is the first cradle-to-grave, single-volume
biography of this major American figure in decades. She was the longest serving
First Lady, her husband’s surrogate during his governorship and presidency, a humanitarian,
activist, and after FDR’s death, a diplomat. Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the
most influential and widely admired American women of all time. She was the
orphaned niece of President Theodore Roosevelt and converted her Gilded Age
childhood of denial and secrecy into an irreconcilable marriage with her
ambitious fifth cousin Franklin. Despite not being able to make one another
happy, Franklin transformed Eleanor from a settlement house volunteer on New
York’s Lower East Side into his partner in the most important power couple in a
generation. When she discovered his infidelity with her younger, prettier
social secretary, Eleanor offered a divorce and vowed to face herself honestly.
She accepted FDR’s relationship with his executive assistant, and she allowed
her children to live their own lives, as she never could. She needed emotional
connection, so she pursued deeper relationships wherever she could find them.
Throughout her life and travels, there was always another person or place she
wanted to heal. Eleanor became a voice for the voiceless and a champion for
international human rights.
by Dolly Parton is a celebration of her remarkable life and
career in both country music and pop culture. Written in her own down-home
words, readers get to hear and explore the songs that defined her journey of
stardom. For over 60 years, Dolly has written songs and this work highlights
175 of them and gives listeners the story behind the lyrics. There are personal
stories, candid insights, and a myriad of memories shared with the listener.
You will learn the history behind classic songs like “Jolene,” “9 to 5,” and “I
Will Always Love You.” Dolly is an undisputable icon across generations,
genders, and social and international borders. If you are a Dolly Parton fan,
lover of country music or music history, then this is a good choice for you.
(Available in Audio CD)
Newly elected Vice President Kamala
Harris has a new memoir with The Truths We Hold: An American Journey. Covering
her life from her upbringing in Oakland, California through her time as a
United States Senator, this book seeks to point out the core truths that unite
us all and how we can act upon them. Kamala Harris is the daughter of
immigrants and civil rights activists who was raised in a community the deeply
cared about social justice. Her experiences as she rose to notoriety in the
political sphere would become her foundation as she grappled with an array of
complex issues and brought a voice to those who had none. In this book, she
endeavors to deal with the big challenges that we face together. She draws on
her own experience as well as the work of those who have most inspired her to
articulate a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values as we
face the challenges of our times.
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