August Wilson: A Life
By: Patti Hartigan
4.20
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American play…
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1. Appropriate
By: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
3.47
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
Every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to… read more
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- theatre
- plays
- drama
2. The Piano Lesson
By: August Wilson
3.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
August Wilson has already given the American theater such spell-binding plays about the black exper… read more
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- theatre
- african american
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- drama
3. Miracle at St. Anna
By: James McBride
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Inspired by a historical incident that took place in the village of St. Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany… read more
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- african american
4. Jitney
By: August Wilson
4.54
Format: None pages, Paperback
A major work by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson. A thoroughly revised version of a pla… read more
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- theatre
- african american
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5. Joe Turner's Come and Gone
By: August Wilson
3.54
Format: 256 pages,
When Herald Loomis arrives at a black Pittsburgh boardinghouse after seven years' impressed labor o… read more
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- theatre
- african american
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6. The Flick
By: Annie Baker
3.98
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In a rundown movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees sweep up popcorn in … read more
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7. Seven Guitars
By: August Wilson
3.00
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
It is the spring of 1948. In the still cool evenings of Pittsburgh's Hill district, familiar sounds… read more
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8. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
9. King: A Life
By: Jonathan Eig
4.67
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
10. My Name Is Barbra
By: Barbra Streisand
4.20
Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
11. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
By: Antonia Hylton
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crowns… read more
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- nonfiction
- african american
- history
12. Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
By: Benjamin Taylor
3.73
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A tender biography of one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century and an elegant explorati… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
13. Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)
By: Colson Whitehead
3.88
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy … read more
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- african american
"Misery is a money pit."-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)
"Step away entirely or you haven't stepped away at all."-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)
"White cops did as they pleased. Crooked white cops? Untouchable."-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)
"Simpler than conspiracy was Carney's take: In general, people were terrible."-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)
14. Fire Exit
By: Morgan Talty
3.79
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
The blood that came out of me was blood that ran through her veins. It’s strange: all blood looks t… read more
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"...what's more sacred than laughter at the dinner table?"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
"That's my life, though--not knowing, but wishing. [Charles Lamosway]"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
"We are made of stories, and if we don't know them--the ones that make us--how can we ever be fully realized? How can we ever be who we really are?"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
"...I was thinking and thinking about how, in just the past year, I had just started to know her, but then I began to unknow her, getting farther and farther away like watching a boat drift from the s…"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
15. Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
By: Rebecca Boyle
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth--from the primordial soup to the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
16. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
17. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
By: Sly Stone
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
18. Temple Folk
By: Aaliyah Bilal
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with … read more
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- african american
19. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
20. August Wilson: A Life
By: Patti Hartigan
4.20
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American play… read more
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- african american literature
- history
- biography
- the united states of america
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
- plays
- drama
21. But You Have Friends
By: Emilia McKenzie
3.92
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
When a dear friend dies by suicide, Emilia is left with only memories. Full of humor and poignancy,… read more
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