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Reed Hastings and Netflix

2014
Explores the life of the creator of Netflix, including his childhood, the company's faith in new technology, and the Qwikster debacle.

Fun home

a family tragicomic
2007
A graphic memoir about growing up with a remote dad who managed a funeral home while hiding his homosexuality. Includes adult content.

And then life happens

a memoir
2012
An autobiography of Auma Obama, sister of President Barack Obama, discussing her childhood in a remote village in Kenya, her life and education in Germany and England, and her relationship with her brother that only began in the 1980s.

Are you my mother?

a comic drama
2012
Writer and cartoonist Alison Bechdel writes about her relationship with her mother.

Elena Kagan

2012
Profiles the life and career of Elena Kagan, a prominent newsmaker. Through quotes from Elena Kagan herself, her friends, and critics, readers learn how she views herself, as well as how others regard her.

Without a word

how a boy's unspoken love changed everything
2010
Jill Kelly, wife of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, reflects on her son Hunter's genetic disease, which took his life at the age of eight, and how his illness and the times she shared with him affected her life, marriage, family, and faith.

Get in the game

8 elements of perseverance that make the difference
2008
Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., shares his Eight Elements of Perseverance, which helped him find success and fulfillment in all areas of his life, and offers advice on how others can use those principles in their own lives.

Breaking the surface

2006
Greg Louganis, four-time Olympic gold medal diving champion, tells of his life and career. Includes photographs.

Bloodsworth

the true story of the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA
2004
Examines the case of Kirk Bloodsworth, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, discussing how his continuous claims of innocence led to the evidence from the crime scene being subjected to the new technology of DNA testing, which resulted in his pardon by the governor of Maryland.

Bono

2004
Biography of the musician Bono, leader of the band U2. Covers both his musical career and political and social activism.

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