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"When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate Odyssey seminar his son teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as ... emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scientist who sees the world through a mathematician's unforgiving eyes, this return to the classroom is his 'one last chance' to learn the great literature he'd neglected in his youth--and, even more, a final opportunity to more fully understand his son, a writer and classicist."--Provided by publisher.

"Best known for being the seventh and current CEO of Apple Inc., Tim Cook is also an advocate of cybersecurity and environmental preservation. The first CEO of a Fortune 500 company to openly identify as gay, Cook has broken the mold and faced the challenges of being a member of the LGBTQ community in a position that is constantly scrutinized. Before joining Apple, Cook worked for IBM, Intelligent Electronics, and Compaq. With the use of photographs and a helpful timeline, this book gives readers the opportunity to learn more about Cook's fascinating and inspiring life.".

The emotional, incredible true story of Neil White, a man who discovers the secret to happiness, leading a fulfilling life, and the importance of fatherhood in the most unlikely of places?the last leper colony in the continental United States.

"Okey Ndibe's funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential--but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency--African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe's relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just 13 days after he arrived in the US, in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); and juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories and more come together in a generous, encompassing book about the making of a writer and a new American"--.

A literary tour de force about the making of a film and representation from a master of the memoir form. For Nick Flynn, that game we all play?the who-would-play-you-in-the-movie-of-your-life game?has been resolved. The Reenactments chronicles the surreal experience of being on set during the making of the film Being Flynn, from his best-selling memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, and watching the central events of his life reenacted: his father's long run of homelessness and his mother's suicide. Flynn tells the story of Robert De Niro's first meeting with his real father in Boston and of watching Julianne Moore attempt to throw herself into the sea. The result is a mesmerizingly sharp-edged and kaleidoscopic literary tour de force as well as a compelling argument about consciousness, representation, and grief.

Looks at the life of Bono, singer for the rock band U2, discussing his youth in Ireland, his fame and wealth, his efforts to end poverty, and the faith in God that keeps him grounded and guides his work.

A collective biography from married journalists Al Roker and Deborah Roberts, who share thoughts on childhood obstacles, including obesity and growing up in the segregated South to the challenges and blessings of marriage and career.

"The true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty. On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured"--Provided by publisher.

For twenty-five years Dan Lyons worked at Newsweek, lastly as technology editor,---until one Friday morning when he received a phone call. Just like that---poof!---his job no longer existed. His boss told him they probably wanted to hire younger people. At the age of 50, with a wife and two young kids, Dan was out of work. Then he had an idea. Why not join a start-up? HubSpot, a Boston start-up that sold e-mail spam, had $100 million in venture capital and they hired him as a "marketing fellow." What could go wrong? He soon found out as he entered a world where the office vibe was frat house meets cult compound.

Chronicles the fourteen-year pursuit and capture of the Balkan war criminals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague. Indicting the worst war criminals that Europe had known since the Nazi era, all one hundred and sixty-one suspects on the wanted list were caught, a feat never before achieved in political and military history.