New arrivals added to our Biographies Collection in the last 7 days
"A ferocious inquiry into art and desire, style and politics, madness and salvation, and coming of age in our volatile, image-obsessed present. You know them when you see them: mean boys take up space, wielding cruelty to claim their place in the pecking order. Some mean boys make art or music or fashion; others make memes. Mean boys stomp the runways in Milan and Paris; mean boys marched at Charlottesville. And in the eyes of critic and style expert Geoffrey Mak, mean boys are the emblem of our
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Mar 15, 2024
Scott Morrison, Australia's 30th Prime Minister (from 2018 to 2022), provides a personal, candid, behind-the-scenes account of a follower of Jesus who was open about his faith while leading at the top level of politics for more than a decade. Morrison extols God's faithfulness throughout his journey, including the highest highs and the lowest lows. Less political memoir and more pastoral encouragement, Morrison draws upon his experiences in Parliament and beyond to offer a richly encouraging mes
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Mar 7, 2024
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Mar 7, 2024
"The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas, the first principals in the Dance Theatre of Harlem, who traveled the world as highly celebrated stars in their field and whose legacy was erased from history until now. At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarc¸a was a Black prima ballerina with a major international dance company-the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She was the first Black ballerina on the cover of Dance magazine, an Essence cover star, cast in The Wiz
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Feb 22, 2024