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Intimate Audrey: The Authorized Biography

Beautifully written, Ferrer’s heartfelt tribute to his beloved mother offers a compassionate and insightful insider’s perspective of the Oscar-winning actress and UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador.

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Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

Historian Farmer (Remaking Black Power) digs through government files and childhood records and interviews many who knew Moore during her heyday. The result is this impressive biography of a woman who stood her ground even as she realized that she might not see her dreams come to fruition.
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Jane Fonda: There’s a Great Deal To Say

An effective, if noticeably abbreviated, look at one of Hollywood’s most notable activists, most suited for collections on women in film or to pair with Fonda’s 2005 autobiography, My Life So Far, and What Can I Do?, her 2020 book on climate change.
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Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker

Highly recommended for those interested in history, Tudor England, pre-Reformation England, and the early Renaissance.

Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane

This book stakes a solid claim to be the definitive biography of an influential and important artist. For fans and aficionados of both Coltranes.
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George Orwell: Life and Legacy

A valuable introduction to Orwell for readers new to his writings; also useful for those who think they know the author.

Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller

This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of conservation, as well as readers looking for solutions to current-day conservation crises.
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins

Osmanski’s clear, well-paced narration lays bare the damage wrought by China’s now-defunct one-child policy, which placed many families at the mercy of misguided practices and corrupt institutions. It is a deeply affecting tale of opposing cultural and political frameworks, with vulnerable children at its center.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868–1919

A must-listen performance of Lewis’s critically important book, which documents Du Bois’s pivotal role in the civil rights movement and his unflinching opposition to racial oppression.
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