Biography & Memoir
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Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
Paperback
“Impassioned and erudite... A captivating portrait of this Massachusetts native as a wonderfully contrary genius possessed of an uncommon moral intelligence and farsighted political wisdom.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
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Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Paperback
Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life
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Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet
Hardback
An alternatingly funny and poignant memoir from “our finest living example of [the American civic poet]” (The New York Times)
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A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick
Hardback
The first biography of the extraordinary essayist and short story writer Elizabeth Hardwick, author of the semi-autobiographical novel Sleepless Nights
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One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival
Hardback
A searing and brave memoir that offers a new understanding of suicide as a distinct mental illness