New Biography/Memoir Books to Inspire, Educate, and Motivate

13 Oct 2022

New Biography/Memoir Books to Inspire, Educate, and Motivate

Reading biographies or memoirs of others can help educate us on topics we aren’t familiar with or can help us feel not so alone in life’s struggles. Check out these new biography/memoir releases by bestselling authors below to get inspired!

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Underestimated: A CEO’s Unlikely Path to Success

by Donald Thompson

Release Date: October 11, 2022

Underestimated is the story of a Black male who faced the challenges of contemporary America, fought to find his place, and fulfilled his dreams—even when the odds seemed stacked against him. Donald Thompson followed many unlikely paths, such as selling Jolly Ranchers out of his elementary school locker, working the graveyard shift in a deserted self-storage warehouse, and hawking subprime mortgages, before he found success. He achieved his dreams through grit and determination, trusting in his inherent talents and drive.

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All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

by Iliza Shlesinger

Release Date: October 11, 2022

All Things Aside is a punchy, honest, incisive book that shares a view of the world through the eyes of the inimitable Iliza Shlesinger. From the macro to micro, Shlesinger tackles it all with her no-bullshit comedic style. “A book for everyone wrestling with what it means to show up for ourselves and the world today. I love Iliza, and I love her advice.” —Rebecca Serle, New York Times bestselling author of One Italian Summer

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Wild: The Life of Peter Beard: Photographer, Adventurer, Lover

by Graham Boynton

Release Date: October 11, 2022

He was the original 20th-century “enfant terrible” with the looks of a Greek god who blazed like a comet across the worlds of art, photography, and fame. Journalist and author Graham Boynton was a friend for more than 30 years, spending time with Beard at his bush camp in Africa, in London, and at his Long Island home. From hundreds of Boynton’s interviews with Beard’s closest friends, former lovers, and fellow artists comes this intimate portrait of a man Sir Mick Jagger called “a visionary.”

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The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life

by Joe Maddon

Release Date: October 11, 2022

Like his teams, Maddon defies convention. He is part strategist, part philosopher, part sports psychologist, and part motivational coach. In THE BOOK OF JOE, Maddon gives readers unique insights into the game, including the tension between art and data, the changing role of managers as front offices gain power, why the honeymoon with the Cubs did not last, and what it’s like to manage the modern player, including stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Yu Darvish, and Kris Bryant.

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Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us

by Rachel Aviv

Release Date: September 13, 2022

In Strangers to Ourselves, a powerful and gripping debut, Rachel Aviv raises fundamental questions about how we understand ourselves in periods of crisis and distress. Drawing on deep, original reporting as well as unpublished journals and memoirs, Aviv writes about people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations for who they are. The acclaimed, award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv offers a groundbreaking exploration of mental illness and the mind, and illuminates the startling connections between diagnosis and identity.

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Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography

by Rob Wilkins

Release Date: September 29, 2022

Before his untimely death, Terry was writing a memoir: the story of a boy who aged six was told by his teacher that he would never amount to anything and spent the rest of his life proving him wrong. For Terry lived a life full of astonishing achievements: becoming one of the UK’s bestselling and most beloved writers, winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and being awarded a knighthood. Now, the book Terry sadly couldn’t finish has been written by Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the Pratchett literary estate.

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