10 Best Biographies of 2018 by Toledo Library

Title: Educated

"An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University"--Amazon.com.

Author(s): Tara Westover

ISBN 13: 9780399590504
Pages: 352

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Title: Becoming

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era.

Author(s): Michelle Obama

ISBN 13: 9781524763138
Pages: 400

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Title: The Good Neighbor

Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces the iconic children's program host's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work.

Author(s): Maxwell King

ISBN 13: 9781419727726
Pages: 320

Title: Heartland

By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves with clarity and precision but without judgement, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country.

Author(s): Sarah Smarsh

ISBN 13: 9781501133091
Pages: 304

Title: Barracoon

This profound work is an invaluable contribution to our history and culture.

Author(s): Zora Neale Hurston

ISBN 13: 9780062748201
Pages: 208

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Title: Heavy

Laymon invites us to consider the consequences of growing up in a nation wholly obsessed with progress yet wholly disinterested in the messy work of reckoning with where we’ve been.

Author(s): Kiese Laymon

ISBN 13: 9781501125652
Pages: 256

Title: The Personality Brokers

"The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most popular personality test in the world.

Author(s): Merve Emre

ISBN 13: 9780385541909
Pages: 336

Title: Small Fry

Praise for Small Fry "An intimate, richly drawn portrait.

Author(s): Lisa Brennan-Jobs

ISBN 13: 9780802128232
Pages: 400

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