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• Sharp Needle

  a Memoir

  Kelly, Jack, 1981-

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  An autobiographical account of Jack Kelly's tragic spiral into heroin addiction, recovery and running for office, in the cut throat world of Boston Politics.

• The Eden Express

  A Memoir of Insanity

  Vonnegut, Mark

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  Vonnegut describes his experience in the late '60s and early '70s--a recent college grad; in love; living communally on a farm, with a famous and doting father, cherished dog, and prized jalopy--and then the nervous breakdowns in all their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We All Have Fathers

  a Red Sox Memoir

  Hartshorn, Peter,

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  A moving reminder of the power of baseball to be an unconquerable tie that binds fathers and sons.

• Let's Take the Long Way Home

  A Memoir of Friendship

  Caldwell, Gail

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  In her signature exquisite prose, Caldwell mines the deepest levels of devotion and grief in this wise and affecting account about losing her best friend.

• All Souls

  A Family Story from Southie

  MacDonald, Michael Patrick

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• Ordinary Girl

  the Journey

  Summer, Donna

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  Ordinary Girl is legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer's delightfully candid memoir about her journey from signing in a Boston church to her unexpected reign as the Queen of Disco, and the tragedy and spiritual rebirth that followed.

• City Streets

  a Memoir

  Del Vecchio, Frank,

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  The story of a kid from the Depression era who wins a college scholarship, goes through Navy flight training, serves as a carrier pilot, and lands at Harvard Law School.

• Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

  a Personal History

  Senna, Danzy

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  Senna traces the story of her parents' turbulent marriage and divorce, describing how their mixed-race union was originally seen as a barrier-breaking symbol of hope before its deterioration.

• Being Flynn

  A Memoir

  Flynn, Nick

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  As a teenager Flynn received letters from his stranger father, a self-proclaimed poet and con man doing time in federal prison for bank robbery. He finally met his father while working as a caseworker in a Boston homeless shelter.

• Lovers, Muggers & Thieves

  a Boston Memoir

  Tudan, Jonathan Alan

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  In 1969, an eighteen-year-old college freshman accepted the job of a building superintendent inside Boston's notorious Combat Zone. He believed he had been given a free ride to independence and prosperity, but within a very short time…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beginning (2nd Edition)

  Scondras, David

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  Book One: 1946 to 1984 Scondras was the first openly-gay elected Boston City Councilor and this book explores his origins, how he became political, and how he came out as a gay man in Boston over the period of the 1960s through the 1980s.

• Savin Hill

  A Redheaded Kid's Memoir

  Dr. Edward McKenney

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  Edward McKenney looks back to another era with entertaining stories from Savin Hill, an Irish Catholic neighborhood, in this entertaining and heartfelt memoir highlighting the period from 1969 to 1979.

• Turmoil and Transition in Boston

  A Political Memoir from the Busing Era

  Dicara, Lawrence S.

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  The personal and political story of Larry DiCara, the youngest person ever elected to the Boston City Council. In this memoir, he offers an insider's perspective on the decade of turmoil of the 1970s surrounding the federal court order…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out of Line

  the Unexpected Education of An Improbable Chef

  Lynch, Barbara, 1964-

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  A memoir by the James Beard Award-winning Top Chef judge traces her rise from a hard-knocks south Boston childhood to culinary stardom, reflecting on her experiences with petty crime, drugs and trauma before finding healing and purpose in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alfalfa to Ivy

  Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean

  Martin, Joseph B.

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  Joseph B. Martin traces his climb from a Mennonite farm in the village of Duchess, Alberta to Dean of Harvard Medical School.

• The Passage

  Memoir of a Boston Undercover Cop in the '60s

  Vitti, Phillip M.

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  Journey through the labyrinth of Boston’s once infamous Combat Zone, peer into the inner workings of organized crime, and trace the rudimentary beginnings of Vitti's undercover personality known as Mike Russo, whose persona would last an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life in the Balance

  a Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss With Parkinson's Disease and Dementia

  Graboys, Thomas B.

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  Dr. Thomas Graboys was a nationally renowned Boston cardiologist popular for his attention to the hearts and souls of his patients, until he could no longer see patients or give rounds due to his battle with a particularly aggressive form…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walk This Way

  the Autobiography of Aerosmith

  Aerosmith (Musical group)

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  An almost day-by-day account of the high and low life of a true rock 'n' roll monster, in the words of the guys who made it happen: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer.