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February 2, 2025 By Nancy McGee

A.K. Smiley Public Library currently has several new biographies to choose from, with more coming soon. Selections include presidents, scientists, military and international leaders, civil rights activists, entertainers, artists, sports figures, and others.
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Presidents:
“John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People,” Randall Woods
“Citizen: My Life after the White House,” Bill Clinton
“Reagan: His Life and Legend,” Max Boot
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Scientists:
“The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science,” Dava Sobel
“The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System,” Dante S. Lauretta
“Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist,” Richard Munson
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Military and international leaders:
“On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain,” Ronald C. White
“Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South,” Elizabeth R. Varon
“Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021,” Angela Merkel with Beate Baumann
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Civil rights activists:
“John Lewis: A Life,” David Greenberg
“Malcolm Before X,” Patrick Parr
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Entertainers:
“Cher: The Memoir. Part 1,” Cher
“Who’s That Girl: A Memoir,” Eve with Kathy Iandoli
“Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour,” Elton John
“Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” Susan Morrison
“From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir,” Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough
“Life’s Too Short: A Memoir,” Darius Rucker with Alan Eisenstock
“Da Baddest,” Katrina “Trina” Taylor with Sesali Bowen
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This is only a small sample from our New Book Section with many other biographies waiting to be checked out on our bookshelves!
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