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NPR staff recommend memoirs from our annual Books We Love list

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NPR staff recommend memoirs from our annual Books We Love list NPR staff recommend memoirs from our annual Books We Love list: "Bird of Four Hundred Voices," "The Backyard Bird Chronicles," "Knife," and "Here After." BECK HARLAN, BYLINE: I'm Beck Harlan, the visuals editor for Life Kit, which is NPR's how-to podcast, and I'm recommending Amy Lin's memoir called "Here …

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The 20 best books of the year, ranked

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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery David Nicholls’s ‘You Are Here’ is an enjoyable read, full of …

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Amazon music unlimited 2024: Now including Audible audiobooks

The Independent

Amazon music caters to users at all ends of the listening spectrum and, whether you’re after ad-free podcasts, Charli XCX’s BRAT remix album, or an all-night playlist of white noise, the streaming platform will have you covered. Now, if its offering of more than 100 million songs and HD sound wasn’t enough already, you’ll be thrilled to discover that Amazon …

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10 biographies and memoirs for the nonfiction reader in your life

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10 biographies and memoirs for the nonfiction reader in your life NPR There's one in every family — that uncle or sister-in-law who only reads nonfiction. — Kristin Martin, book critic Purchase BookA Fatal Inheritance by Lawrence Ingrassia close overlay Buy Featured Book Your purchase helps support NPR programming. — Shannon Rhoades, senior editor, Weekend Edition Purchase BookThe Mango Tree …

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Melania Trump says heading to the White House for the second term is much different than the first

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump said Friday that preparing to enter the White House for the second time looks a lot different from the first go-around. “You know what you need to establish, you know what kind of people you need to hire for your office,” she said on “Fox & Friends” in a rare television appearance, where …

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UP's Shamsi Shahi Masjid or Nilkanth Mahadev Temple? Know what memoirs say

India Today

The Jama Masjid of Budaun in Uttar Pradesh, also known as the Shamsi Shahi Masjid, has become yet another focal point of a heated historical debate, with a Hindu group claiming that the mosque was constructed atop the site of the ancient Nilkanth Mahadev Temple. According to the document, the Shamsi Shahi Masjid was built on the remnants of a …

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A play that will stay in the memory

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By Chen Nan | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-03 08:40 A scene from Bras Cubas, by Brazilian theater company Armazem Theatre Company and director Paulo de Moraes. This success saw the company touring China in 2019 and it returned to the Wuzhen Theatre Festival in 2023 with Bras Cubas, which again became a smash hit with audiences. A scene …

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A play that will stay in the memory

China Daily

A scene from Bras Cubas, by Brazilian theater company Armazem Theatre Company and director Paulo de Moraes. CHINA DAILY When the Armazem Theatre Company brought its theatrical production, Water Stain, to the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, in 2017, the Brazilian theater group received an enthusiastic reception from audiences and the shows sold out fast. This success saw …

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A play that will stay in the memory

China Daily

A scene from Bras Cubas, by Brazilian theater company Armazem Theatre Company and director Paulo de Moraes. CHINA DAILY When the Armazem Theatre Company brought its theatrical production, Water Stain, to the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, in 2017, the Brazilian theater group received an enthusiastic reception from audiences and the shows sold out fast. This success saw …

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Followed attacks on minorities in India with concern, broached issue with Modi: Angela Merkel in memoirs

The Hindu

Angela Merkel was “concerned” about the rise of “Hindu nationalists” in India, the former German Chancellor writes in her memoirs, where she disputes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s denial that religious intolerance increased since 2014. In her book, Ms. Merkel writes about her encounters with Mr. Modi, who impressed her with “visual effects” at an event at the Hanover Messe where …

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Germany’s Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’ and contrasting U.S. presidents in her memoir

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a presentation of her memoir, in Berlin. The book title reads “Freedom.” Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Presidents Obama and Trump, and says she asked herself whether she could have done more to prevent Brexit, in her memoirs published Tuesday. Putin’s …

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Germany’s Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’ and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs

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BERLIN — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether she could have done more to prevent Brexit, in her memoirs published Tuesday. Putin’s power games Merkel recalls being kept waiting by Putin at the Group of Eight summit she …

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HYDRAA and Stakeholders Brainstorm over Lake Rejuvenation

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: HYDRAA commissioner A. V. Ranganath on Friday organised a brainstorming session involving various stakeholders with a focus on the fundamental points of identifying a lake, rules governing patta land, on how the full tank level of a water body is to be determined. Officials said that the lake’s maximum water level, where there is no tampering or reduction of …

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Ex-Eurostar boss tells government to stay out of running railways

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Bluntly, we have to get the government and the Department for Transport out from running the …

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The best biographies and memoirs of 2024: Literary It-girls, art world intrigue and sociopathy

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown open …

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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Prince William surrounds himself with sycophants and needs Prince Harry to bring him down to earth, claims Princess Diana's confidante Tina Brown

Daily Mail

Prince William revealed his future plans for his role in the monarchy last week, saying he would carry out duties with 'a smaller 'r' in the royal'. Prince William revealed his future plans for his role in the monarchy last week His comments, to reporters accompanying him on his trip to South Africa, have left royal biographer Tina Brown deeply …

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2 months ago

Paris Hilton's Memoir: A Glitzy Peek into Fame and Friendship

Hindustan Times

The article highlights the resurgence of memoirs written by the young and famous. It emphasizes that memoirs are no longer seen as stuffy tomes but are instead seen as irreverent, light, and fun reads. The article features memoirs from Paris Hilton, Soha Ali Khan, Mindy Kaling, Karan Johar, Malini Agarwal, and Masoom Minawala, showcasing the diverse range of topics covered …

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Two extraordinary memoirs chronicle the ways mental illness carves chasms in a life

LA Times

Book Review No One Gets to Fall Apart: A Memoir By Sarah LaBrie Harper: 224 pages, $27.99 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In two extraordinary memoirs, Sarah LaBrie and Sarah Moss chronicle the ways in which mental illness carves canyons and chasms in a …

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The Key to Understanding This Supreme Court Term Is Neil Gorsuch’s Summer Calendar

Slate

This article was published in partnership with Balls and Strikes. That last appearance earned Gorsuch a few headlines, thanks to the warning he included for President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers in the aftermath of Biden’s announcement of his support for Supreme Court term limits. “Be careful,” he said, explaining that the independent judiciary exists for “when the government’s coming …

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Kamala Harris' And JD Vance’s Memoirs Explain Their Differences

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LOADING ERROR LOADING One major-party candidate wrote a memoir that focuses on how growing up the child of a single mother shaped the person they’ve become and how they see the world. But Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris also wrote a memoir, 2019′s “The Truths We Hold.” It didn’t become a movie, but it did sell pretty well. “I knew …

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Sakshi Malik’s memoir ‘Witness’ to be out in October

The Hindu

One of India's top women wrestlers Sakshi Malik will come out with her memoir in October in which she gives an "honest account" of her life — the highs, lows, and everything in between. In her fiery memoir, Malik tells her story beginning from childhood, her introduction to wrestling in Rohtak, win in the Rio Olympics, post-Olympics journey, struggles and …

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HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times

Microhistories and a multiplicity of stories This week’s pick of interesting reads includes essays on identity in Northeast India, a tribute to a poet and author, and the writings of Viktor Frankl 316pp, Rs599; HarperCollins The ideas of who belongs and who does not, who is an insider and who is an outsider have sparked severe friction in Northeast India …

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He says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. He didn’t, said Frito-Lay. Now he’s suing

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Would you want a chatbot to help you through grief?

LA Times

Book Review The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss By Cody Delistraty Harper: $27.99, 208 pages If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. The book revolves around the nearly decadelong grief Delistraty struggled with following his mother’s death from cancer, emotions so all-consuming that …

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NPR staff recommend memoirs from our annual Books We Love list

The 20 best books of the year, ranked

Amazon music unlimited 2024: Now including Audible audiobooks

10 biographies and memoirs for the nonfiction reader in your life

Melania Trump says heading to the White House for the second term is much different than the first

UP's Shamsi Shahi Masjid or Nilkanth Mahadev Temple? Know what memoirs say

A play that will stay in the memory

A play that will stay in the memory

A play that will stay in the memory

Followed attacks on minorities in India with concern, broached issue with Modi: Angela Merkel in memoirs

Germany’s Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’ and contrasting U.S. presidents in her memoir

Germany’s Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’ and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs

HYDRAA and Stakeholders Brainstorm over Lake Rejuvenation

Ex-Eurostar boss tells government to stay out of running railways

The best biographies and memoirs of 2024: Literary It-girls, art world intrigue and sociopathy

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Prince William surrounds himself with sycophants and needs Prince Harry to bring him down to earth, claims Princess Diana's confidante Tina Brown

Paris Hilton's Memoir: A Glitzy Peek into Fame and Friendship

Two extraordinary memoirs chronicle the ways mental illness carves chasms in a life

The Key to Understanding This Supreme Court Term Is Neil Gorsuch’s Summer Calendar

Kamala Harris' And JD Vance’s Memoirs Explain Their Differences

Sakshi Malik’s memoir ‘Witness’ to be out in October

HT Picks; New Reads

He says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. He didn’t, said Frito-Lay. Now he’s suing

Would you want a chatbot to help you through grief?