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Royce is an Information Assistant II – General at Vaughan Public Libraries. He enjoys writing, reading books of all genres, and collecting vinyl records.  |  Meet the team

A New Perspective: Biographies & Memoirs to Read

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Photo by Daria Kraplak on Unsplash

What better way to learn more about the world around us than to step into the shoes of another person? By reading memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies, we can see through the lenses of others, enabling us to experience a life that may be different or similar to your own. It’s an effective way to re/cognize the world in a new light, to soak in lessons, aphorisms, or information that can grow our understandings and develop empathy.

In this post, let’s explore a list of books to read that’ll let you see the world through another person’s perspective!

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Heroes from Our Shelves

If you could have a superpower, what would it be? The ability to fly? To be a webslinger with Spidey senses? Or maybe someone who’s really good at bowling, an ability that could unexpectedly dish out some justice, as you’ll see if you keep reading this post! Personally, I wish I could read books faster, so that I don’t have to be a sloth juggling half a dozen books at once. But that’d only count as a superpower if you consider readers or library workers to be superheroes!

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Photo by Rahul Mishra on Unsplash

Relatable superheroes who specialize in serving justice in fiction books, graphic novels, and TV shows are always fun to root for. When it’s backed by a gripping good versus evil narrative, what’s better than flipping through the pages of a comic book to see flashy fights with onomatopoeias or watching the high-octane and colourful action scenes on the big screen?

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