- Tuesdays with Morrie : an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson / by
Albom, Mitch,
1958-
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- Subjects: Schwartz, Morris S.; Brandeis University; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Teacher-student relationships; Death; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.; Attitude to Death.; Intergenerational Relations.; Patients;
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© 1997., Doubleday,
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- Never have your dog stuffed : and other things I've learned / by Alda, Alan,1936-;
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- Subjects: Alda, Alan, 1936-; Actors;
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© c2005., Random House,
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- Infidel / by
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan,
1967-
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- Subjects: Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1967-; Politicians; Muslims; Refugees;
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© c2007., Free Press,
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- Elegy for Iris / by Bayley, John,1925-;
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- Subjects: Murdoch, Iris; Bayley, John, 1925-; University of Oxford; Women novelists, English; Women philosophers; College teachers; Married people; Alzheimer's disease; Critics;
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© 1999., St. Martin's Press,
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- A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier / by
Beah, Ishmael,
1980-
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- Subjects: Beah, Ishmael, 1980-; Child soldiers;
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© 2007., Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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- Running with scissors : a memoir / by
Burroughs, Augusten.
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- Subjects: Burroughs, Augusten; Burroughs, Augusten; Novelists, American;
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© 2002., St. Martin's Press,
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- The life and times of the thunderbolt kid : a memoir / by
Bryson, Bill.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-270).Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century--1951--in the middle of the United States--Des Moines, Iowa--in the middle of the largest generation in American history--the baby boomers. As one of the funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his all-American childhood for memoir gold. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around his house and neighborhood wearing a jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel about his neck, vanquishing evildoers--in his head--as "The Thunderbolt Kid." Using his fantasy-life persona as a springboard, Bryson re-creates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality--a life at once familiar to us all and as far away and unreachable as another galaxy.--From publisher description.
- Subjects: Bryson, Bill.; Travel writers; Dagelijks leven.;
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© c2006., Broadway Books,
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- My life in France / by Child, Julia.; Prud'homme, Alex.;
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- Subjects: Child, Julia.; Cooks; Cooks; Cookery, French.;
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© 2006., Alfred A. Knopf,
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- I feel bad about my neck : and other thoughts on being a woman / by
Ephron, Nora.
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- I feel bad about my neck -- I hate my purse -- Serial monogamy : a memoir -- On maintenance -- Blind as a bat -- Parenting in three stages -- Moving on -- Me and JFK : now it can be told -- Me and Bill : the end of love -- Where I live -- The story of my life in 3,500 words or less -- The lost strudel or Le strudel perdu -- On rapture -- What I wish I'd known -- Considering the alternative.
- Subjects: Ephron, Nora.;
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© 2006., Knopf,
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- Personal history / by Graham, Katharine,1917-2001;
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- Subjects: Graham, Katharine, 1917-2001; Publishers and publishing; Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974); Newspaper publishing;
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© 1997., A.A. Knopf,
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- Will in the world : how Shakespeare became Shakespeare / by
Greenblatt, Stephen,
1943-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-407) and index.- Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Dramatists, English; Theater;
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© 2004., Norton,
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- Marley & me : life and love with the world's worst dog / by
Grogan, John,
1957-
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- And puppy makes three -- Running with the blue bloods -- Homeward bound -- Mr. Wiggles -- The test strip -- Matters of the heart -- Master and beast -- A battle of wills -- The stuff males are made of -- The luck of the Irish -- The things he ate -- Welcome to the indigent ward -- A scream in the night -- An early arrival -- A postpartum ultimatum -- The audition -- In the land of Bocahontas -- Alfresco dining -- Lightning strikes -- Dog beach -- A northbound plane -- In the land of pencils -- Poultry on parade -- The potty room -- Beating the odds -- Borrowed time -- The big meadow -- Beneath the cherry trees -- The bad dog club.The story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.--From publisher description.
- Subjects: Labrador retriever; Grogan, John, 1957-;
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© c2005., Morrow,
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- Dean & me : (a love story) / by Lewis, Jerry,1926-; Kaplan, James,1951-;
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- Subjects: Martin, Dean, 1917-1995; Lewis, Jerry, 1926-; Entertainers;
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© c2005., Doubleday,
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- Born standing up : a comic's life / by
Martin, Steve,
1945-
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- Subjects: Martin, Steve, 1945-; Entertainers;
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© 2007., Scribner,
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- Angela's ashes : a memoir / by
McCourt, Frank.
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- "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood". So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy, exasperating, irresponsible and beguiling, does nurture in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story. Frank lives for his father's tales of Cuchulain, who saved Ireland, and of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies.
- Subjects: Irish Americans; Irish Americans; McCourt family.; McCourt, Frank; McCourt, Frank; McCourt, Frank; Américains d'origine irlandaise;
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© c1996., Scribner,
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- Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books / by Nafisi, Azar.;
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- Subjects: Nafisi, Azar.; English teachers; English literature; American literature; Women; Books and reading; Group reading;
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© c2003., Random House,
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- Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life / by Noor,Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan,1951-;
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- Subjects: Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-; Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999;
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© c2003., Miramax Books,
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- Dress your family in corduroy and denim / by
Sedaris, David.
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- Lambda Literary Award, 2004.Stonewall Book Award Honor Book (American Library Association), 2005.
- Subjects: Humorous stories, American.;
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© c2004., Little, Brown,
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- Lucky [text (large print)] / by Sebold, Alice.;
An acclaimed journalist shares the painful story of being raped while a freshman in college, and her subsequent fifteen-year struggle with drug addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder to recover from the terrible ordeal.- Subjects: Sebold, Alice.; Rape victims; Trials (Rape); Large type books.;
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© 2003, c1999., RB Large Print,
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- Galileo's daughter : a historical memoir of science, faith, and love / by Sobel, Dava.;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [376]-393) and index.
- Subjects: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.; Galilei, Maria Celeste, 1600-1634; Astronomers;
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© 1999., Walker & Co.,
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- About Alice / by
Trillin, Calvin.
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- Subjects: Trillin, Calvin; Trillin, Alice Stewart.; Authors' spouses; Cancer; Authors, American;
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© c2006., Random House,
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- The glass castle : a memoir / by
Walls, Jeannette.
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- Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.--From publisher description.
- Subjects: Walls, Jeannette.; Children of alcoholics; Children of alcoholics; Problem families; Problem families; Poor; Homeless persons;
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© c2005., Scribner,
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- Night / by Wiesel, Elie,1928-; Wiesel, Marion.;
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- Subjects: Wiesel, Elie, 1928-; World War, 1939-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
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© c2006., Hill and Wang,
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- An hour before daylight : memories of a rural boyhood / by Carter, Jimmy,1924-;
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- Subjects: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Presidents; Farmers; Country life; Carter family.; Carter (Family);
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© c2001., Simon & Schuster,
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- The year of magical thinking / by Didion, Joan.;
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- Subjects: Didion, Joan.; Novelists, American; Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003; Novelists, American; Journalists; Mothers and daughters; Widows; Didion, Joan; Didion, Joan; Loss (Psychology); Grief.;
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© 2005., Knopf,
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