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Aweigh of Life: A Memoir and Travel Tales of Seven Years in the South Pacific
Snow, E. D. - XLIBRIS CORP
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Aweigh of Life is a memoir and travel tale of one woman's unique adventures of sailing and living in the South Pacific during the 1970s. Interlaced with her adventurous tales, she explores the emotional scars from her dysfunctional upbringing as she morphed from seeking the adventure... |
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More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are
Elaine Welteroth - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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In this part-manifesto, part-memoir, the revolutionary editor who infused social consciousness into the pages of Teen Vogue explores what it means to come into your own--on your own termsThroughout her life, Elaine Welteroth has climbed the ranks of media and fashion, shattering... |
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Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century
Lorene Cary - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Lorene Cary's grandmother moves in, and everything changes: day-to-day life, family relationships, the Nana she knew -- even their shared past.From cherished memories of weekends she spent as a child with her indulgent Nana to the reality of the year she spent "ladysitting" her now frail... |
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Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions
Alberto Manguel - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment... |
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How to Treat People: A Nurse's Notes
Molly Case - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating and poignant memoir of the body and its care, told through the experiences of a young nurse.As a teenager, Molly Case underwent an operation that saved her life. Nearly a decade later, she finds herself in the operating room again -- this time as a trainee nurse. She learns... |
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No One Tells You This: A Memoir
Glynnis MacNicol - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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ELLE's The 30 Best Books to Read This Summer"A piercing examination of what it means both to love grown-up, complicated women - and to be one." -- Rebecca Traister, All The Single Ladies "Glynnis has written a book that is honest, hilarious and raw...it misses... |
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Greetings from Bury Park (Blinded by the Light Movie Tie-In) (Vintage Departures)
Sarfraz Manzoor - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. A charming memoir about the impact of Bruce Springsteens music on a Pakistani boy growing up in 1970s Britain.. Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. He spent his teenage years... |
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Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
Selma Blair - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Selma Blair has played many archetypal roles: Gullible ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Fire-starter in Hellboy. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Face of Chanel. Cover model. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best... |
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I Live a Life Like Yours: A Memoir
Jan Grue - FSG Originals
Format: Paperback
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I am not talking about surviving. I am not talking about becoming human, but about how I came to realize that I had always already been human. I am writing about all that I wanted to have, and how I got it. I am writing about what it cost, and how I was able to afford it. Jan Grue was diagnosed... |
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