Translated by C. T. Campion, M.A. [Oriel College, Oxford].

"HOLLYWOOD PARK is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country's most infamous cults, and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. Yet, ultimately, his is a story of fierce love and family loyalty told in a raw, poetic voice that signals the emergence of a uniquely gifted writer. We were never young. We were just too afraid of ourselves. No one told us who we were or...

The writer and actress explore her childhood and youth, which were largely defined by her father's struggle with hoarding.

When Holly's family moves from the city to a farm, she longs to get a horse for her birthday. Based on events in the author's childhood.

"For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...

Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own.

HOME SCHOOL GRANT. Childhood of famous Americans series.

Burroughs reveals his bizarre and dark childhood that celebrates his resilient, upbeat spirit that helped him surmount one of the weirder upbringings on record.

Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication...

His own account of an Iroquois Indian dance, 1748. The account was taken from the Journal of 1748, preserved in the collection of Washington papers in the Library of Congress. "In commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington, 1732-1932."