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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad's fast-food joint that one day he'd be a household name and that, at the height of his success, he'd be living alone, divorced, with no kids, high on a cocktail of forgetting, he might've asked, "You want fries with that?" John burst onto the scene in General Hospital, propelling him into the teen idol stratosphere, a place that's often a point of no return. But Stamos beat the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
x, 129 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author describes how, for nearly two years, she successfully executed a remarkable forgery caper in which she used her talent as a researcher and celebrity biographer to forge more than three hundred letters by literary notables.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and the struggle to become whole. Henry Winkler, launched into prominence as "The Fonz" in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he would be the first to tell you that it's simply not the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice--her truth--was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey--and the strength at the core of one of the greatest...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
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Raised in poverty as an illegitimate child, Jack London dropped out of school to support his mother, working in mind-deadening jobs that would foster a lifelong interest in socialism. Brilliant and self-taught, he haunted California's waterside bars, brawling with drunken sailors and learning about love from prostitutes. His lust for adventure took him from the beaches of Hawaii to the gold fields of Alaska, where he experienced firsthand the struggles...
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Language
English
Description
"Goodnight Mommy," a young five-year-old girl says to her mother, upon being tucked into bed for the night. The covers are snugly tucked around her very tired body, as the light is turned off and her eyes slowly close for a good night's rest. She is abruptly awakened at 3 am by her father, telling her to get dressed. "Mommy ran away." That would be the last time this young girl would ever hear the words "good night" from her mother. After multiple...
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents' homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish at home, having Saturday-morning-salsa-dance-parties in the kitchen, and eating tamales alongside apple pie at Christmas never seemed at odds with her American identity. Still, she yearned to see that identity reflected in the larger American narrative. Now, ...America invites thirty-one of her...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 299 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A fifty-year-old bridge game, and the secrets it held, provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between the author and her mother.
12) Angie Thomas
Author
Series
Publisher
Av2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages
Language
English
Description
Angie Thomas published her first book when she was 29 years old. She did not expect this first book to be a bestseller.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
�2004
Physical Desc
vi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The Hollywood star traces her career and personal life, discussing such topics as her relationships with fellow actors, her marriage to plane crash victim Charles F. Blair, and her work on specific causes.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Born to nomadic and bohemian parents who rarely had time for her, the author presents a portrait of her childhood, detailing her many homes, from an orphanage in Manhattan to a sugar plantation in Cuba.
15) Ian Fleming
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
x, 486 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sportsman, womanizer, naval commander, world-traveler, spy, the creator of the Cold War's archetypal secret agent was infinitely more complicated and interesting than his major fictional character, Agent 007, as Lycett shows in this full-length biography of Ian Fleming.
16) Limbo: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
269 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author describes her early dream of becoming a concert pianist, the mysterious muscle disorder that forced her to give up that plan and led to confinement in a wheelchair, and her discovery of the wonderful world of writing.
17) Walden
Author
Series
Writings of Henry D. Thoreau volume Princeton Classics
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry D. Thoreau (1817–62) was an American author, naturalist, poet, and philosopher. He wrote many essays and books, including Civil Disobedience, Walking, and The Maine Woods, among others. John Updike (1932–2009) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, short story writer, and poet.
One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
448 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto the scene with her first published book, Wise Blood, in 1952. Her fierce, sometimes comic novels and stories reflected the darkly funny, vibrant, and theologically sophisticated woman who wrote them. Brad Gooch brings to life O'Connor's significant friendships--with Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Hardwick, Walker Percy, and James Dickey among others--and her...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Evoking the sounds, scents, and tactile sensations that marked his early life, the author, in four parts, recalls his development from within through the encounters of his interior self with the outer world.