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[2018]
Language
English
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In The Wondering Years, [McCoy] offers a collection of hilarious yet poignant stories that reflect on the way pop culture helped shape his life - and even carved out the foundations of his faith. It's a witty and winsome exploration of the ways our favorite stories, characters, and conflicts continue to influence our lives. --
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English
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"An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best ... When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death. Now, for...
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Xin jing dian wen ku volume 1408
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Simplified Chinese edition of Educated: A Memoir
人们只看到我的与众不同:一个十七岁前从未踏入教室的大山女孩,却戴上一顶学历的高帽,熠熠生辉。 只有我知道自己的真面目:我来自一个极少有人能想象的家庭。我的童年由垃圾场的废铜烂铁铸成,那里没有读书声,只有起重机的轰鸣。不上学,不就医,是父亲要我们坚持的忠诚与真理。父亲不允许我们拥有自己的声音,我们的意志是他眼中的恶魔。...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, Joe Biden's younger sister, trusted confidante, and lifelong campaign manager. [She] ... writes of the role of family, faith, and fate in shaping her life, and the power of empathy and kindness in the face of turmoil and division. [Her book] details [her] decades-long professional career in politics, and the central role she played in her brother's life as an insightful adviser, an ever-loyal advocate, and best...
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen brief stories about courageous people in American history who stood up for their beliefs about equality and justice, arranged in chronological order by year from 1776 to 2005. Each story is preceded by a personal quote from the person profiled.
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English
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"America's first families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, [this book] reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and first...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times and international bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes a heartwarming and inspiring book about the incredible impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have on the world around us. One day in 1986, Laura Schroff, a busy ad sales executive, passed an eleven-year-old boy panhandling on the street. She stopped and offered to take him to McDonald's for lunch. Twenty years later, at Laura's fiftieth birthday...
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Pub. Date
Ã2013
Language
English
Description
Are you possessed by the urge to invent, design, and make something that others enjoy, but don't know how to plug into the Maker movement? In this book, you'll follow author David Lang's headfirst dive into the Maker world and how he grew to be a successful entrepreneur. You'll discover how to navigate this new community, and find the best resources for learning the tools and skills you need to be a dynamic maker in your own right. Lang reveals how...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and...
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English
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"From the best-selling, Pulitzer prize-winning author of All Over But the Shoutin' and The Best Cook in the World, a collection of his irresistible columns from Southern Living and Garden & Gun A collection of wide-ranging and endearingly personal columns by the celebrated author, newspaper columnist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, culled from his best-loved pieces in Southern Living and Garden & Gun. From his love of Tupperware ("My Affair...
80) Brave hearts
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"In this book, readers will read stories of how pet dogs have save their owner from a crisis."--
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