Posts Tagged ‘biography’
Waiting for First Light
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize: In this piercing memoir, Rom�o Dallaire, retired general and former senator, the author of the bestsellers Shake Hands with the Devil andThey Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children, and one of the world’s leading humanitarians, delves deep into his life since the Rwandan genocide. At the heart of…
Read MoreNot that Kind of Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
A young girl’s journal records her family’s struggles during two years of hiding from the Nazis in war-torn Holland.
Read MoreTalking as Fast as I Can
In her first work of nonfiction, the star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood recounts her experiences on Gilmore Girls, the first and second time, and shares stories about life, love, and working in Hollywood.
Read MoreRiver of Time
Scrappy Little Nobody
“A collection of whimsical autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air recounts memorable milestones from her New England upbringing to the blockbuster films that have made her one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses, “–Baker & Taylor.
Read MoreMaking it up as I go Along
Fingers crossed that Marian has a new novel out soon but until then why not laugh your socks off with this hilarious collection of tales, observations and flights of fancy from the funniest woman in print. ‘Will make you laugh, cry and feel less alone. Fabulous’ Good Housekeeping Welcome to the magnificent Making It Up…
Read MoreInto the Wild
A portrait of Chris McCandless chronicles his decision to withdraw from society and adopt the persona of Alexander Supertramp, offering insight into his beliefs about the wilderness and his tragic death in the Alaskan wilderness. Reissue. (A Paramount Vantage film, written & directed by Sean Penn, releasing Fall 2007, starring Emile Hirsch) (Biography & Autobiography)
Read MoreI am Malala
A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE “I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.” When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her…
Read MoreThe Other Wes Moore
Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered a life of violence and imprisonment.
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