Life Stories
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Life Stories: Memoirs of Remarkable Lives.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson While some accounts of life in the 1950s can make that decade seem sterile and flat, Bryson’s account is alive with action, fondness and vivid detail about his imagination-filled childhood and quirky parents. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers… Continue reading
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Life Stories: Biographies of Famous People
My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme The iconic chef of television and cookbook fame recounts her surprisingly saucy adventures with the French and their cuisine, from World War II onward. The descriptions of food and place are mouth-watering. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown Our enduring fascination with the life of… Continue reading
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Life Stories: Biographies of Challenging Lives
Running with Scissors: A Memoir, by Augusten Burroughs Part madcap adventure, part coming-of-age story and part intense reflection on a difficult childhood, Burroughs’ memoir relates his years in an eccentric foster home where nothing is out of bounds. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s, by John Elder Robison Robinson, brother of Augusten… Continue reading
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Life Stories: Biographies of Remarkable Women
Pacific Lady: The First Woman to Sail Solo Across the Pacific Ocean by Sharon Sites Adams, with Karen J. Coates Coates recounts the ocean crossing and stormy personal life of a brave pioneer, Oregon native Sharon Sites Adams, who in 1965 was the first woman to sail alone from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii. The… Continue reading
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Life Stories: Biographies of Great Americans
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard After a disastrous political defeat, the intrepid Roosevelt and his son undertake a treacherous Amazonian voyage, complete with cannibals. Surmounting all obstacles, they survive to tell the tale. John Adams by David McCullough McCullough masterfully describes the complex life of one of the most… Continue reading