Finding Fish by Antwone Quenton FisherAntwone Fisher tells the story of his life, from his birth to a prison inmate to his success as a screenwriter in Hollywood, discussing his childhood and teen years in foster homes, his stint in the Navy, his attempts to find his mother and father, and the determination that led him to create the life of his dreams.
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The Tender Bar by J.R. MoehringerThe author presents his memoirs of growing up without his father and finding himself looking for male role models among the regulars at Publicans, a Manhasset, Long Island, bar.
Bad Boy by Walter Dean MyersAward winning YA author, Walter Dean Myers, describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a writer.
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Lost in Place by Mark SalzmanYou thought you were weird? You've seen nothing yet! This humrous memoir tells the tale of how author, Mark Salzman, who tried to rise above the everyday normalcy of his childhood.
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Soldier by Jordan JunePoet June Jordan chronicles the first twelve years of her life and discusses how her experiences during those years influenced her writing.
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Wasted by Marya HornbacherThe author reflects on her fourteen-year battle with bulimia and anorexia, discussing how the eating disorders have affected her life from childhood through the present day.
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Prozac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelA personal memoir of Elizabeth Wurtzel's breakdowns, suicide attempts, hospitalizations, and her battle with depression.
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The Nazi Officier's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerEdith Hahn tells how she survived the Holocaust, first by going underground, using a Christian friend's identity papers, and eventually marrying Werner Vetter, a Nazi Party member who knew she was Jewish.
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A Hope in the Unseen by Ron SuskindFollows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.
Describes six years in the life of a daring and resourceful Polish Jewish boy and his family, who survived the Holocaust by using false papers and posing as Catholics.
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcohol father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcohol father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home.
When a Crocodile eats the sun by Peter GodwinPeter Godwin recounts the experiences he had after returning to his birthplace in Zimbabwe to be with his dying father, and shares his impressions of the country and the political and social changes that have thrown it into a vortex of brutality and hatred.
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Barefoot Heart by Elva Trevino HartThe author, born in south Texas to Mexican immigrants, provides an account of her life growing up in a family of migrant farm workers, and tells how she overcame the disadvantages of her youth to attend college and earn a master's degree in computer science/engineering.
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Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Lucy Grealy describes her journey to find physical beauty after surgery left her face disfigured.
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Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl by Renee
A translation from French of the memoir of a young woman named Renee, who began suffering from schizophrenia at age five, and an interpretation of Renee's experiences by her analyst, Marguerite Sechehaye.
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy GrealyLucy Grealy describes her journey to find physical beauty after surgery left her face disfigured.
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Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl by ReneeA translation from French of the memoir of a young woman named Renee, who began suffering from schizophrenia at age five, and an interpretation of Renee's experiences by her analyst, Marguerite Sechehaye.
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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
The author chronicles his impoverished childhood in Limerick, Ireland, in the 1930s and 1940s, describing his father's alcoholism and talent for storytelling; the challenges and tragedies his mother faced, including the loss of three children; and his early experiences in the Catholic church, and balances painful memories with humor.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe author chronicles his impoverished childhood in Limerick, Ireland, in the 1930s and 1940s, describing his father's alcoholism and talent for storytelling; the challenges and tragedies his mother faced, including the loss of three children; and his early experiences in the Catholic church, and balances painful memories with humor.
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A Long way gone by Ismael Beah
Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.
A Long way gone by Ismael BeahIshmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
The author reflects on his days at a South Carolina military college. He recalls his love of basketball and its value to him as a means of self-expression, and shares experiences that shed new light on his novel "The Great Santini."
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Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Memoir of three Chinese women, Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother in twentieth-century China.
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Hello, America by Livia Bitton-Jackson
The author tells the story of how she and her mother came to New York City in 1951 to try to leave the horrors of the Holocaust behind, but found it harder than they expected to fit into this "new world."
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Funny in Farsi by by Firoozeh Dumas
Firoozeh Dumas recounts the experiences she had after her family moved from Iran to Southern California, discussing how her family adapted to life in America.
My Losing Season by Pat ConroyThe author reflects on his days at a South Carolina military college. He recalls his love of basketball and its value to him as a means of self-expression, and shares experiences that shed new light on his novel "The Great Santini."
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Wild Swans by Jung ChangMemoir of three Chinese women, Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother in twentieth-century China.
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Hello, America by Livia Bitton-JacksonThe author tells the story of how she and her mother came to New York City in 1951 to try to leave the horrors of the Holocaust behind, but found it harder than they expected to fit into this "new world."
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Funny in Farsi by by Firoozeh DumasFiroozeh Dumas recounts the experiences she had after her family moved from Iran to Southern California, discussing how her family adapted to life in America.
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My Life in and out of the rough by John Daly
Presents the author's first-hand account of his experiences as a professional golfer, providing information on his family life, his addictions, and his accomplishments.
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Bowman's Store by Joseph Bruchac
My Life in and out of the rough by John DalyPresents the author's first-hand account of his experiences as a professional golfer, providing information on his family life, his addictions, and his accomplishments.
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Bowman's Store by Joseph BruchacA memoir in which the author describes his upbringing in his grandparent's home where he was loved, nurtured, and encouraged, and tells how he came to fully claim his Abenaki heritage in spite of the fact that his grandfather never admitted to being Native American.
