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The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother

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Report copyright infringementby Jill Bialosky (Author)Jill Bialosky, the poet behind the "tender, absorbing, and deeply moving memoir" (Entertainment Weekly) History of a Suicide, returns with a lyrical portrait of her mother's life, told in reverse order from burial to birth. When Iris Yvonne Bialosky died in an assisted care facility on March 29, 2020, it unleashed a torrent of emotions in her daughter, Jill Bialosky. Grief, of course, but also guilt, confusion, and doubt, all of which were...

This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters From My Grandmother

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Pryor (Author)Lucille "Mama Ceal" Hatch Eldridge wrote to her grandson Walter Pryor weekly for nearly 30 years, from his boyhood until she died at 80. Most extraordinarily, Mama Ceal was not a well-educated person, having completed only the eighth grade. As a live-in maid, raising other people's children, she had little leisure time to write. Yet, her letters, sprinkled throughout This Leaves Me Okay (Heliotrope Books, May 2025), helped Pryor profoundly ...

Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life

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Report copyright infringementby Emily Katy (Author)A powerful bestselling memoir by influencer and advocate - on what it's like living as a troubled teenager with undiagnosed autism. *A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* "Moving and powerful. Should be essential reading for mental health professionals and anyone with autism in their lives." - FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character "This book will bring so many readers self-recognition and comfort." - DEVON PRICE, author of Unmasking Autism "V...

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Report copyright infringementby Natasha Landphair Buchanan (Author)Because my father died while I was quite young, adults around me were often open about their experiences of grief. The common theme seemed to be "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." You never move on; you never "get over it." So when my husband was killed very suddenly and unexpectedly, the hopes and dreams I had held for my life evaporated immediately. I had seen the way the world grieved, and I wanted nothing to do with tha...

Portland Queer: Stories of LGBTQ+ Life in Portland, Oregon

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Report copyright infringementby Ariel Gore (Editor)Author BiographyAriel Gore is a journalist, memoirist, novelist, nonfiction author, and teacher. She is the author of 10 books, including F*ck Happiness, and the creator of the zine Hip Mama, a winner of the American Alternative Press award. Her anthology Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City won the LAMBDA Literary Award in 2010 and her own writing has been called eloquent, sensitive, and revolutionary. She also keeps a website, www.arielgo...

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Report copyright infringementby Angela Hoy (Author)In this deeply personal memoir, Angela Hoy recounts how she and her younger sister were abducted from their home with their devoted father and cast into another world, living at times with their eccentric and cunning maternal grandparents, or their unstable mother and her predatory boyfriends.Outside their home, the sisters appeared to be well-dressed and cared-for, along with their apparently gregarious, stylish, and funny mother and her fri...

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Report copyright infringementby Judy Goldman (Author)A lively and poignant exploration of life's latter decades.In The Rest of Our Lives, memoirist Judy Goldman brings her devoted readers dispatches from the edge of life, when turning eighty can be as surprising and baffling as losing your virginity or seeing The Beatles at Shea Stadium. In this lively and poignant exploration of aging, Goldman circles to those other uncharted moments of our lives when we are at once anxious and excited about...

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The French Court: Essays from One Family's Legacy of Mental Illness

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Report copyright infringementby Lauren Henry Brehm (Author)"There are two courses of action when someone is mentally ill enough to think that they are Napoleon. The first is to secure appropriate treatment, so with therapy, medication, and time, the person can come to understand they are not, in fact, Napoleon, and can be returned to their own identity and a productive role in society. The second course of action is to set up a French court and indulge the person's fantasy of being Napoleon b...

Searching for Slippers: one mom's coming of age story

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Report copyright infringementby Stacy Ross (Author)Fairytales can be rewritten.When you are constantly holding your breath every time the phone rings, when you are always waiting for the other shoe to drop, when you are continually walking on eggshells... you can't help but crave for a lighter time and want for the fairytale.In Searching for Slippers, Stacy Ross tells her story as a parent of a child with Borderline Personality Disorder. With a raw honesty rarely found in parents of children ...

Journeys from the Driftless: Growing Up on an Iowa Farm

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Gregory (Author)Embark on a journey through the eyes of a farm girl in mid-20th century rural America. Relish in a heartfelt coming-of-age tale that captures the essence of iconic eras. A perfect escape to simpler times, offering a treasure trove of memories.With humor and poignancy, Journeys from the Driftless draws you into a riveting narrative that recounts the life of a young girl and her family on a farm in Iowa. It transports you back in time, allow...

Standing Up: Making the Best Out of Surviving the Worst

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Report copyright infringementby Mary L. Devine (Author)For true-crime fans, a gripping memoir of a domestic violence survivor who becomes a police detective in the domestic violence unit and is forced to face her demons when her first major case mirrors her own violent assault. Standing Up invites you on an exhilarating journey with a woman who refuses to be defined by her scars. A pulse-pounding chronicle of survival against all odds, this memoir takes readers along on a plunge into the chil...

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Report copyright infringementby Tracy O'Neill (Author)MOST ANTICIPATED READ and MUST READ OF 2024: The Millions, LitHub, Esquire, BookRiot, Bustle, Vulture, Boston Globe, Brit & Co, Southern Living"Woman of Interest is a memoir wrapped in a mystery--an inward examination of family, identity, and self, but also an actual gumshoe detective story. Each extraordinary, prickly sentence is conjured with clarity and conflict. Funny, moving, mean--an exceptional book from an extraordinary writer....

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Report copyright infringementby Moneta R. Nichols (Author)Everyone in life goes through a number of circumstances that make them who they are. The more complex life, the more complicated a person becomes. In this autobiography, Author Moneta R. Nichols talked about each stage of her life and how she coped with the challenges life thrown her way. The book's agenda is to motivate people to make efforts for a better life. Number of Pages: 68 Dimensions: 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN ...

A Boy's Life in the 50's: Growing Up in Florida

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Report copyright infringementby Chick Ludwig (Author), Andy Silvers (Editor)Life was much simpler in the 1950s when I grew up as a boy in St. Petersburg, Florida. We spent most of our time outside playing. WWII hadn't been over for long, and it was exciting to "play army". We went exploring on our bikes, looking for adventure. In this collection of stories, I'll tell you about some of my friends and the adventures we had during those long-ago childhood days. For my older readers, maybe my sto...

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Report copyright infringementby C. a. Gilchrist (Author)Can he learn The Truth About Demons before it's too late?It's the gritty 1970s in Levittown, Pennsylvania and young Cameron's life teeters between terror and sanctuary. With his only refuge the local library, he faces a neighborhood psychopath, brutal family tragedy, and a demon-obsessed mother in the grips of an apocalyptic cult. When Cam turns eighteen, the doomsday cult tightens its grip, and his journey spirals into homelessness, dru...

Daily Planner Journal: Organizers Datebooks Appointment Books Agendas 8.5

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Report copyright infringementby Adil Daisy (Author)Get ready to look ahead to 2021 Note and remember long-planned events and appointments as well as impromptu gatherings. It's time to start planning now to make 2021 an amazing year with this efficient planner.One-page-per-week format ruled daily entries dated planning pages.Standard Diary planner will help you schedule your appointments and daily activities, plan events, set goals, and get things done. Empower yourself and others.Details: A ...

Tristimania: A Diary of Manic Depression

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Report copyright infringementby Jay Griffiths (Author)"There are galaxies within the human mind, and madness wants to risk everything for the daring flight, reckless and beautiful and crazed. Everyone knows Icarus fell.But I love him for the fact that he dared to fly. Mania unfurls the invitation to fly too high, too near the sun..." Tristimania is a stark and lyrical account of the psyche in crisis. It tells the story of a devastating year-long episode of manic depression, culminating in a l...

M'Deah and Me: A Tale of Two Black Generations

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Report copyright infringementby Bobby Jean Perry (Author)This is the unforgettable story of a mother and daughter navigating two very different Americas-one rural, one urban-during the height of Jim Crow segregation. From the dirt roads of Alabama to the bustling streets of Minneapolis, M'Deah and Me chronicles the trials, resilience, and faith of two Black women as they confront racism, heartbreak, love, and transformation across generations. With grace and honesty, author Bobby Jean Perry i...

William & Catherine: A Royal Wedding Souvenir

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Report copyright infringementby Annie Bullen (Author), Brian Hoey (Foreword by)This Royal Wedding souvenir celebrates the true love match between William and Catherine withmore than 80 images, including official photographs of the wedding itself. As the couple begin their married life, the whole world is watching as they transform the monarchy into something thoroughly modern.Author BiographyBrian Hoey is a distinguished royal journalist and broadcaster who has written many books on the Royal...

Long Stories Shortened: Go past the Dak, catch the San at the loop and cross the powerlines... into the sticks.

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Report copyright infringementby William J. Peters (Author)Long Stories Shortened is a collection of short stories and vignettes; largely about growing up in South Winnipeg in the 1960s and 1970s, but also the author's escapades as a kid and teenager, and his life as a communications professional, photographer, husband, father and musician.Long ago memories are brought to life with poignancy, humour, insight and charm!"Bill Peters asked me to write an offhanded, maybe even funny blurb for this...

Greatest Hits of My Childhood Trauma - Autism Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Alex Dark (Author)Growing up with Autism is hard enough. Growing up with Autism when you're a little gay weirdo is almost impossible.Greatest Hits of my Childhood Trauma is the story of a boy fighting to exist in a world that would rather throw him away. From overly religious mothers to prison sentences, drug overdoses, psychiatric facilities, bizarre sexual encounters, and queer high school romance, this tale of 90s middle America is heartbreaking, hilarious, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Katie Taylor Wyman (Author)"She only has one hand; my husband said to me. I had just awoken from recovery, so I was a little foggy. "What?" "She's missing her right hand; he said. 1 I looked at him and said, "Are you kidding? That's not funny." "I'm not kidding, honey. There's a doctor waiting outside to talk to us: ' I immediately broke down. How, as a mother, did I not i know? I just saw her! I thought to myself. I guess they only let me see her for a few sec...

Playing Tag on the Roof: Recovering from a narcissistic family through love and psychedelics

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Diianni Madera (Author)Why do we do what we do? Why did Michael and his three brothers play tag on the roof of their three-story house as kids? Why did their mother leave the family and end up a Buddhist nun? Why did their father abandon his successful investment methods, become a con man and end up in prison three times? One part gripping memoir, one part psychology primer, and one part self-help manual, this book draws you into Michael's turbulent e...

Seeing As Your Shoes Are Soon to be on Fire: Essays

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Report copyright infringementby Liza Monroy (Author)Liza Monroy's new book is collection of deeply personal essays that tackle the universal themes of romantic and familial love, fate and chance, all told in a humorous and intelligent manner that keeps the reader yearning for more. Created in the wake of Liza's popular essays- including her piece for the Modern Love column in the New York Times -- Seeing As Your Shoes Are Soon To Be On Fire chronicles Liza's many misadventures in her quest fo...

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Rosenow (Author), Katherine Rosenow (Author)Swaying in the Treetops is an endearing narrative following Scott and Katherine Rosenow and their experiences in adopting eighteen children combined with four biological children. From their marriage, experiences with Christian faith, traumas and children with special needs, Katherine and Scott Rosenow share their personal journey, spiritual development and experiences with emotional intelligence. Their narrativ...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Harding (Author)In July 2012, Thomas Harding's fourteen-year-old son Kadian was killed in a bicycle accident. Shortly afterwards Thomas began to write. This book is the result. Beginning on the day of Kadian's death, and continuing to the one-year anniversary, and beyond, Kadian Journal is a record of grief in its rawest form, and of a mind in shock and questioning a strange new reality. Interspersed within the journal are fragments of memory: jewel-brig...

Love Tears & Autism: An Australian mother's journey from heartbreak to hope

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Report copyright infringementby Cecily Paterson (Author)What do you do when your dream for a 'happy family' isn't working out?Where do you go when no one can help your child?When Cecily Paterson's son was diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), Cecily's life was thrown into chaos. Daily life became a daily struggle and everything she'd ever thought about love seemed to be turned upside down.In the end, she'd have to learn to trust God, learn to love, and do just as much learning and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Allan Hogue (Author)"Farming on the Oxbow" traces an unforgettable journey through the heart of America's agricultural heritage. This intimate memoir follows the remarkable story of George and Virginia Hogue as they cultivate not just the land, but a legacy of resilience that would span generations.Set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, and Dust Bowl, this compelling narrative reveals how one Iowa farm family weathered the most chal...

The Second Arrow: Guilt After Suicide Loss, A Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Roberta Halpern (Author) The title is taken from a Thich Nhat Hanh quote: "Losing someone you love is the first arrow. You feel acute pain of loss and sorrow. But worrying, being anxious, or succumbing to despair are like the second arrow...Our guilt, remorse, and regrets are the second arrow we often fire at ourselves." Number of Pages: 360 Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2025

Riding Fences: poems from the crossed country of my body

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Report copyright infringementby Christin Marie Staszesky (Author)Riding Fences is a memoir in poems that illustrates the author's heroic pilgrimage of finding her way back home to herself.The first step toward healing from childhood sexual abuse-and all abuse-is to admit that it happened. What comes next is a rough, jagged road . . . one that's impossible to walk alone.When Christin Marie Staszesky was ready to face her own history, she had her herd by her side. Surrounded by horses-her trues...

Restoration of a Gangster: Money Mackin' and Murder in the Streets of Kansas City

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Report copyright infringementby Andre Henry (Author)Restoration of a Gangster is a story about love, unity, spiritual growth, and the dynamics of life for the Black man in the streets of Kansas City, Missouri in the 1960s-1980s and the hardship of betrayal. It is the story about growing up and being an endangered Black species in the cold hard streets of Kansas City, Missouri. I was born Andre Maurice Henry in Kansas City, Missouri on August 21, 1956, to Charles and Shirley Henry. My earlier ...