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Great Memoirs of 2008
Fantastic, inspiring, amazing or mundane, try out a new memoir and see how other people live.
Boylan, Jennifer Finney
I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted
PS3552.O914 Z474 2008
For Jennifer Boylan, creaking stairs, fleeting images in the mirror, and the remote whisper of human voices were everyday events in the Pennsylvania house in which she grew up in the 1970s. Jenny herself-born James-lived in a haunted body, and both her mysterious, diffident father and her wild, unpredictable sister would soon become ghosts to Jenny as well.
I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted
PS3552.O914 Z474 2008
For Jennifer Boylan, creaking stairs, fleeting images in the mirror, and the remote whisper of human voices were everyday events in the Pennsylvania house in which she grew up in the 1970s. Jenny herself-born James-lived in a haunted body, and both her mysterious, diffident father and her wild, unpredictable sister would soon become ghosts to Jenny as well.
Bragg, Rick
The Prince of Frogtown
CT275.B5946 A3 2008
Rick Bragg closes his circle of family stories with an unforgettable tale about fathers and sons inspired by his own relationship with his ten-year-old stepson.
The Prince of Frogtown
CT275.B5946 A3 2008
Rick Bragg closes his circle of family stories with an unforgettable tale about fathers and sons inspired by his own relationship with his ten-year-old stepson.
Coffin, Jaed
A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants
BQ6336.C643 2008x
Coffin relates tales from his childhood such as being the offspring of an interracial couple, his journey to understand his Taiwanese heritage, attending college, and becoming a Buddhist monk.
A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants
BQ6336.C643 2008x
Coffin relates tales from his childhood such as being the offspring of an interracial couple, his journey to understand his Taiwanese heritage, attending college, and becoming a Buddhist monk.
Cohen, Kerry
Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity
HQ798.C554 2008
Cohen's captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity, and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy, is a story of addiction--and not just to sex.
Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity
HQ798.C554 2008
Cohen's captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity, and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy, is a story of addiction--and not just to sex.
Dau, John Bul
God Grew Tired of Us
HV640.5.S9 D38 2007x
John Bul Dau, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, describes how civil war forced him out of his village, leading to an odyssey through Africa and the United States, where he eventually settled, began raising a family, and began two foundations geared towards helping Sudanese children impacted by war.
God Grew Tired of Us
HV640.5.S9 D38 2007x
John Bul Dau, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, describes how civil war forced him out of his village, leading to an odyssey through Africa and the United States, where he eventually settled, began raising a family, and began two foundations geared towards helping Sudanese children impacted by war.
Gilmour, David
The Film Club
CT275.G4325 A3 2008
David Gilmour is an unemployed movie critic trying to convince his fifteen-year-old son Jesse to do his homework. He offers his son an unconventional deal: Jesse can drop out of school, not work, not pay rent - but he must watch three movies a week of his father's choosing.
The Film Club
CT275.G4325 A3 2008
David Gilmour is an unemployed movie critic trying to convince his fifteen-year-old son Jesse to do his homework. He offers his son an unconventional deal: Jesse can drop out of school, not work, not pay rent - but he must watch three movies a week of his father's choosing.
Hadjii
Don't Let My Mama Read This: A Southern Fried Memoir
E185.97.H225 A3 2008
Bold, funny, and above all, honest, Hadjii's memoir explores growing up in an African American household in the South.
Don't Let My Mama Read This: A Southern Fried Memoir
E185.97.H225 A3 2008
Bold, funny, and above all, honest, Hadjii's memoir explores growing up in an African American household in the South.
Hancock, Elizabeth Emerson
Trespassers Will Be Baptized
BX6495.H265 A3 2008
Growing up Southern and Baptist in Eastern Kentucky, Elizabeth Hancock's world revolved around Sunday School, foreign missions projects, revival meetings and of course, the Kentucky Wildcats.
Trespassers Will Be Baptized
BX6495.H265 A3 2008
Growing up Southern and Baptist in Eastern Kentucky, Elizabeth Hancock's world revolved around Sunday School, foreign missions projects, revival meetings and of course, the Kentucky Wildcats.
Sullivan, Felicia C.
The Sky Isn't Visible from Here
HV5805.S85 A3 2008
Sullivan, who grew up on the tough streets of Brooklyn in the 1980s, now looks back on her childhood lived among drug dealers, users, and substitute fathers.
The Sky Isn't Visible from Here
HV5805.S85 A3 2008
Sullivan, who grew up on the tough streets of Brooklyn in the 1980s, now looks back on her childhood lived among drug dealers, users, and substitute fathers.
Thyre, Sarah
Dark at the Roots
CT275.T625 A3 2007
Sarah is catapulted from the relative safety of a nuclear family, into years of her mother going it alone with five mouths to feed on a steady diet of pasta and fried eggs, to teenage years where wearing a school uniform is a godsend for a girl unable to afford the latest fashions.
Dark at the Roots
CT275.T625 A3 2007
Sarah is catapulted from the relative safety of a nuclear family, into years of her mother going it alone with five mouths to feed on a steady diet of pasta and fried eggs, to teenage years where wearing a school uniform is a godsend for a girl unable to afford the latest fashions.
Updated: October 30, 2008
