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Tag Archives: Memoir
Book Club Kit: Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail By Cheryl Strayed First Published: 2012 10 Copies & Reading Guide At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered, … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Copies, 2012, audiobooks, Biography, eBooks, Hiking, Memoir, travel
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Book Club Kit: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua First Published: 2011 6 Copies & Reading Guide Traces the rewards and pitfalls of a Chinese mother’s exercise in extreme parenting, describing the exacting standards applied to grades, music lessons, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Memoir, 6 Copies, AJPL, books, reading, 2011, family, Amy Chua, parenting
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Book Club Kit: The Water is Wide
The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy First Published: 1972 6 Copies & Reading Guide Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separated from the mainland of South Carolina by a wide tidal river, it was accessible only by … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 Copies, AJPL, books, Memoir, Pat Conroy, reading
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Book Club Kit: My Stroke of Insight
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. First Published: 2008 6 Copies & Reading Guide On the morning of December 10, 1996, Taylor, a brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke. She observed her … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, 6 Copies, AJPL, books, Brain, Memoir, reading, stroke
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Book Club Kit: Stolen Innocence
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer First Published: 2008 5 Copies & Reading Guide In this shocking, timely, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, 5 Copies, AJPL, books, Elissa Wall, FLDS, literature, Memoir, Polygamy, reading
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Author Spotlight: A.J. Jacobs
Several of us have discovered and loved the books by A.J. Jacobs. As Stephannie put it – Jacobs is a guy that’s willing to do anything for a laugh and to truly learn about his subjects! If you’re looking for a giggle while … Continue reading
Book Club Kit: Where is the Mango Princess?
Where is the Mango Princess? by Cathy Crimmins First Published: 2000 10 Copies & Reading Guide When her husband Alan is injured in a speedboat accident, Cathy Crimmins reluctantly assumes the role of caregiver and learns to cope with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Copies, books, Brain, Cathy Crimmins, Memoir, PCLD, reading
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Book Club Kit: Making Toast
Making Toast: A Family Story by Roger Rosenblatt First Published: 2010 10 Copies & Reading Guide When his daughter, Amy—a gifted doctor, mother, and wife—collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife, Ginny, leave their … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Copies, 2010, books, Memoir, PCLD, reading, Roger Rosenblatt
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Book Club Kit: Blue Highways
Blue Highways: A Journey Into America by William Least Heat-Moon First Published: 1982 6 Copies & Reading Guide William Least Heat-Moon’s journey into America began with little more than the need to put home behind him. At a turning point … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, 6 Copies, AJPL, books, Memoir, reading, Travel & Adventure, William Least Heat-Moon
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