Biographies and autobiographies

  • Jill : a biography of the first lady

    Creator

    Superville, Darlene

    Pace, Julie

    Abstract

    Dr. Jill Biden has been described as President Biden's greatest political asset. Now that she is First Lady, there is more curiosity than ever about the ways she will shape the country.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Deaf utopia : a memoir--and a love letter to a way of life

    Creator

    Siebert, Robert

    DiMarco, Nyle

    Abstract

    Nyle DiMarco shares stories, both heartbreaking and humorous, of what it means to navigate a world built for hearing people. Through his stories and those of his Deaf family, he opens many windows into the Deaf experience.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Who do I think I am? : stories of chola wishes and caviar dreams

    Creator

    Johnson, Anjelah

    Abstract

    Anjelah Johnson-Reyes recounts funny stories from her journey--from growing up caught between two worlds to unexpectedly embracing faith to her many adventures in dating. These stories explore subjects such as navigating your racial identity, finding your place in the world, chasing your crazy dreams, the messiness of an evolving faith, and searching for belonging and meaning.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Ain't that a mother : postpartum, palsy, and everything in between

    Creator

    Nelson, Adiba

    Abstract

    With a new baby with medical needs and a slew of hardships, Adiba Nelson set out on a reckoning that was just as generational as it was personal. Along the way, she never loses her heart or her humor.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Isn't her grace amazing! : the women who changed gospel music

    Creator

    Wills, Cheryl

    Abstract

    From the matriarchs of the movement to today's chart-topping divas, Cheryl Wills offers in-depth portraits of twenty-five amazing women of Gospel music, and illuminates what makes each of them shine.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Still just a geek : an annotated memoir

    Creator

    Wheaton, Wil

    Abstract

    Wil Wheaton reveals how he has charted a career course unlike anyone else and has emerged as one of the most popular and well respected names in science fiction, fantasy, and pop culture.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Finding me : a memoir

    Creator

    Davis, Viola

    Abstract

    In this memoir, award-winning actress Viola Davis shares her story, in her own words, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to the present day.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Confession of a serial killer : the untold story of Dennis Rader, the BTK killer

    Creator

    Ramsland, Katherine M.

    Abstract

    In 1974, Dennis Lynn Rader stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Soon after killing the family, he murdered a young woman and then another, until he had ten victims. Katherine Ramsland worked with Rader himself to analyze the layers of his psyche. Using his drawings, letters, interviews, and Rader's unique codes, she presents in meticulous detail the childhood roots and development of one man's motivation to stalk, torture, and kill.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The king's painter : the life and times of Hans Holbein

    Creator

    Moyle, Franny

    Abstract

    Franny Moyle traces and analyzes the life and work of an extraordinary artist against the backdrop of an era of political turbulence and cultural transformation, to which his art offers a subtle and endlessly refracting mirror.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Coming up for air

    Creator

    Daley, Tom

    Abstract

    Olympic diver Tom Daley explores the experiences that have shaped him and the qualities that brought him success and joy--from the resilience he developed competing at a world-class level, to the courage he discovered while reclaiming the narrative around his sexuality, to the perspective that family life has brought him.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Don Mills, Ontario, Canada]

    Harlequin Audio

    Non spécifié