Biographies and autobiographies

  • Hero of two worlds : the Marquis de Lafayette in the age of revolution

    Creator

    Duncan, Mike

    Abstract

    From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times bestselling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Revolution of 1830. Few in history can match the breadth and depth of the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Public Affairs

    Non spécifié
  • Going there

    Creator

    Couric, Katie

    Abstract

    For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life - a story she's never shared, until now. Of the medium she loves, the one that made her a household name, she says, "Television can put you in a box; the flat-screen can flatten. On TV, you are larger than life but smaller, too. It is not the whole story, and it is not the whole me.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Little, Brown & Company

    Non spécifié
  • Hooked : how crafting saved my life

    Creator

    Foster, Sutton

    Abstract

    From the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV's Younger , funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family, love, and show business (and how it can help you, too). Whether she's playing an "age-defying" book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the Broadway stage, Sutton Foster manages to make it all look easy. How? Crafting . From the moment she picked up a cross stitch needle to escape the bullying chorus girls in her early performing days, she was hooked.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Grand Central Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Act like you got some sense : and other things my daughters taught me

    Creator

    Foxx, Jamie

    Abstract

    From Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, and musician Jamie Foxx, a candid and funny look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters with very different personalities. Jamie Foxx is not only one of the country's most talented multi-hyphenates, he's also starring in his most humbling and long-running role yet as father to two complicated girls - Corinne, 25, and Anelise, 11. While Corinne and Annalise have very different personalities, there is one thing they agree on: Dad gets on their motherf***ing nerves.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Grand Central Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Punch me up to the gods : a memoir

    Creator

    Broome, Brian

    Abstract

    A poetic and raw coming-of-age memoir in essays about blackness, masculinity, and addiction.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Boston

    HMH Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The Jesus I know : honest conversations and diverse opinions about who he is

    Creator

    Gifford, Kathie Lee

    Abstract

    Read by the author. New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford reveals heartwarming, entertaining conversations between people and personalities who both agree and disagree about who Jesus is, his role throughout history, and his presence in our lives today. For decades Kathie Lee has had deep conversations about her faith with anyone who is interested in talking about it.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Grand Rapids

    Thomas Nelson

    Non spécifié
  • Shut out : the game that did not love me black

    Creator

    Saunders, Bernie

    Abstract

    Shut Out is a hockey love story. But it's a love that was unrequited. Bernie Saunders had a passion for hockey. His prodigious talent was on display at all levels. But because he was Black, he was stymied at every turn and experienced nothing but taunting from opponents, spectators, coaches and even his own teammates. Despite this malevolence, Saunders continued to play, adopting a style akin to that of the historic house slave: serve but remain invisible.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • Return : why we go back to where we come from

    Creator

    Al-Solaylee, Kamal

    Abstract

    Drawing on extensive reporting from around the world and astute political analysis, Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From illuminates a personal quest. Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of the bestselling and award-winning Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes and Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (for Everyone), yearns to return to his homeland of Yemen, now wracked by war, starvation and daily violence, to reconnect with his family.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • "Indian" in the cabinet : speaking truth to power

    Creator

    Wilson-Raybould, Jody

    Abstract

    The #1 bestseller finalist for the Writers' Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. A compelling political memoir of leadership and speaking truth to power by one of the most inspiring women of her generation Jody Wilson-Raybould was raised to be a leader. Inspired by the example of her grandmother, who persevered throughout her life to keep alive the governing traditions of her people, and raised as the daughter of a hereditary chief and Indigenous leader, Wilson-Raybould always knew she would take on leadership roles and responsibilities.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • You got anything stronger? : stories

    Creator

    Union, Gabrielle

    Abstract

    "Funny, tender, and so good." - Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me? Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We're Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger? I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as the conversation goes deeper. So. Where were we? Right, you and I left off in October 2017, when my first book came out. The weeks before were filled with dreams of loss. Pets dying. My husband leaving me.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié