Biographies and autobiographies

  • Nine lives and counting : a bounty hunter's journey to faith, hope, and redemption

    Creator

    Chapman, Duane

    Abstract

    From being in a motorcycle gang, to being incarcerated, and then becoming a widely-know TV personality, Duane's life has been anything but ordinary. But, through every success and failure, the one constant has been his faith in God. For the first time, Daune is sharing how his faith has brought him through life's greatest difficulties, giving him renewed purpose and meaning. In Nine Lives and Counting Duane offers fresh insight into some of his well-known life events, and he also gives you access to previously untold stories.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Grand Rapids

    Thomas Nelson

    Not specified
  • Love, mom : inspiring stories celebrating motherhood

    Creator

    Saphier, Nicole

    Abstract

    From Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier, comes an inspiring collection of powerful first-person stories celebrating motherhood, from Fox News personalities and extraordinary moms around America. Unmatched and unwavering, mothers are the embodiment of selfless, pure, and unconditional love. But so often, the sacrifices and triumphs of motherhood go unrecognized. Now, in Love, Mom, Fox News medical contributor and mom of three, Dr. Nicole Saphier, shines a light on the power of a mother's love, with inspiring first-person stories from moms in the Fox News family. For Dr.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Ian Fleming : the complete man

    Creator

    Shakespeare, Nicholas

    Abstract

    A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers. Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity, the British national psyche and global politics has shifted over time, as has the interpretation of the life of his author. But Fleming himself was more mysterious and subtle than anything he wrote.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The house of hidden meanings : a memoir

    Creator

    RuPaul

    Abstract

    Read by Ru Paul ***An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!*** From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date - a deeply intimate memoir of discovery, found family, and self-acceptance. The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • My life in propaganda : language and totalitarian regimes

    Creator

    Stroińska, Magda

    Abstract

    My Life in Propaganda is Magda Stroińska's personal account of growing up with communist propaganda in Eastern Europe. She looks at the influence of her family history that contradicted what she was taught at school; the cognitive and emotional effects of compulsory school readings; socialist realist art and film; and Radio Free Europe and Voice of America and their role in shaping her generation's collective view of the world.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Durvile

    Not specified
  • Kh̥kominawak otćimowiniwẃa = : Our grandmothers' lives as told in their own words

    Creator

    Bear, Glecia

    Abstract

    The 25th anniversary of a historically significant collection, presented in Cree and English. kh̥kominawak otćimowiniwẃa / Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words is a collection of reminiscences and personal stories from the daily lives of seven Cree women over the past century, presented here in Cree and English.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    University of Regina Press

    Not specified
  • A family outing

    Creator

    Swanson, Ruby Remenda

    Abstract

    Ruby Swanson's life changed when her sixteen-year-old son walked to her office, closed the door, and with his hand still on the doorknob said, 'I'm gay.' Despite her initial reaction of shock, fear, and denial, Ruby became a public advocate for equality and acceptance of the LGBT community. A Family Outing is the story of Ruby's experiences. She addresses the deeply homophobic time in which baby boomers grew up, the emergence of the gay rights movement, and how the AIDS epidemic transformed the LGBT landscape.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Cormorant Books

    Not specified
  • The unfinished dollhouse : a memoir of gender and identity

    Creator

    Alfano, Michelle

    Abstract

    No mother is prepared for the moment when a child comes out to her as a person whose physical gender is out-of-keeping with his emotional and psychological gender-identity. In Michelle Alfano's intimate memoir, she recounts her experience as the mother of a transgender child. The central metaphor of The Unfinished Dollhouse tells the story: on Frankie's fourth birthday, her parents Michelle and Rob purchased a kit to create a beautiful dollhouse.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Cormorant Books

    Not specified
  • Becoming a matriarch

    Creator

    Knott, Helen

    Abstract

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER. When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a new space. Helen Knott's debut memoir, In My Own Moccasins, wowed reviewers, award juries, and readers alike with its profoundly honest and moving account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, resilience, and survival. Now, in her highly anticipated second book, Knott returns with a chronicle of grief, love, and legacy.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Knopf Canada

    Not specified
  • Pageboy : a memoir

    Creator

    Page, Elliot

    Abstract

    THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2023 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir and Autobiography The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

    Not specified