Biographies and autobiographies

  • Loving Edie : how a dog afraid of everything taught me to be brave

    Creator

    May, Meredith

    Abstract

    From the author of The Honey Bus comes a wild and emotional memoir of family and self-discovery, featuring a lovable golden retriever named EdieMeredith May had a difficult childhood, with a mother who was physically present but emotionally absent. She learned early on to fend for herself, and never had to care for anyone else. When she and her wife, Jenn, adopt Edie, a sweet golden retriever puppy with saucer brown eyes and buttery white fur, Edie wins their hearts immediately. But it isn't long after Edie joins the family that the problems begin. Edie is an unusually anxious dog.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Harlequin Audio

    Not specified
  • Love warrior : a memoir

    Creator

    Doyle, Glennon

    Abstract

    The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out--three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New York Times bestseller list--her husband revealed a long-held secret about their marriage and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • London's number one dog-walking agency : a memoir

    Creator

    MacDougall, Kate

    Abstract

    The irresistibly charming memoir of a young woman who started her own business as a dog walker for London's busy, well-heeled dog lovers. A true love letter to London, dogs, and growing up. "Aside from the odd biter or growler, the occasional bolter and the one dog who didn't want to walk, the canines were the easy part. They were a muddy, messy joy in all shapes, sizes and breeds, from greedy Labradors to pampered pugs and everything in between.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Little weirds

    Creator

    Slate, Jenny

    Abstract

    "Magical" -Mindy Kaling "Delicious"- Amy Sedaris "It made me remember I was alive" - George Saunders. Hello! I looked into my brain and found a book. Here it is. Inside you will find: The smell of honeysuckle. Heartbreak. A French-kissing rabbit. A haunted house. Death. A vagina singing sad old songs. Young geraniums in an ancient castle. Birth. A dog who appears in dreams as a spiritual guide. Divorce. Electromagnetic energy fields. Emotional horniness. The ghost of a sea captain. And more I hope you enjoy these little weirds. Love, Jenny Slate

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Listen : how Evelyn Glennie, a deaf girl, changed percussion

    Creator

    Stocker, Shannon

    Abstract

    A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. "No. You can't," people said. But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen. From the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note, music held her heart. She played the piano by ear at age eight, and the clarinet by age ten. But soon, the nerves in her ears began to deteriorate, and Evelyn was told that, as a deaf girl, she could never be a musician.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Penguin Random House

    Not specified
  • Life from scratch : a memoir of food, family, and forgiveness

    Creator

    Martin, Sasha

    Abstract

    Sasha Martin set herself a rather ambitious goal: to cook - and eat - her way around the world, with 196 recipes from 196 countries in 196 weeks. Enter Global Table Adventure, a project that proves to be more than just a culinary challenge as Sasha attempts to navigate the vicissitudes of marriage, motherhood, and life's failures and successes, all inextricably linked to her troubled past. For Sasha food and cooking unlock the memories of a difficult childhood and the loss and heartbreak that came with it.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Blackstone Audio, Inc.

    Not specified
  • Liar's poker : rising through the wreckage on Wall Street

    Creator

    Lewis, Michael

    Abstract

    The classic Michael Lewis book that defined an era of greed, gluttony, and outrageous fortune, available for the first time unabridged and read by the author. In 1986, before Michael Lewis became the bestselling author of The Big Short, Moneyball, and Flash Boys, he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street's premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to New York- and London-based bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Solon]

    Pushkin Industries

    Not specified
  • Letter to my daughter

    Creator

    Angelou, Maya

    Abstract

    Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style, this book transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure delight.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • Leonard : my fifty-year friendship with a remarkable man

    Creator

    Fisher, David

    Shatner, William

    Abstract

    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles, in a new science-fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In seventy-nine television episodes and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine. Over the course of half a century, Shatner and Nimoy saw each other through personal and professional highs and lows.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Leaving isn't the hardest thing

    Creator

    Hough, Lauren

    Abstract

    As an adult, Lauren Hough has had many identities: an airman in the U.S. Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club. As a child, however, she had none. Growing up as a member of the infamous cult The Children of God, Hough had her own self robbed from her. The cult took her all over the globe-to Germany, Japan, Texas, Chile-but it wasn't until she finally left for good that Lauren understood she could have a life beyond "The Family." Along the way, she's loaded up her car and started over, trading one life for the next.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Vintage Books

    Not specified