![Hillbilly elegy [CD book] : a memoir of a family and culture in crisis](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/166186@2x.jpg)
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J. D. Vance
(388,567)
Summary: From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 305.562 VAN
Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction
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Anderson Cooper
(23,397)
Summary: A charming, intimate and fascinating collection of correspondence between broadcaster Anderson Cooper and his mother, the celebrated Gloria Vanderbilt.
BOOK
Call #: B COOPER
Location: Adult Biographies
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Sue Klebold
(36,925)
Summary: On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In a matter of minutes, they killed twelve students and a teacher and wounded twenty-four...
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BOOK
Call #: 364.1523 KLE
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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(1,381)
Summary: Collects memoirs from hundreds of teenagers composed of six words, ranging from the humorous to inspiring and dramatic, and includes six-word autobiographies from popular teenage celebrities.
BOOK
Call #: YA F I
Location: YA Fiction
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![Here's the deal, don't touch me [downloadable audiobook] / Howie Mandel with Josh Young.](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/46485@2x.jpg)
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Howie Mandel
Summary: A frank, funny, no-holds-barred memoir that reveals the "Deal or No Deal" host's ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD--and how it has shaped his life and career. Howie Mandel is one of the most...
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Gary Paulsen
(2,834)
Summary: The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.
BOOK
Call #: J B PAULSEN
Location: Junior Biographies
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![Highest duty [Playaway] : my search for what really matters](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/49160@2x.jpg)
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Chesley Sullenberger
(8,589)
Summary: Airline pilot Captain "Sully" Sullenberger tells his life story, including his perspective on the emergency landing on the Hudson River that earned him the world's admiration, and offers insight on...
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Call #: PLAYAWAY 629.13 SUL
Location: Adult Playaways
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Gail Caldwell
(11,625)
Summary: In this gorgeous, moving memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caldwell reflects on her own coming-of-age in midlife, as she learns to open herself to the power and healing of sharing her life with a best friend.
BOOK
Call #: 302.34 CAL
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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![Growing up laughing [eBook] / my story and the story of funny](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/52791@2x.jpg)
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Marlo Thomas
(1,850)
Summary: The award-winning actress shares her funny and heartwarming stories of a life filled with laughter. Woven throughout the book are her interviews with many beloved American comedians about how they, too, found the funny in their lives.
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![Making toast [downloadable ebook] : a family story](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/52908@2x.jpg)
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Roger Rosenblatt
(5,102)
Summary: When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young...
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EBOOK
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![A funny thing happened on the way to the future [downloadable ebook] / twists and turns and lessons learned](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/53085@2x.jpg)
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Michael J Fox
Summary: Michael draws on his own life experiences to make a case that real learning happens when "it all goes skidding sideways."
EBOOK
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![Official book club selection [eBook] / a memoir according to Kathy Griffin.](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/53125@2x.jpg)
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Kathy Griffin
(37,751)
Summary: Writing with her trademark wit, the feisty comic settles a few old scores, celebrates the friends and mentors who helped her claw her way to the top, and shares insider gossip about celebrity behavior--the good, the bad, and the very ugly.
EBOOK
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![Lit [downloadable ebook] / a memoir](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/53210@2x.jpg)
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Mary Karr
(26,503)
Summary: The author reveals how, shortly after giving birth to a child she adored, she drank herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of...
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Ree Drummond
(20,158)
Summary: American blogger and food writer Ree Drummond relates the real life story of how she met and married her "Marlboro Man." Her stories about her husband, family, and country living paint a warm and touching picture of life on an Oklahoma ranch.
BOOK
Call #: B DRUMMOND
Location: Adult Biographies
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Betty White
(40,925)
Summary: "Drawing from a lifetime of lessons learned, seven-time Emmy winner Betty White's wit and wisdom take center stage as she tackles topics like friendship, romantic love, aging, television, fans, love...
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Call #: B WHITE
Location: Adult Biographies
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![If you ask me [CD book] : (and of course you won't)](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/54861@2x.jpg)
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Betty White
(40,924)
Summary: A personal account by the popular actress shares stories from her decades in Hollywood while offering her lighthearted perspectives on topics ranging from sex and aging to animal welfare and television.
AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK B WHITE
Location: Adult Displays - Near New Arrivals
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Ryan Smithson
(1,370)
Summary: Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two year later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. This is an...
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BOOK
Call #: 956.7044 SMI YA
Location: YA Nonfiction
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Rob Lowe
(74,271)
Summary: A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood...
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BOOK
Call #: B LOWE
Location: Adult Biographies
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Susan Lucci
(818)
Summary: The four-decade star of "All My Children" offers behind-the-scenes stories from the show and discusses the joys and heartaches of her life.
BOOK
Call #: B LUCCI
Location: Adult Biographies
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![Stories I only tell my friends [CD book] : an autobiography](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/57029@2x.jpg)
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Rob Lowe (read by Rob Lowe)
(74,269)
Summary: A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK B LOWE
Location: Adult CD Books Biography
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![A widow's story [downloadable ebook] / a memoir](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/57382@2x.jpg)
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Joyce Carol Oates
(3,922)
Summary: Joyce Carol Oates shares her struggle to comprehend a life absent of the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century.
EBOOK
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![Way off the road [eAudio] / discovering the peculiar charms of small-town America](https://www.johnstonlibrary.com/wp_pac/full/images/noimage.gif)
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William Geist
(728)
Summary: Celebrated roving correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning and bestselling author Bill Geist serves up a rollicking look at some small-town Americans and their offbeat ways of life. Along the wacky...
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Jane Fonda
(950)
Summary: The Oscar-winning actress, fitness expert, and political activist outlines a roadmap for seniors who are experiencing unprecedented rates of longevity, sharing practical advice on everything from...
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BOOK
Call #: 612.3 FON
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Soleil Moon Frye
(553)
Summary: The child actress best known for her performances as television character Punky Brewster traces her journey from child star to entrepreneur and mother of two, describing how her unconventional...
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BOOK
Call #: B FRYE
Location: Adult Biographies
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![A walk in the woods [downloadable ebook] / rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/59515@2x.jpg)
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Bill Bryson
(390,358)
Summary: Bryson share his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail with a childhood friend. The two encounter eccentric characters, a blizzard, getting lost, and rude yuppies along the way.
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Kenny Rogers
(538)
Summary: The country music legend shares the story behind his meteoric rise to fame, including the highs and lows, and the secrets behind his biggest hits.
BOOK
Call #: B ROGERS
Location: Adult Biographies
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Betty White
(865)
Summary: Noted television actress, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and author, Betty White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the zoo, enhanced by four-color...
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BOOK
Call #: 636.088 WHI
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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![The last lecture [downloadable ebook]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/60284@2x.jpg)
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Randy Pausch
Summary: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
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![Author [downloadable ebook] / a true story](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/60925@2x.jpg)
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Helen Lester
(306)
Summary: Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes.
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![Man's search for meaning [eAudio]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/61131@2x.jpg)
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Viktor E. Frankl
(617,011)
Summary: In this work, a Viennese psychiatrist tells his grim experiences in a German concentration camp which led him to logotherapy, an existential method of psychiatry. This work has riveted generations of...
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Jenny Lawson
(186,242)
Summary: In an illustrated memoir, the creator of the Bloggess blog shares humorous stories from her life, including her awkward upbringing in Texas and her relationship with her husband.
BOOK
Call #: B LAWSON
Location: Adult Biographies
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Ann Patchett
(40,226)
Summary: The author describes her twenty-year friendship with Lucy Grealy, tracing their introduction at a writer's workshop, the integral part their friendship played in their writing careers, and her witness to Grealy's medical deterioration.
BOOK
Call #: 155.916 PAT
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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![What a difference a dog makes [CD book] : big lessons on life, love, and healing from a small pooch](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/50051@2x.jpg)
![Here we go again [large print] : my life in television](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/52016@2x.jpg)
![Due south [downloadable ebook] / dispatches from down home](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/59109@2x.jpg)
